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Alligator Gar Bow Fishing
Alligator Gar, a.k.a. the Gator gar, differs from other gar in that it has two rows of large teeth on the top side of its jaw, much like an alligator. Their scales were used to make jewelry by various Native American Indians.
The Gator gar is bigger than all other gar species, between 8 to 12 feet long and as heavy as some thinner supermodels. It is considered one of the “rough fish”, and is found in the south central to south eastern states (between Texas and Florida). The Alligator gar is a carnivore, feeding mostly on fish, but occasionally on waterfowl. Witnesses have even claimed to see them attack and eat small alligators.
Gator gar like to eat catfish when they’re available. They can adapt to saltwater better than any other gar, but they are still not fond of it.
Bow Fishing for Alligator Gar
It is the closest you can come to a dangerous freshwater fish. Their scales have reportedly deflected shot and spears. Trotliners and bowfishers are the most successful at catching these behemoths. Bow fishing for Alligator gar can be such a thrill that there are groups out there running catch and release Alligator gar expeditions along Texas’ Brazos and Trinity Rivers and they charge $200 a head. Bow fishing for
There’s nothing easy about this fish. It can breathe above and below water, so bow hunters can find them resting on top of the water like alligators or crocs and have a better chance at a kill.
Bow hunters choose bow fishing for alligator gar for several reasons: they are so huge, they put up a good fight, and they eat all the smaller and preferable sporting fish. And, apparently, only Southeast Texans are crazy enough to eat them! Most bow fishing for Alligator gar is done for either the challenge or the ecological balance – not for food.
Gar Warning
Due to polychlorinated biphenyls, Chlordane, and DDE, the State of Texas warns against eating any species of gar caught in the Trinity River between Texas 34 and Cedar Creek Reservoir discharge in Kaufman, Ellis, Henderson, and Navarro counties or ANY fish from Lake Worth in Tarrant County.
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