Bowfishing Gar Catch, Clean, and Cook 

Love how he keeps encouraging his daughter like that. Can’t beat quality time with friends outdoors.

My favorite gar recipe...cut a cedar plank 10x8x1/2 inch. Clean the gar and staple it to the cedar plank. Build a fire in your fire pit and let it burn down to a nice coal bed. Gently place the plank and gar onto the bed of coals...gar down. After about 10 minutes remove the plank/gar from the coals and gently scrape the gar into the fire. Season the plank to taste and enjoy.

I love the way you and Donavan talk to the kids, always encouraging not belittling. Glad you and Houston had a good time. Thanks to Donavan and Ellie for helping you make memories.

Donovan is amazing and love how he is with all the kids.

I love the way you guys are teaching the kids life skills and having fun at the same time.

Looks like the adults are having just as much fun as the kids

Donavon is a great roll model for the kids. The way he encourages them, never making fun of them, and never acting more superior then they are! Well done Dad! :)

Those armored catfish, (Pleco) are invasive to Florida, and they cause erosion damage, but they're also causing our Manatees major stress. They only eat algae, and algae grows on Manatees, and in the winter time when Manatees need to come up into the canals and springs to stay warm the Pleco's get all over them to eat the algae and it freaks the Manatees out which causes them to try and get away which burns a lot of energy, and if you notice when it's cold Manatees move very slow and not much because they need to conserve energy to survive, so when the Pleco's scare them then they need to go back out into the colder waters to eat to regain that energy, and the colder water can make then sick and even kill them. So we need every Pleco that can be taken out to get taken out. They say there is no way to get rid of them all, but the more we take out the better. Some people blame them being here on people that had them as pets and turned them lose, which is part of the reason they're here, but another reason that there are so many in South Florida is because of Hurricanes like Hurricane Andrew back in 1992 destroyed and flooded a bunch of pet stores and homes which released bunches of them into the waterways and they just kept breading. And Hurricanes destroying pet stores, houses, and zoos are also how some of the Pythons got into the wild and started breading and pretty much taking over certain areas until they started paying people to hunt and kill them.

Good evening to Arms Family Homestead and all others too. Great to see families and friends out having a great time. God Bless You All and Stay Safe

Team tate outdoor seems like a very active family, varied interests. Exciting moments, calm relaxing scenery, lots of action. Great review poor Huston not used to that much in a long day. Ellie was awsome for Huston very supportive, adults were 100% encouraging to both kids. Awsome family time.

That looks like so much fun , I want to try bow fishing now. you guys have such an interesting lifestyle Daniel . ❤️❤️🙏🙏

Hi y’all, I’m new to the page. I actually learned of it through Lester and the Morrows. Seemed Daniel started a bidding war on Jakes page the other night 😜

wow thats cool.. im and old vet from early 70 , and i think he is great to take care of the brass, thank him for his service.

Way to go Huston!! You get double points for those Cat Fiish. They are invasive fish just like the Lizard.Of course Tilapia are not native either so you dad may be ahead if we count that way. The Seminole Indians use to roast the Gars in the shell and then crack them open and pick the meat out of the shells. I had some friends that I went to school with and I would go out and spend the night with them and that's what we had for supper. Their table was their bed also and the whole family would sleep on it.

Looks like Y'all had a fun filled adventurous day. Those gar balls looked like they would be good. Glad Y'all had fun. Take care and stay safe. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.

Watching these youngins does my old heart awesome I'm even flinching each time trying to catch lol

Great video!!! I think Houston lasted better than I would. Donavon and Ellie make a great Competitive team. Team Tate vs Arms Family Team.

Daniel this South Florida series had me all in!😊. Good outdoors animals enclosure and sportsmen ship with "Ellie" Girl Power. #Team Tate.💜

That was awesome.... I have never seen nobody bow fish and I'm 62 years old.... I guess that's a great sport ...good job guys.... From Baltimore Maryland

That is so awesome! I’m so happy for both of you! I wish one day I can go to Florida and go now fishing. I think I would love it.

That now fishing looks like fun. Love you'll stay safe and God bless. Dan

Another great adventure with Team Tate Outdoors. Awesome bow shooting guys! Those gar balls and ramen looked delicious. Daniel and Houston - y'all have had quite a time. Thanks for sharing.

