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Offline gstoneberg

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300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
« on: June 28, 2012, 10:21:57 am »
I confess I haven't researched this story completely, but have now seen the story on 2 different Texas on-line sporting publications so there's at least a chance it's true.  I wish I'd known this guy so I could have had the skins or at least the scales.  The fish is significantly larger than the archer.  I think it's very cool he used a recurve.  Too bad he cleaned it before he realized it was likely a new state record.

http://www.caller.com/news/2012/jun/16/gar-gantuan-feat-at-lake-corpus-christi/

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Offline criveraville

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Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2012, 11:18:24 am »
Too bad indeed.. He missed out on fame and fortune..

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Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2012, 11:46:35 am »
It's cool he used a recurve I wonder what the age of it was most gar don't start breeding till they are 12 years old
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Offline seabass

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Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2012, 05:39:59 pm »
i wish we had big gar here in ohio.all i have found are needle nose about the size of a hammer handle
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Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2012, 07:16:27 pm »
Wow! Thats a big en
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Offline johnston

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Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2012, 09:35:22 pm »
Saw this online myself. Never doubted it for a minute.

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Offline wildman

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Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2012, 09:40:37 pm »
I've shot some longnose 50plus inches. I can't imagine one that big,bet the dude was wore out.
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Offline Gus

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Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2012, 01:05:59 am »
Well Doggie...

Look at all them Arrah Heads!!!   :o
Or Body Armor!!!  :)

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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2012, 10:23:47 am »
I wonder what the heck he was thinking right before he turned loose that first arrow?....   Something like "Do I really want to piss this thing off?", or "Am I really sure I want to be tied to this thing?"  That joker could have towed my little 13ft one man canoe all the way to Miami...... :o
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Offline bowtarist

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Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2012, 02:11:32 pm »
Too bad he didn't have the insight to get it weighed proper.  I agree w/ Gus, I want some of them scales!! dp
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