Marsh Island holding a few trout

[rardoin]

Originally Posted by duck enticer

Part of the mess with Gar is that they are so hard to clean. I understand that.

I would take a hand meat saw and cut them up into 4" or so chunks then easily peel the skin(armor) off. If a smallish gar we would fry up the chunks with the bone in. If a larger gar I would fillet the meat off the bone. Easy peazy

[Johnsaul]

Originally Posted by rardoin

I would take a hand meat saw and cut them up into 4" or so chunks then easily peel the skin(armor) off. If a smallish gar we would fry up the chunks with the bone in. If a larger gar I would fillet the meat off the bone. Easy peazy

Yep. Dewalt Saws-All on the big un's they paring knife separates the skin from the meat. The dorsal fin area is a bit tricky but after a couple of tries, you'll get it. One of my favorites and fun to catch. Smart fish too (as far as fish go).

Good job fishing the Bay on a tough day. That place is brutal on windy days! Vermillion Bay really is a "washing machine" on windy days. Scary at times.