Looks like you guys are having a great time!! Love your channel!!

Reminds me of a Saturday Night Live skit years ago with a “Bassomatic” blender!🤣

Boy o boy that boat is really fun to watch. He zips it under those tight low bridges amazingly accurate and fast. What a great fishing trip, memories for Houston to tell his grandkids about how much fun he and his dad in Florida before the ocean and the golf of Mexico flooded the state and left very little land usable for humans. Great video, thanks for sharing.

Love to see the kids out having fun good job

Glad Houston was able to shoot some fish. Hope ya'll have a wonderful night. Love you guys.

Love to try that one day. Holy crap the thickness of the skin is crazy. We make fish balls out of snakes aka Northern Pike. Looked good - but different taste eh. Stay safe & take care of you all. Thanks for sharing eh :))

Houston love your hair cut...you are growing up so fast. Food tastes good from here

Thank you Daniel for sharing a little bit of your life with us ❤ 🇺🇸 😊 🙏

Love watching the boys have fun in the creek, something we did as kids as well, sadly it has all been ripped apart and houses put in. I grew up in Port Stanley, Ontario Canada with only 600 people, now close to 3000 people.

Honestly Houston I don't think I would of liked Gar balls either! Lol I love that Ellie likes to go on adventures with U! Looks like U had a great vacation with Ur dad!

What a fun adventure for all of you.

Glad that you both had a wonderful time

That looks like a fun activity for the kids as well as the adults. I didn't realize that gar was a good eating fish. Donovan and Daniel provided a lot of encouragement to the kids and Houston and Ellie appeared to be having a lot of fun. I learned a lot watching Donovan clean the gar and prepare the gar balls. Houston didn't seem to enjoy the gar balls, but I normally don't eat close to midnight either. It might be more tasty for Houston to have cooked the talapia. The adventure with Donovan was worth watching. Thanks Donovan and Daniel for sharing your adventures.

Good experience for the kids. I wouldn't mind trying that fish that way. Good night, Houston. Kids get involved, great. 🇨🇦😊

Nice to watch the bow fishing. Good night Huston 😴 🥱 🌃. God bless you from Michigan ❤️

Hi from Syracuse NY everyone thank you for sharing your adventures with everyone outstanding job with the kids

Never heard of a gar fish. Very interesting. ❤️

Excellent family fun!!! Good clean fun and it puts Dinner on the Table as well. Also managing invasive species. Love it.

That was epic guys u guys had a blast check out all those fish Houston was lovin it so was I :)

Loved this one. The kids learning and fish I've never seen before.

I think Houston just loved to shoot that bow!!!❤🇨🇦❤🇨🇦❤

The kids seeing how when the adults miss, and they don't get discouraged, teaches your young ones to persevere with patience until you are successful.

I think that little girl really likes Houston’s so she’s happy that he’s there and probably convinced her daddy to call you guys for invitation. I sent your video to my cousin who has a boy about Houston sage and suggested that it might be a very good thing for him to learn in a different adventure to go on. I’m sure mom was busy with Emily and Weston and their activities anyway. Nice guy trip!

Poor Houston up so far past his bedtime! Can’t hardly blame him for being tired after all of that.

Well that is a new twist on gar! For the record I don't throw gar back anyway lol but I think I will try it!

I find this man interesting as a chef in the Army. My brother used to work mess halls and before retiring after 20 years was running the mess halls.

Houston was so happy to finally get his first fish!

That looked like a lot of fun and very tasty. Is it legal to catch clean and eat a Florida gator. That would be a big task. But could be tasty. Keep the videos coming!.

Thank you for your service!! ❤️

So Cool to learn varies ways of fishing. Both of you guys are Great at helping n teaching and encouraging your kids. What did you do with the iguanas. Didn't know they were so invasive. Well Daniel, another Great video, 😊

You plumb wore out Houston. I am amazed he was even conscious. At that age my boys would have been comatose! Well done!

and thank you and your family. thank you for your service/

Interesting video Daniel. Looks like a good time. 🇨🇦

I’ve never fished in the dark thank you 🙏 sooo much for experience ❤️😊❤️

Love bowfishing I'm huge into it here in Michigan shoot alot of tournaments up this it's awesome to see other people in joy it as much as I do and your bringing the kids with to awesome video and good shooting to

Quite an adventure to do that many activities in a short time. Looks like fun with a lot of things to master for being successful. Glad you got to have this trip together. ❤️

I Love watching you guys fish. With a bow you guys ĺook like you was having fun it was very exciting

Long day but man oh man what memories.

