You must have been at Ft Hood .... big patch, big men, doing big things. What I love about your channel is you cover all different types of fishing. One day you'll be out in the gulf at an oil rig, And the next day, you'll be at a little backwoods creek .... love the variety

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

I was yup. Breathing in Bradley exhaust all day haha. And I appreciate ya. I love it all.

Gotta tell you, gar have saved several disastrous fishing trips of mine, and if you get a real bigun, they eat pretty well too.

Lots of Sambaran released again, great my friend 👍 13:00

I love watching you catch these gar. Makes me wanna buy a ultralight setup too

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, it's so fun!

Gar catch and cook.. I've had alligator gar and it wasn't bad!! So.... Let's see it!!! I can't wait!

I used to love catching gar. It drove my dad crazy because we were bass fishing and I always got distracted. Nothing like a long nose gar eating a buzz bait!

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

I love it, I haven't had em eat a buzz but plenty have fell for my green pumpkin chatterbait before haha

@JamesJones-cx5pk

5 ай бұрын

I would rather catch a turtle than a gar.🤣

@EweCantHandletheTruth

5 ай бұрын

@@BamaSaltwaterwhen you’re fishing, could you put up a drone to get some overhead shots maybe? Especially when the water is clear so we can see the eats?

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

@@EweCantHandletheTruth Oh 100% I did on this one lol...unfortunately. The drone hit a tree and sunk 11ft ;/ I tried to recover it but couldn't find it

@EweCantHandletheTruth

5 ай бұрын

@@BamaSaltwater well if you can in the future, that would be awesome. Ryan Morie had a video awhile back of him fishing for big tuna and the drone footage of tuna feeding on the top water lure was epic.

Can't tell you how to prepare them but Cajun Gar balls are delicious

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

That's what I've heard!!!

That was a nice Garfish , always enjoy watching your videos

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was fun!

Bama coming thru with the clutch videos‼️🔥

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

You know it!!! Thank ya!

Two hours ago? Dang, Stephen, I’m slacking off in my old age! As always, God Bless, and time to watch. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Hahah!!! No worries!! God Bless and I appreciate ya!

2 uploads in 3 days heck yeah

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

You know it! Thanks!

Gar are my absolute favorite fish, and I’ve only caught one longnose but my biggest alligator gar was 5 foot! Can’t wait to catch more this year! Awesome video!

Awesome catches steven! Love the videos!

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Another awesome video Steven! Always enjoy your fishing adventures man! Keep em coming! 😀

Gar tastes exactly like Lobster if you cook it right. But I'm not going to tell you how to cook it right.

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

:)

I don't know but you make me very happy! Just a guy doing what he loves! 😊

Catch clean cook Alligator Gar!!!!

Love to see you catch and cook gar!

Those gar look like a hoot to catch. Any fish that'll give you a couple jumps during the fight is fun to catch👍👍

They're really a blast when they hit 200lbs or better. We used to go into NASA's hot water slip to catch them. They love Croakers.

Great video as usual! Keep em coming!!!

Your gar skull looks like it was a pretty good size one too. Nice

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

It was!! Central Texas was full of em! Thanks!

We catch Alligator gar here in GA with nothing but some frayed rope or string! Super fun

great fun as usual..thanks for it....good video angles too...

Always has the best content!

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

I appreciate it !

Alligator gar meat is really nice an clean white meat. Fried is really good once you get over how ugly they look you’re good.

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

That's what I've heard! I've found the uglier the fish, sometimes the better they taste haha!

@maxpinson5002

5 ай бұрын

If you can find a lost acadian that'll make the gar balls for you, it'll change your life

I live in Orange beach and play at the wharf all the time. Big fan of your channel. Found it last night

We are eat up with Gar here on Kentucky Lake. Used to bowfish for them back before bowfishing was cool. 😅 Never tried to eat them but some old-timers said they were good . Never been hungry enough to try it...yet.

Still think you should come to Texas and fish the Trinity River for monster alligator gar, although the record is from the Rio Grande

@maxpinson5002

5 ай бұрын

Yeah Time was when nobody wanted em and you could wear your arms and shoulders out shooting em one after another. A coona$$ gent I knew used to make the gar balls and you'll make yourself sick trying to eat em all

Late to the game here but here is the most common recipe 1 pound garfish fillets, finely chopped 1 cup cornmeal 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup chopped green onions 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (adjust to taste) Salt and black pepper to taste Your favorite deep fry oil. Mix all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and make it into a ball that isn’t sticking to you, if the batter is too wet add a touch of flour. Roll the dough into a ball and deep fry them like a hush puppy about golfball size drop gently with a spoon into the 400 degree oil for about 4-5 minute depending on how brow you want then. Dip in your favorite dipping sauce and smile ear to ear when you take a bite!! 🎉

@JasonBeatenbo

5 ай бұрын

Also for larger fish over 5 lbs your going to want to run the fillets through a food processor or meat grinder to get the sinew out of the loin. Just a few pulses on the food processor and if you have a little hand grinder or table top grinder you can run it through a course plate one time and it will keep the meat textured just like the pulsing in the processor, that way the meat isn’t smooshy.

