Very very good. Don't waste it.

 

Gator gar yes. Needle nose and short nose no. White flakey meat, a little more bite to than most other fish but really good. Needle nose is like chewing on a piece of rubber


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A nice 3-4’ gar you could have some nice long slab of white meat 🤤

 

I have eaten it and very good. But found out it’s full of mercury. I stay away
King mackerel are like mercury popsicles.
Worst fish you can eat.

 

I have eaten many gar. Beautiful, firm white meat. I like it on the grill basted with butter and garlic.

 

I've had it fried and it was really good. Here's a video on cleaning one.

 

Check out that guys other videos, he sight fishes for reds on a paddle board. He's got some good info.

 

Yep he turned me on to it. By far my favorite way to fish. I’ve literally caught reds off the end of the board. Wind is the biggest issue with those boards though.

 

gar balls

 

Couple a Fridays a month we would have an afternoon fish fry for the crews. They always insisted on gar. Really good

 

My buddy used to sell 3-5’ Gar to restaurants. It would be sold as drum or redfish. Some well known restaurants.

 

I skinned them similar to the video, except I used a hammer and hunting knife, tapping the knife to remove a strip similar to his. After skinning, I simply fileted them out, ending up with two large slabs of meat.

 

I hope to catch one next time I go! 🤞 🐊 🎣

 

I know where there area bunch of good size gar right now if anyone wants to try to target one to catch on rod and reel. Or bowfishing.

 

So if you are stuck on the beach/river bottom and can’t catch a croaker, sand trout, speckled trout, redfish, gasper gou.
A bluegill, white bass, catfish, heck a gaff top, then you might be ready to catch, clean and eat a gator gar.
As long as your starving, ….just my $.02.