Gar is our top target species for eating Sooo tasty and versatile

Hello Daniel, Houston, Donavan and his family. Thank Yall for sharing this video I really enjoyed it. That gar fish balls with the ramen noodle soup look really good some people would never think you could eat them but I think you can eat just about anything if you know how prepare it 😋. I'm so glad that all the kids got to try it and give their honest opinion about it. Well as always may God continue to bless all of you and your family's ❤ 🙏 🇺🇲

I was cheering for Elie the whole time 😆 She was out numbered 😁

Poor Houston got wore out!! But it’s a memory that you will have forever! God bless you

That gar dinner looked tasty to me. Thank you for sharing this video with us and God bless you all.....🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊🙂😀

Hi.... Thank you 🏡🎥👍👍👍

You had a busy couple of days. So much fun 🥰

I'd love to go fishing on that charter

cool video. Its nice watching Houston get excited when he catches a fish. So I have a a question? What does Gar taste like? My boys enjoy watching you and Houston and the farm animals your family have..Thank you for taking us on your adventure.

I loved this one. And I have subscribed to TeamTateOutdoors. Great channel, keep it up.

A long and great family outing.

Great job Houston.

Enjoyed your video, Daniel and Houston. Looked like fun! No wonder Houston was fading fast at 11:45 at night! Hope you both got some sleep and God bless.

Now you went and done again Daniel!! So I'm going to have to book a spot for bowfishing with Donavan. It looks soo much and if we're lucky enough and Donavan cooks for us, im requesting the window set. I'm all ready to go.

When bow fishing. There is refraction from the water. You have to accomadate for that. Aim a little lower from where it looks like it's at.

His daughter has a grt personality she needs to start her own yt

If the spot lights are green it attracts the fish.

Hi Daniel and Houston Great video and memories 👍💖

Wow I couldn't believe how thick and tough that gar skin was.

That looked like so much fun 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 thank you for sharing have a wonderful evening 😊😊

Great stuff entertaining as always. Thanks. Chris from England

Hello great video. Have you thought about using a oscillating tool to clean the gar with.

I don’t understand all the hateful comments towards the Arms family! They are great people if you can’t say anything nice then keep it to yourself! Hateful comments hurt be nice thanks!

Good aiming Houston! I haven't heard of any of those fish. Now what did you all do with the iguana? Good video good night Houston 😴 & Daniel. Good to meet you Tate & your daughter. 👋🤗🙏🥰👍🇺🇸 see you ext time.

Houston and ellie had a good time...along with their dads...stayed for the fishing but not for the gutting sorry....stay safe god bless...

Growing up in south Florida, if we caught a gar, Dad would hit it with a mallet and then it would get left on the bank. Never ever considered keeping it. Interesting to see this done.

When you got liquid boiling on stove put a wooden spoon across the top of pan, will not boil over

This looks like fun, love fishing but never seen fishing like this before.

Such an enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing.

Nice to see you guys having fun even if Houston tuckered out but I would too. Next time take a nap

It is 11:34 pm. And i am tiered.

Father and son, soooo awesome!

Awesome video great fun GOD BLESS you all love

😂 absolutely love that im watching this video @ 11:54pm

Them pleco’s, the last time I got one for my tank (about 9 yrs ago) here in the uk, it was about 8 inch’s long, and cost me £25/£30.

Good job Daniel you were amazing. Houston was good to. So awesome

Best way big gar hull meat out salt and pepper flourit fry golden brown,gravy put rice with gravy .

What an awesome life for the kids. We live in Milwaukee Wisconsin and our kids are trying not to get shot 😢

Daniel. You got to get to Texas and meet Lester and Pawpaw. And meet PawPaws Ivan and Sophie. And Lester's Moo. And big birds. You and DJ would have a ball.

That’s cool. I heard if spear fishing but not like this lol. That’s not a salad, we call it a sea bass 😂