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Trad Gang Highlights => HIGHLIGHTS 2013 => Topic started by: kestimator on May 19, 2013, 10:15:00 PM

Title: Fish Fun
Post by: kestimator on May 19, 2013, 10:15:00 PM

Finally got out to do some bowfishing for a couple of hours this morning  :)  

Looking forward to eating our "catch"  :)  

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Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: on May 19, 2013, 10:27:00 PM

Way to go, Kevin!

Congrats,

Bisch

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on May 19, 2013, 10:59:00 PM

Thats a lot of fish to clean.

Congrats!

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: kestimator on May 20, 2013, 11:18:00 AM

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Originally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
Thats a lot of fish to clean.

Congrats!

You said it!  :)  
I've got to figure out a better way to get through those steel like scales on gar LOL!!!

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: bansheewins on May 20, 2013, 12:57:00 PM

Pretty cool.  I am going to attempt it this year for the first time.  Looks like you had a good time.

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: Anointed Archer on May 22, 2013, 09:00:00 AM

WOW - way cool  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: Basinboy on May 22, 2013, 10:28:00 PM

Nice mess of fish!

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: Jerry Russell on May 23, 2013, 06:15:00 AM

Very nice.

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: rbcorbitt on May 23, 2013, 08:11:00 PM

Kevin,

Do you have any good gar recipes?  I am so looking forward to taking on these prehistoric critters with my bow!!

Bob C

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: kestimator on May 23, 2013, 08:43:00 PM

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Originally posted by rbcorbitt:
Kevin,

Do you have any good gar recipes?  I am so looking forward to taking on these prehistoric critters with my bow!!

Bob C

Bob,

To date I have only fried it.  I love fried fish!!
I either dip it in a mixture of egg and soy milk before rolling it in cornmeal....or dip it in a mixture of soy milk, hot sauce, and mustard...then roll in corn meal and fry....

I am planning on trying some Asian inspired dishes with gar as the "meat".  My friend Larry Hatfield posts a bunch of great recipies for this type of cooking on another archery forum.  

I'd say that any recipe that bass is suited for would be great for gar.  Hope that helps!

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: KOOK68 on May 24, 2013, 09:48:00 AM

Here's how we clean the gar. 2 blocks of wood, nailed to a board, to form a "v". Then put a piece on top of the "v" to cover it. Now, the head goes into the "v" to hold the gar. Then get a sharp machete, hatchet or cane knife and starting from the tail, chop a strip off of the top of the fish all the way to the head. Then you should be able to work the meat out.

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: kestimator on May 24, 2013, 10:32:00 AM

Thanks for the cleaning suggestion KOOK68!!  I'll have to give that a try  :)

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: NCArrowflinger on May 24, 2013, 05:46:00 PM

Grew up in San Antonio, we always used sheet metal scissors to cut down the back and from top to belly behind the head and by the tail then fillet the meat off from there. Tedious fish no matter how you do it but was worth it!! Good luck!

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: kestimator on May 24, 2013, 09:07:00 PM

NCArrowflinger,

When you say sheet metal scissors..is that the same as tin snips??  I just read in a book about using tin snips along with having a special knife with a foot step and long handle attached...

The lazy in me is trying to figure out how to get past the "tedious"  :)  LOL!!!

BTW...San Antonio is a great town!!!

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: Richie on May 25, 2013, 02:09:00 AM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: stujay on May 29, 2013, 01:39:00 AM

Congrats!  :archer:

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: nick straatmann on June 11, 2013, 07:33:00 AM

I always use tin snips and cut from the backbone down. Then fillet the meat off the ribs. One thing I didn't see mentioned is that once you fillet the meat don't soak it in water only rinse it. The gar meat will absorb the water and become chewy

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: VictoryHunter on June 19, 2013, 10:55:00 AM

Nice shooting! I hear they are really tasty.

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: Broke N Arrow on July 16, 2013, 12:28:00 PM

Went carp shootin for the first time the other night..we got 19..I got 4.. Had a blast!! Didnt get home till 6 in the morning..

Title: Re: Fish Fun
Post by: kestimator on July 30, 2013, 10:57:00 PM

Broke N Arrow,

Fish hunting is super fun!!! Congrats on your carp deal!!!