by Anglers recently reeled in a massive 283-pound (128 kilograms) alligator gar after a nearly three-hour tussle on a Texas reservoir, before releasing it back into the murky waters.
Experts claim the extraordinary catch could smash a pair of world records dating back to 1951.
Art Weston caught the gigantic gar (Atractosteus spatula) on Sept. 2 at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir in east Texas, with assistance from local boat captain Kirk Kirkland while on board Kirkland's vessel, the "Garship Enterprise."
The hefty fish was around 8.3 feet (2.5 meters) long and had a maximum girth of around 4 feet (1.2 m).
It took 2 hours and 45 minutes for Weston to reel in the enormous creature, which left him visibly "shaking" from fatigue, Kirkland wrote in a Facebook post. After weighing and measuring the gar, the pair then released it back into the reservoir, which is connected to the Angelina River.
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Experts claim the extraordinary catch could smash a pair of world records dating back to 1951.
Art Weston caught the gigantic gar (Atractosteus spatula) on Sept. 2 at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir in east Texas, with assistance from local boat captain Kirk Kirkland while on board Kirkland's vessel, the "Garship Enterprise."
The hefty fish was around 8.3 feet (2.5 meters) long and had a maximum girth of around 4 feet (1.2 m).
It took 2 hours and 45 minutes for Weston to reel in the enormous creature, which left him visibly "shaking" from fatigue, Kirkland wrote in a Facebook post. After weighing and measuring the gar, the pair then released it back into the reservoir, which is connected to the Angelina River.
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