Super User everythingthatswims Posted May 30, 2016 Super User Posted May 30, 2016 I had never tried bowfishing before, so I picked up a bowfishing arrow, and spooled an old 4000 shimano with 80lb braid which I then jerry rigged on my little brother's old bow by taping it to the stabilizer. I brought the bow in the kayak with me on the river while I bass fished. There was a bit of a learning curve but I figured it out an shot a monster. It weighed just under 11 and a half pounds. Fun stuff, I'll be trying it again depending on how well this fish does as crab cakes. 6 Quote
riverbasser Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 It is fun as crap stickin one like that. I've only done it a few times and had a blast. Quote
Catch 22 Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 Wow wicked set of choppers. Let us know how it tastes Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted May 31, 2016 Author Super User Posted May 31, 2016 Consensus: Flavor is great, but the texture is very strange. Some sort of membrane in between each "flake" of meat that is sort of spongy making the meat a little chewy. I will try a small one next to see if it's any good. Quote
Super User Darren. Posted May 31, 2016 Super User Posted May 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, everythingthatswims said: Consensus: Flavor is great, but the texture is very strange. Some sort of membrane in between each "flake" of meat that is sort of spongy making the meat a little chewy. I will try a small one next to see if it's any good. I would have released it rather than tempt the texture gods, LOL!!! I'm just not that into fish for other than the sport of fishing.... Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted May 31, 2016 Author Super User Posted May 31, 2016 2 hours ago, Darren. said: I would have released it rather than tempt the texture gods, LOL!!! I'm just not that into fish for other than the sport of fishing.... For some reason they do not revive well when caught via arrow. I'm a big fan of eating fish (no bass though), the main reason I set this up and went bowfishing is to learn a little bit so we can load a cooler with some of the darn huge spadefish at a wreck we fish off of NC that just mosey around the boat and don't eat anything ever. 4 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 31, 2016 Global Moderator Posted May 31, 2016 Be careful, gar roe is poisonous and it's the time of year they should be spawning in your area most likely. I know lots of folks that love eating gar, most use a bandsaw to clean them. I've shot a couple monsters around here but never put them on a scale. So many Asian Carp anymore that it's about all I shoot if I go on the river. 1 Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted May 31, 2016 Author Super User Posted May 31, 2016 11 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: Be careful, gar roe is poisonous and it's the time of year they should be spawning in your area most likely. I know lots of folks that love eating gar, most use a bandsaw to clean them. I've shot a couple monsters around here but never put them on a scale. So many Asian Carp anymore that it's about all I shoot if I go on the river. Yeah I made sure to stay out of the rib cage Quote
frosty Posted June 1, 2016 Posted June 1, 2016 Last time I fished a creek on some public land there were so many Gar in the shallow parts you could just reach down and grab them... If you don't mind the teeth! Quote
UPSmallie Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 Awesome gar and even more awesome shirt!!! I seriously just went to UA Website to order one of the longsleeves. Keep up the bowfishing. Quote
lakeannaangler Posted June 9, 2016 Posted June 9, 2016 Gar are awesome to catch but near impossible to hook and they are really good at taking bait off your hook without you knowing Quote
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