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The Texas record book does list one alligator gar that is larger than Bill Valverde’s world-record fish, but there’s an asterisk: This one was caught on a trotline by T.C. Pierce Jr. on ...
A pair of seasoned, world-record-chasing anglers just left another mark on the record books. On Tuesday traveling angler Art Weston and Texas fishing guide Capt. Kirk Kirkland caught a giant, ...
It’s a toothy giant that can grow longer than a horse and heavier than a refrigerator, a fearsome-looking prehistoric fish that plied U.S. waters from the Gulf of Mexico to Illinois until it ...
The alligator gar bears no relation to alligators, but with its wide, crocodilian head and razor-sharp teeth, it’s easy to see how this giant fish got its name. The largest of seven known gar ...
Art Weston lands a 153-lb alligator gar on 2-lb test. Once approved it will set a new IGFA world record as the largest freshwater fish ever caught on ultra-light tackle.
A Kentucky fisherman, Art Weston, caught a 283-pound alligator gar fish while fishing in Deep East, Texas, last month which is likely to set two records.
The largest-ever alligator gar on record measured around 10 feet, according to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW.) The heaviest alligator gar ever recorded weighed 301 pounds.
Alligator gar, the second-largest U.S. freshwater fish behind the West Coast's white sturgeon, have shown a taste for Asian carp, which have been spreading and out-competing native fish for food.
Still, Myers thinks it could be the biggest alligator gar ever caught by a female angler anywhere. Read Next: Giant Alligator Gar: Trash Fish or Trophy Gamefish? “It’s the third largest I’ve put a ...
FWS describes alligator gar as “one of the largest freshwater fish in North America. They are also sometimes referred to as a living fossil because scientist can trace them back 100 million ...
Alligator gar is a type of fish found in Texas' fresh bodies of water. This fish can grow as long as 8 feet and can weigh more than 300 pounds. ... The biggest winners from Trump’s ‘big, ...