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.

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 ...

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.

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.

For alligator gar fishing, 50 pound line should be considered the minimum, with 100 or 150 pound line being common. Attached to the braid will be a length of wire leader to protect against the ...

The Texas state record for an alligator gar caught by rod-and-reel is 279 pounds, and it was established on Jan. 1, 1951, by angler Bill Valverde, who caught the fish from the Rio Grande. CLICK ...

Nearly 8-foot-long alligator gar reeled in by angler at popular Texas fishing spot By Ariana Garcia , Assistant News Editor April 20, 2023 Art Weston's recent alligator gar catch measured 90.5 ...

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 ...

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.