244.5 lbs Alligator Gar...with video

Duck Dog · 02-20-2006, 01:10 PM

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Alligator Gar. 8'2", 244.5 lbs, and 44.75" girth...

Two Missouri archers won a tag-team version of gar wars at Sam Rayburn Lake, bagging a gigantic alligator gar that weighed 244 ½ pounds. It is the pending Bowfishing Association of America world record.

The giant fish is not, however, the largest of its species taken with bow and arrow in Texas.

A 2001 Trinity River gar arrowed by Marty McClellan weighed 290 pounds. The rod-and-reel world record alligator gar was caught from the Rio Grande in 1951. It weighed 279 pounds.

The biggest gator gar ever reported in Texas was caught on a trotline in the Nueces River in 1953 and weighed 302 pounds.

Gars are slow growing fish, with female alligator gars reaching sexual maturity around age 11 and living to age 50. Male alligator gars mature around age 6 and live at least 26 years. Alligator gars commonly grow to a size of 6 1/2ft and over 100 lbs. The largest recorded alligator gar cames from the St. Francis River, Arkansas in the 1930's, and weighed 350 lbs.

HC_Chief · 02-20-2006, 01:12 PM

Holy shit

Bootlegged · 02-20-2006, 01:12 PM

These are very common in lakes in and around Kansas City. Usually they hover 1 to 2 feet below lake swimmer's feet.

**Dunit35** · 02-20-2006, 01:13 PM

I bet that scared the crap out of them when they saw that thing. I'm glad I aint swimming in that lake.

MOhillbilly · 02-20-2006, 01:37 PM

nasty bastards.

**Munson** · 02-20-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Lattimer

These are very common in lakes in and around Kansas City. Usually they hover 1 to 2 feet below lake swimmer's feet.

Those things are common??? I've never seen one of those. It looks like some gigantic prehistoric fish.

**Rain Man** · 02-20-2006, 01:40 PM

I think that's some kind of dinosaur.

**Dunit35** · 02-20-2006, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

I think that's some kind of dinosaur.

It's the last dinosaur alive and them bastards killed it.

Bootlegged · 02-20-2006, 01:47 PM

It's delicious sautee'd in a garlic-butter sauce.

Duck Dog · 02-20-2006, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Lattimer

These are very common in lakes in and around Kansas City. Usually they hover 1 to 2 feet below lake swimmer's feet.

You know the ozarks have them. I wonder how many people will still ski now.

Radar Chief · 02-20-2006, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Duck Dog

You know the ozarks have them. I wonder how many people will still ski now.

Don’t laugh. Gar and, even more so, alligator snap’n turtles are why I have anxiety for swim’n in water I can’t see my feet.

chagrin · 02-20-2006, 02:15 PM

Back home in Louisiana, they are very common. Ugly, creepy aggressive bastards!!

Duck Dog · 02-20-2006, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Radar Chief

Don’t laugh. Gar and, even more so, alligator snap’n turtles are why I have anxiety for swim’n in water I can’t see my feet.

I'm not laughing, I know they're there. I used to run limb lines and trot lines on Milford lake. Lots of big gar and snappers in there. The Republican river that feeds it is great for noodling.

**CosmicPal** · 02-20-2006, 02:35 PM

I think they should have Richard Dreyfus cut open it's contents to make sure it didn't eat a swimmer. They might find more than just a license plate and a beer can in there.

Sure-Oz · 02-20-2006, 03:59 PM

so much for swimming in the lake lol ill stick to my pizza and beer on the boat lol

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Bootlegged One4Mahomes Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: f Casino cash: $9985545	It's delicious sautee'd in a garlic-butter sauce.
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