A father and son from Alabama caught an alligator gar on Thanksgiving and the 100-plus pound fish was officially recognized as a new state fishing record in January 2023.

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources certified a massive alligator gar as a new state record last week. The huge gar was caught on Thanksgiving Day by Alabama angler Keith Dees ...

A close-up of the record-breaking alligator gar caught in Alabama. The huge fish beat the previous state record by more than 10 pounds. Keith Dees The alligator gar on Keith Dees's boat.

Father and son break state record after landing huge 162lb catch older than the dinosaurs Breaking Alabama's state record, Keith Dees and his son Huntley landed a 162lb alligator gar while fishing.

Father and son with Thanksgiving tradition caught 7-foot alligator gar after 2 hours. The 162-pound fish is now a state record in Alabama.

Alabama's official state fish is the largemouth bass. ... Arkansas' state primitive fish is the alligator gar, which can grow up to 10 feet long and nearly 350 pounds.

Art Weston hold more than 50 current or pending fishing world records, but he will likely soon add two more to his total after hauling in a “monster” alligator gar during a September fishing ...

The alligator gar is a massive, ancient fish found in U.S. rivers and lakes. With its armor-like scales and gator-like snout, it looks terrifying—but it plays a vital role in freshwater ecosystems.

Alligator gar can measure more than 8 feet long and weigh over 300 pounds. ... 200-pound alligator gar while fishing near his hometown of San Benito, Texas, in 2019.

A Kentucky angler, Art Weston, may have set a new IGFA world record when he caught a 7-foot, 153-pound alligator in Texas on the Sam Rayburn Reservoir with the help of an expert guide.

The International Game Fish Association’s recently approved all-tackle record is 128.37 kilograms (283 pounds) for an alligator gar 8 feet, 4 inches long, caught by Arthur Weston on Sept. 2 ...

Alligator gar: Everything there is to know about the 300-pound fish species By Clare Fonstein , Staff Writer May 25, 2023 10-year-old Emily Myers caught an 8-foot-2 alligator gar in a Houston ...