How to Clean a Gar Fish 

Thanks Tristan. They're a hardy fish that for sure.

Yeah they're tougher than shoe leather!

Thanks! We're pretty small time around here. I grew up poor and it doesn't take much to make me happy.

Thanks Gary!

Thanks!

Man we don't have Pike here, I enjoy watching yall catch those big suckers!

@@TheWaterSwatters Pike is my favorite fish to catch, they're always so pissed off when hooked.

The three in the thumbnail pic we rolled in cornmeal and fried. We like'em, they're firmer than catfish but good. Ill get another video up of us making gar balls. I done one about this time last year you can check out. For sure not the best video anyone's ever done but it will get ya the recipe.

They're not a fish I target much unless we're bowfishing or want appetizers! They don't keep well is the main reason I don't go after'em. I like to eat them but if you soak them in water or try to freeze them in water they get mushy.

It's good stuff, they don't keep long though.

I bet it would, I'd be afraid it would be to aggressive and get into the meat underneath. All I have is an angle grinder though, one of them smaller tools may open'em up like a zipper.

Yeah they have crazy thick skin.

Indeed they do!

The guts aren't toxic only the membrane around the eggs. I have punctured the egg sack a few time I just rinse the meet off good. Don't ever eat the row of a gar you're right they're put you under toxic!

@@TheWaterSwatters oh good to know thx