Aligator Gar; Nice Catch
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I don't eat gar of any species personally; but some people do and these should be as tasty (or untasty) as any other gar species.
I always thought the same way as a kid. The truth however is that I'm not aware of a single incident of them ever attacking people. There were a few occasions when they'd take down a duck nearby though and raise your blood pressure.
I keep seeing this comment a lot; as if it were something unexpected. That's the way this type pic's supposed to be composed. However! Here's a short gallery (under a minute) of various perspectives of the top 10 alligator gar. https://youtu.be/aKKxJgD_Qpw
Maybe the case in the US. But if you're really proud of a good fish then it's better to put actual size references in not compose the photo so it looks bigger than it really is.
But we all know the fishermans tale scenario where it gets bigger with every pint bought for him, these days the beer buyers want pics or it did not happen
Rob.
Yes. If the purpose is to record data. But more often the purpose is to share the excitement and preserve the memory of the same.
Yes, as a scholar Id like to know how big things really are.
It always irks me to see pics of artefacts with no scale...You notice many of my pics for sale have a readily identifiable item in, such as a pen or an AA battery that we all know the size of
Its a fearsome fish, eh? I heard gar have tough scales, settles used to make ploughshares out of their skins
It always irks me to see pics of artefacts with no scale...You notice many of my pics for sale have a readily identifiable item in, such as a pen or an AA battery that we all know the size of
Its a fearsome fish, eh? I heard gar have tough scales, settles used to make ploughshares out of their skins
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1355mb_animal-planet-river-monsters-s01e03-alligator-gar_animals
I saw this a while back.... they used to be hunted on government order or something didn't they?
I saw this a while back.... they used to be hunted on government order or something didn't they?
Not here that I'm aware of. Could be wrong though. I'm leery of anything from River Monsters.
Or, perhaps, its to make people look smaller than they actually are
Now you've gone and given me ideas!
I wonder how old that fish is?
I hope they'll eat it and not waste it. Not good to waste good animal and food. I heard they are becoming uncommon in some places down there?
I hope they'll eat it and not waste it. Not good to waste good animal and food. I heard they are becoming uncommon in some places down there?
Their range has shrunk to 14 southern states now Joe. they used to be found as far north as the states along the Great Lakes.
HillBill: I have found where they were indeed targeted by government programs once. No idea how long ago that was though.
Thats a shame then that people are still going for them, especially the big breeding adults.
Fishing for them is being regulated now, and as far as I can find they're not a threatened species in those states.
