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Art Weston Catches 153-Pound Alligator Gar, Eyes World Record
A Kentucky fisherman, Art Weston, may have earned a world record after catching a massive alligator gar during a recent ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
Angler Catches 153-Pound Behemoth in Texas Using Ultra-Light Tackle, Likely Setting a New World Record
Art Weston and Kirk Kirkland reeled in and released the enormous freshwater fish, known as an alligator gar, after a ...
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Fisherman catches prehistoric-looking alligator gar in 4-hour ‘epic battle’
Art Weston, a Kentucky resident, went to Lake Livingston, Texas, to catch an alligator gar with the help of an expert ...
New World Record: Monster 7-Foot Alligator Gar Caught on 2-Pound Test Line
Art Weston landed a 153-pound alligator gar on 2-lb test, setting a new IGFA world record for freshwater fish on ultra-light ...
This Pending World-Record Gar Is the Heaviest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught on 2-Pound Test
A pending world-record alligator gar caught by Art Weston is the heaviest freshwater fish ever landed on 2-pound test.
Angler Snags 7-Foot Monster in Likely World Record Catch
A Kentucky man named Art Weston is reportedly the proud record holder after angling a a gigantic alligator gar following a ...
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Angler Spent 4 Hours Reeling In A 7-Foot Alligator Gar On 2-Pound Line In Texas: “A True 1% Likelihood Catch”
On April 8th, Weston and his guide, Captain Kirk Kirkland, set out on Texas’ Lake Livingston with the goal of catching a gar weighing more than 110 pounds on a 2-pound test line. Luck was on his side ...
Sacramento Bee12d
Angler catches 153-pound monster after 4-hour battle in Texas. It’s a new record
Art Weston had the “most challenging catch” of his life, a 7-foot alligator gar. Facebook screengrab from ... “This ...
Men's Journal9d
Angler Snags 7-Foot Monster in Likely World Record Catch
A Kentucky man named Art Weston is reportedly the ... it its best effort to wiggle away, often times swimming 8-12 feet below the boat. The alligator gar, at one point, even took a 10-minute ...
New York Post9d
7-foot beast snagged in Texas lake likely a world-record catch
Kentucky angler Art Weston snagged another gigantic alligator gar while traveling with his fishing ... just put enough pressure on them to keep swimming and tire themselves out,” Weston said. When the ...
Lexington Herald Leader12d
Angler catches 153-pound monster after 4-hour battle in Texas. It’s a new record
Art Weston’s latest catch — one that is ... Kirkland is the self-proclaimed “world’s best alligator gar guide” and has more than 100 International Game Fish Association world records.