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whistlingwings
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Joined: Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:07 am Posts: 676 Location: Stuck in the marsh, LA
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 Bayou Black Gator Gar
Another good one from the Bayou Black area. Just a hair shy of 7'. Lots of big common carp in the area too right now.
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GaugeTheDuckDog
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:55 pm Posts: 327
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 Re: Bayou Black Gator Gar
Nice gar!
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Jace
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Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:03 am Posts: 210 Location: Van, TX
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nice fish
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WestEndAngler
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Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:11 am Posts: 9143 Location: Houston | Surfside
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 Re: Bayou Black Gator Gar
Just out of curiosity cause I have two big ones in the canal in Galveston.... Can you eat these things? What do you do with them??
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UNCLE-J
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Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:26 am Posts: 10388 Location: S-Ville, LA
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 Re: Bayou Black Gator Gar
We make Garfish Patties and Balls. Fry them UP.. Ummm Ummmmmm
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Jace
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Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:03 am Posts: 210 Location: Van, TX
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 Re: Bayou Black Gator Gar
the gator gar eat good. They have huge back straps!
The spotted and needle nose aint' worth a damn though.
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Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:59 am |
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WestEndAngler
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Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:11 am Posts: 9143 Location: Houston | Surfside
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 Re: Bayou Black Gator Gar
I need someone to come help me remove 1000 lbs of gar from the canal... FREE BEER 
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Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:41 pm |
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jus10inla
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:55 pm Posts: 1636 Location: Baton Rouge, LA (Central)
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Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:40 pm |
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coastal
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:29 am Posts: 1890 Location: South TX
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 Re: Bayou Black Gator Gar
N E G R O S ......Eat them.
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Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:42 pm |
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mogumbo
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Joined: Thu May 07, 2009 10:44 am Posts: 214 Location: Oklahoma
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UNCLE-J
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Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:26 am Posts: 10388 Location: S-Ville, LA
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 Re: Bayou Black Gator Gar
My dad cleans needle nose gars that are as little as 16"
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Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:52 pm |
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brlcla
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 955 Location: Lake Charles, LA
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 Re: Bayou Black Gator Gar
WEA....
Instructions for the man not from S. LA.
Page 1: gar2.gif
Page 2: gar3.gif
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Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:39 pm |
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WestEndAngler
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Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:11 am Posts: 9143 Location: Houston | Surfside
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 Re: Bayou Black Gator Gar
Sweet thanks for the article.
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Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:49 pm |
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deltaduckmaster
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 16608
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 Re: Bayou Black Gator Gar
Jig saw and a pair of skinning pliers!! 
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dozrya
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Joined: Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:05 am Posts: 1228 Location: Houma, LA
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deltaduckmaster
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 16608
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My mom and dad made some patties tonight!! Dam they were good the texture of the meat is more like chicken than fish!! They had about 40 or so made and still had half the meat left to do!! I told my dad they are in a lot of trouble now!!LOL
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brlcla
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 955 Location: Lake Charles, LA
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gar steaks are some of the best...
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Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:39 pm |
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quackconsumer
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:54 pm Posts: 5582
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Easiest way I have found to clean dem is wit tin snips.
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Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:53 pm |
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BradS
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:23 am Posts: 4514 Location: Lafayette, La
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Nothing like cuttin a steak and grillin it -- damn fine.
Courtbullion too
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Pintail58
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Joined: Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:17 am Posts: 578 Location: Lafayette , La on da outside
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Been doin it like that article says all my life. Except when i was sellin it i'de leave it bone-in. For my personal i'de fillet
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netman
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:48 pm Posts: 2363 Location: Chandler,Indiana
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I figured you gar eaters would have used the sawzall by now. By the way Whistlingwings nice gar!
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stumpgrinder
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:04 pm Posts: 1438
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