TGO | Bowfishing Illinois River Gar for a Catch and Cook Fry
4,365 views · Published 9 June 2017 · 10:04 · Indexed 19 October 2026
Channel: Tex Grebner Outdoors · 2017 · Sports
Walking in rain soaked ditches, poor hunting conditions, and 6 hours of waiting later, I managed to get my arrow into an Illinois River Gar. Gar is my favorite fresh water fish to eat; a prehistoric animal that can be very difficult to hit with an arrow, but is worth it because they are in fact delicious. Cleaning a Gar fish can be a messy and dangerous endeavor; it is a good idea to wear gloves for this because the armor skin can cut you deeply and it is important to not enter the body cavity because the eggs are toxic. First, you nail the toothy end to a board, next you take a hacksaw and cut across the body just behind the head until you reach the spine. Then take tin snips down the back, peal the skin away, and remove the fillets. You will find Gar to be as dense as beef or chicken and taste better than fried catfish. As always the best way to support my channel is to watch my videos, subscribe, like, and leave me a comment. I love reading them and am open to all suggestions for future videos.
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