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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: JackCrafty on January 23, 2013, 09:31:55 pm

Title: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: JackCrafty on January 23, 2013, 09:31:55 pm

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Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: Trapper Rob on January 23, 2013, 09:52:55 pm

Have you shot any yet looks like they would be good for small game.
Rob

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: Pat B on January 24, 2013, 12:15:03 am

Those things were made to be arrow heads. A big alligator gar would give you a lifetime supply or arrow heads.

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: JackCrafty on January 24, 2013, 12:15:47 am

Nope, haven't shot them... they were expensive to get. ;)

They are much stronger than bone so they should be good for all sorts of small game.  I imagine that a very big gar would provide large enough scales for deer hunting.

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: Pat B on January 24, 2013, 12:20:00 am

Patrick, will you bring some to the Classic? I have a small piece of gar skin with small scales and often thought they would make great bleeders for stone tipped arrows.

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: JackCrafty on January 24, 2013, 12:22:45 am

Sure, Pat!  I'll bring several. :)

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: Pat B on January 24, 2013, 12:27:52 am

Are you bringing El Destructo with you this year?  8)

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: JackCrafty on January 24, 2013, 12:33:09 am

Prolly not.  Not sure what he's up to these days.  I will be by myself again this year.

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: Pat B on January 24, 2013, 12:40:25 am

Well, we'll take care of you so you won't be lonely.  ;)
It will be good to see you and all your cool stuff again Patrick.

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: JackCrafty on January 24, 2013, 07:18:58 am

 :)

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: Pappy on January 24, 2013, 07:23:23 am

Very cool,looks deadly for sure,that's what you call using what you have. Ya El has fell off the face of the earth.Miss that guy. :( :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: mullet on January 24, 2013, 09:11:56 am

Cool heads, Patrick, I'm going to have to get some.

ElD is hot and heavy on Facebook.

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: Tower on January 24, 2013, 12:20:20 pm

I like this post. I agree it looks perfect for lil critters. My brother just caught a 5 ft alligator gar 3 months ago. We threw the scales away.  I didn't think about arrowheads.

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: sadiejane on January 24, 2013, 12:41:54 pm

patrick-were those scales that flat naturally?
i have a half dozen or so someone gave me at mojam a cupla yrs ago.
they are not quite as flat....
still intend, one of these days, to get em hafted into arrows anyways.
nice!!

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: JackCrafty on January 24, 2013, 07:12:08 pm

Yes, the scales I got are naturally flat.  You do have to be picky and select the best ones, though.  Some of them are curved.  Seems like the largest ones are the most curved.

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: madcrow on January 24, 2013, 09:03:08 pm

Thos look like they could do some damage.  I need to get my hands on some of those scales.  My gears are turning now.

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: kevinsmith5 on January 24, 2013, 09:57:47 pm

What size gar was that off?

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: Scowler on January 24, 2013, 10:47:22 pm

Pretty cool.

Title: Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
Post by: JackCrafty on January 25, 2013, 03:01:17 am

I don't know what size gar those came off.  Maybe someone with more experience can tell us?  They came as a mixed batch of about 200 scales total, probably from several difference size gar.