I always fish light tackle up here in South Dakota. More fun that way.

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

It really is fun! And an accomplishment too!!

Nice job on the mount!

Try a rope lure for gar...they work great

@shawnholton8996

5 ай бұрын

Against the law in most states because it's considered an entanglement device.

nice vid

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Thanks !!

Another awesome video ,thanks again

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Thank ya!

@garygould2194

5 ай бұрын

I hoping to run up on you the first week of june,to get your autograph me and my son watch all your videos we are renting a house for the week near Fort morgan

Great eating. Use a hawk bill knife filet that backstrap out.

Gar are neat. Caught a few in Florida but never ate one. The alligator gar has been known to get over 9 feet long and 300 lbs.

Every time we go to the lake and kids are bored and tired water skiing and the white bass shit down we head to the gar play grounds for some fast and furious action using homemade rope lures!

Cool trip iv never got to catch one

Wicked mount Steven...

Gotta try eatin them things. Need a good pair of tin snips or a machete just to get to the meat but man I'm telling you its worth it.

Couple facts about garfish, the scales are the same make up as rhino horns. Frayed nylon rope with the other end tied to your line with that end melted and mashed a little so the line don’t slip off holds them better than any hook when it tangles in their teeth. They are very good to eat if prepared correctly. The only reason they die outta water is they dry out. You see them come up and gulp air all the time

New upload!! Oh yea

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Yezzirrr!!

Video 4 asking for a remora catch and cook 😁

hi sir ive watched your youtube channel,,youre reel and rod are so amazing,,

Great content Stephen (or is it Steven…sorry). Tight lines my friend

Awesome

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I thought so too!!

we just use a yarn ball (white) to catch them here in central alabama. no hook at all.

Ever used a shoestring or piece of rope? Would be interested in seeing if you hook ups increased

Great video! Love the boat as well! Whats the brand of it?

Gar catch and cook!!!

keep um coming man, long time sub and appreciate your content. subed to your momz also.

In south Louisiana we eat Gar cakes, just like crab cakes.

I've never eaten one. I've caught a bunch, but never eaten one. I've watch a bunch of videos on how to clean a gar .. from using tin-snips to banging it against a tree. Looks like a lot of work, but I hear it's a buttery, sweet, very good meat. Like lobster I understand .. and supposedly has two nice long loin type straps along the body. Maybe this summer I'll give it ago ..

It is good

I wish I can go fishing with you one day. I am in Florida.

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Florida has some great fishing too!!

They're the opposite of oversized red and oversized drum the bigger they get the better they taste fried they come out like a pork skin when you fry the meat very crispy

@andrewrubio4794

5 ай бұрын

First time I ever seen anybody catch a gar with lures good job Bama now do a catch and cook for us

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

@@andrewrubio4794 Awesome to hear and thanks man! I like the challenge and it's in my plans for sure next one I catch!

I think i read they can be out of water for a WHILE too kinda like catfish

Catch & cook gar????

Fry the back meat out of the gar

where are you fishing? I've been trying to catch speckled trout

Hey bro, you still have the tidewater? I thought that was one of your boats. I’m looking at a TW 230 CC and was wondering your thoughts on your TW

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

I have a Clearwater 2400 Bay

But, what does it smell like for real? Barracuda vs Garfish, can you describe the smells??? I'm from the PNW and salmon and rock-fish don't smell like anything up here... so how the heck does a fish STINK?? Thank you for all the awesome content :)

Long nose gar catch and cook?

Did you locate those fish using your GARmin?

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Hehe that's funny

Tastes like pork tenderloin slow smoked over mesquite coals.

Lol you took my other comment personally...

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

;)

Which reel is that? Thought it was a Tatula til I saw the red.

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

It's a Daiwa Kage MQ 2000, never heard of em until recently! smoothest reel I've ever used

@pfpublius

5 ай бұрын

@@BamaSaltwater Thanks Capt! Daiwa has really impressed me with the MQ series.

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

@@pfpublius They have me too!! I buy em all with my own money and I have felt the Daiwa's seem to be the best bang for the % and smoothest. Tight lines !!

I would rather catch a cold than catch a gar.🤣

First and favorite

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Haha, you win this one ;) Appreciate ya !

can you give me your old fishing reel and rod im a fan from phils😊

28th like woohoo

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Whoo!!

First all others are lying

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

Hehe, I got you!

Lol you took my other comment personally...

@Jacobsfishing2122

5 ай бұрын

Lol😂

@BamaSaltwater

5 ай бұрын

;)