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Offline JackCrafty

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Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« on: January 23, 2013, 09:31:55 pm »














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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2013, 09:52:55 pm »
Have you shot any yet looks like they would be good for small game.
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2013, 12:22:45 am »
Sure, Pat!  I'll bring several. :)
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2013, 12:27:52 am »
Are you bringing El Destructo with you this year?  8)
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2013, 07:18:58 am »
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How to Cook It?  200° for 24hrs then 275° to 500° for 4hrs (depending on type), Cool for 12hr

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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #10 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. :( :)
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2013, 09:11:56 am »
Cool heads, Patrick, I'm going to have to get some.

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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #12 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.
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #13 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!!
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Re: Alligator Gar Scale Arrowheads
« Reply #14 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.
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