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now this is a big gar
Pat B:
I was thinking about trying to make a primitive archery set to shoot alligator gar with. Curt Keller from Texas goes after them and sent me a few scales and a piece of skin with the scales on it. Primitive technology would have a problem getting through the scales. The belly scales would make good micro blades for arrows. Curt has shot a few pretty big ones but I don't know if he has landed one near that size.
Steve Cover:
--- Quote from: skyarrow on February 10, 2010, 10:18:03 am ---np if u want i can forward you the email that i got it from
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Thank you, that would be appreciated.
Steve
adb:
Holy uckfay! Could you imagine seeing that thing if you were swimming?
skyarrow:
the funny thing is just about every lake has one or two. these guys got lucky to see and shoot one. m my friend has jugged one almost this big in the river close to the house it was almost 7 feel long that was the trip when he decided to start shooting them in the head after he clubbed it and it stopped moving he tried to load it in the boat and then it came back to life lol a whole boat full of gar and a big one thrashing on the side lol it almost sunk him ;D
--- Quote from: adb on February 10, 2010, 11:40:47 pm ---Holy uckfay! Could you imagine seeing that thing if you were swimming?
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Jude:
--- Quote from: recurve shooter on February 10, 2010, 10:45:00 am --- what from the scales ???
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Yep, the Seminoles sometimes used large scales as broadheads. Check out " Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows & Quivers, Vol. 1, pg. 71"
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