Check out this fish!

[Larry-Southern Indiana]

http://www.wmi.org/nonfishing/T61671.htm

This is a hoss for sure.


Larry

[Bruce Carp]

not a crappie?

[Billbob]

did they shoot it

[TAE73]

Here is a pic of one shot in the Mississippi River a few years back. I want to say it was around 200 lbs, caught some where around St. Louis. Them things are huge, I hate to be swimming and have one clamp down on ya.

[TAE73]

http://www.wmi.org/nonfishing/T61671.htm

This is a hoss for sure.


Larry

I found the stats on the fish from your pic:

Sam Rayburn Lake record and BAA World Record Alligator Gar. 8'2", 244.5 lbs, and 44.75" girth.

[Rev.]

man, how did they get that thing in, what did they catch it with. That is a huge fish

[lebruce]

Here is a pic of one shot in the Mississippi River a few years back. I want to say it was around 200 lbs, caught some where around St. Louis. Them things are huge, I hate to be swimming and have one clamp down on ya.

Here's the link to the info on the one in this pic.. http://www.thejump.net/fishing/1fish...ish-pic-15.htm

[gabowman]

I've bow fished alot and that would definitely be the greatest thrill landing a fish like that, definitely a once-in-a-lifetime thing. But then you gotta think....that's one great fish that wont be replaced anytime soon. In a way, it would be ashamed to kill it too. Atleast he got a record out of it. :o

[izzysfishin]

not a crappie?

But I'll bet that sucker eats 50 a day. Glad we don't have em up here that big...izzy

[Bowfin]

That's one big Gator Gar. There are some guides who specialize in fishig for them. This months episode of In-Fisherman is supposed to highlight a GatorGar fishing expedition with Captain Kirk who posts on Gar forums at www.bowfinanglers.com

Field and Stream also had a good article on them about 6 months ago about two bank fisherman.

A rare fish that only appears around the Mississippi river and tributaries. I see a lot of posts from people around here who catch a large longnose who think they've caught a gator gar. Gar is supposed to be a pretty popular food fish around Louisiana.