ORIGINAL: JeffS
I don't know about eating them but thry make good catfish bait.
Ditto. I use gizard shad on my trout lines. An even better catfish bait is the thread fine shad. I wouldnt eat a gizard shad. Im sure you could, but I dont want to try any.
As for gar, ive raised needle nose in a 200 gallon tank. Not all that exciting of fish. You would enjoy something like an arrowanna better.