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WTG Fella's! That is amazing, congrats and etc. Man, what an accomplishment.

HOLY CRAP!!!! That's one nice fish. Where are the details? When, Where and such.

To bad it's not bowfish and release for old waterhogs like that guy... The population of alligator gar like that have been decimated in the last 50 years as there natural breeding cycles are not able to compete with modern mans appetite for sport fishing. That fish was probably older than any of us could imagine and he's one of a rare breed these days.

Two Tall the Neanderthal said:
To bad it's not bowfish and release for old waterhogs like that guy...

Agree with that. That is why I cannot, and don't, support the wack em and stack em mentality of bowfishing for them. I am averaging a gator gar about every 2 years now, and that is plenty. Because of the good meat they have, and the poor reputation (undeserved, btw), commercial fishing has put a hurt on them in the south. I would not say the pop's are decimated, but they are certainly not what they once were.

I have heard many different theories on age, but that fish could easily be 30-40 years old.

What did that fish weigh? Good grief it's huge.

Good Job.

See alot of em in Florida. Never anything of that size but alot of smaller ones up to about 40 inches or so. Dang things always went after the shiners when bass fishing.

Oh ya, you can read all about our trip in our bowfishing journal.

Evidentally you didnt get that fish anywhere around here, did ya, since the water looks rather large. What did he weigh?
I know there are large gator gar here in Missouri, but just not here.....

Sam Rayburn Res. in TX. There are not large gator gar in MO anywhere. Someone shot one near Cape a few years ago, like 115 lbs. I have seen a few gar that may have been gator gar, but not sure. They just are not here anymore.

Yeah, that gar was shot by a buddy of mine in the Diversion Channel a few years back. David Smith is his name. Now, I saw one back in the early 80s on the St. Francis River below Wappapello. It was probably 6 feet long. Only one I am aware of that I ever saw and I'm still not 100% sure it was an alligator gar. That dude just dwarfed the longnose we were seeing, so it almost had to be one. My grandpa said it was an alligator gar and he lived on the river, so I have to believe him. I know of one that was caught on a trot-line down there a few years back. But, they are few and far between.

Thought I had heard of some on BullShoals, but I could be wrong....may have been an alligator turtle or something like that.

Hey maybe you guys could shoot one of them.

I saw one of those in my dreams last night - a FREAKIN' NIGHTMARE! Still got your hands?

Wow!

WTF happened to the pics ? There's now just red x's.

Can the rest of you still see them ?

No, they are gone.