RAWR

[takhisis]

I AM THE GAR QUEEN!

PHEAR MAH SKILLZ!

(nom nom nom)

*Translation: We went fishing today and I caught 2 hugemongous gar back to back, and then almost caught 4 more but they slipped the hook on the way in. I also somehow caught a channel cat on a slab lure, which was more than a little WTF. But given that every other time I have tried fishing

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[takhisis]

And, appropriately, DELICIOUS FISH!

[biomekanic]

If (and that's the might big if btw) you can find some decent sized crappie or bluegills, fillet them. We caught a bucketful of them when I was a kid and my mom very graciously filleted them (she also got about 1/2 of the bucket too, with us kids contributing the other 1/2). They are tasty, tasty fish.

Also, that sounds like a lot of fun! I've never been gar fishing before. Congratz on non-skunking!

Also, also, I didn't know you could eat gar.

[takhisis]

Yup yup! Once we cleaned them (an adventure in itself), we followed the advice of some old-school cajuns and hacked the filets into mcnugget sized pieces and dropped them in a classic crawfish boil (equal parts water and white vinegar, plus about 2 tsp old bay seasoning), boiled for 5 mins then cut the heat and let it marinate in the warm liquid for a further 30 while I cooked the bass J & Trin caught. Ladled it out and served it with melted butter, and OMFGYUM. It's like a cross between chicken and lobster, but more flavorful. All 4 of us agreed it was tastier than the bass.

[hoppytoad79]

All hail the Queen of Gar! *G* That makes you sound like the ruler of some country out of a sci-fi novel.

[hoppytoad79]

A most important distinction, indeed.

[talonvaki]

Suddenly, today's Two Lumps makes sense...