Do any of you fellas eat alligator gar? If so are they easy to clean? I seem to hook these fellas more times than I like.

Any ideas on the topic?

hack saw and tin snips make gar balls not to bad

hahah. I would tell you to stop joking around. but... im pretty sure that would be what is necessary.

He aint a jokin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r16h3gWFtGs

You may detect a Cajun accent in the background!

No joke there. It takes heavy equipment to clean a gar.
But if you keep a Gar to eat, be sure to follow the new Bag Limit (One per day of any size).

Yes they are good in Southwest Louisiana they sell it in fish markets I had it fried BBQed coubeyan and on good friday in 1979 seen a big fight at the fish market for claims to gar steaks and gaspargoo.

Thanks for the info fellas. I dont think anyone would need much more than one per day.

the new bag limit is just for gator gar ... there ain't none of them in my neck of the woods but the ones we have eat just as good as gator gar

the best way to eat a gar is get a log put it on the log roast it and then eat the log

In all seriousness, its really not that difficult, especially with the smaller long nosed gar and spotted gar.

Tools: tin snips, sharp knife, hatchet or ax.

Steps:
1. Cut off head just behind gills with hatchet or ax.
2. Using tin snips, make a cut all the way down the back to the tail
3. Using tin snips make circular cut around tail
4. Using the sharp knife, begin separating the meat from the scales
5. You should end up with two pieces of meat resembling pork tenderloins.
6. You may cook these with your favorite fish recipe, the meat will have a firm texture and will not be flaky like most fish when it is cooked. If you catch your fish out of water with a high algae content(really green water) or a muddy water you may consider letting them swim around in a covered stock tank filled with clean, dechlorinated water for a few days.