Posted By: rob valle
Alligator Gar - 07/25/19 01:58 PM
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First alligator gar we have ever caught. I've caught a ton of longnose gar, but never an alligator gar. It weighed 23 lbs and tasted good! Very firm, reminded me of chicken
Alligator Gar
First alligator gar we have ever caught. I've caught a ton of longnose gar, but never an alligator gar. It weighed 23 lbs and tasted good! Very firm, reminded me of chicken
Posted By: RespectTheFish
Re: Alligator Gar - 07/25/19 08:59 PM
Awesome! Perfect eating size! Where did you catch him at?
So many ppl think they are ugly but I think they are beautiful and probably one of the neatest fish that swim in our state. A lot of ppl don’t realize how old they get too. A buddy of mine shot a 210 pounder from amistad and a biologist aged it at 75 years old! Match that with Splash (121 pound blue cat from texoma was only aged at 23-25 years old). Neat fish! Great catch.
So many ppl think they are ugly but I think they are beautiful and probably one of the neatest fish that swim in our state. A lot of ppl don’t realize how old they get too. A buddy of mine shot a 210 pounder from amistad and a biologist aged it at 75 years old! Match that with Splash (121 pound blue cat from texoma was only aged at 23-25 years old). Neat fish! Great catch.
Posted By: pop r
Re: Alligator Gar - 07/26/19 12:01 AM
Nice catch!
Posted By: banker-always fishing
Re: Alligator Gar - 07/26/19 02:38 AM
Nice fish. Looks like a "Lifetime Memory"! Good job guys.
Posted By: Laker One
Re: Alligator Gar - 07/26/19 11:27 AM
Nice fish! 
Posted By: Gitter Done
Re: Alligator Gar - 07/28/19 12:30 AM
Originally Posted by Laker One
Nice fish!
Plus #1.
Posted By: MinMirny
Re: Alligator Gar - 07/28/19 11:05 PM
Great job, guys! Congrats 
Posted By: Pot licker
Re: Alligator Gar - 07/29/19 07:56 PM
Great job and memories!
Posted By: gar1970
Re: Alligator Gar - 08/02/19 01:16 PM
Originally Posted by banker-always fishing
Nice fish. Looks like a "Lifetime Memory"! Good job guys.
+1
Posted By: JohnButte
Re: Alligator Gar - 09/11/19 05:34 PM
How did you cook it?
Posted By: Osbornfishing
Re: Alligator Gar - 09/12/19 05:08 PM
I would be smiling too.
Posted By: rob valle
Re: Alligator Gar - 09/18/19 04:25 PM
Originally Posted by JohnButte
How did you cook it?
Fried it along with some catfish that we caught on the same trip. Used Louisiana Fish Fry....it was good but a lot firmer than the catfish which was nice and flaky. It really was like chicken!
Posted By: JohnButte
Re: Alligator Gar - 10/23/19 08:57 PM
Cool, thanks for sharing!
Posted By: taterpop
Re: Alligator Gar - 11/05/19 02:34 AM
Great to hear about your nice fish .