A Kentucky angler and a Texas guide went out to catch some alligator gar in the hope of breaking some records, but never expected to possibly break two with one fish.
An angler and a professional guide may have broken two fishing records after they reeled in a massive alligator gar. Art Weston, a Kentucky resident, went to East Texas to catch the alligator gar with the help of an expert guide and fisherman, Captain Kirk Kirkland. Kirkland is a full-time fisherman and alligator gar guide. He can be found on the water 250 days out of the year, he told Fox News Digital.
was willing to take that trade-off to see if we could get records,' he said. Weston and Kirkland set up two reels with cut-bait and placed them in their rod holders before flipping the bait runners. Then, all that was left to do was wait for a pull. The anglers successfully reeled in two gars after setting up, but things started to slow down before they caught their record-breaking treasure.
said, ‘Kirk, she is coming up!’ and he increased the speed a bit, left the wheel, and was ready to land her when she surfaced,' Weston said. 'I remember yelling, ‘Oh my God, that’s a monster!’' Weston added. After battling the beast of a fish for another 20 minutes or so, Weston and the captain brought it ashore.
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