Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: gstoneberg on June 28, 2012, 10:21:57 am

Title: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
Post by: gstoneberg 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/ (http://www.caller.com/news/2012/jun/16/gar-gantuan-feat-at-lake-corpus-christi/)

George

Title: Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
Post by: criveraville on June 28, 2012, 11:18:24 am

Too bad indeed.. He missed out on fame and fortune..

Cipriano

Title: Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
Post by: skyarrow 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

Title: Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
Post by: seabass 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

Title: Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
Post by: soy on June 28, 2012, 07:16:27 pm

Wow! Thats a big en

Title: Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
Post by: johnston on June 28, 2012, 09:35:22 pm

Saw this online myself. Never doubted it for a minute.

Title: Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
Post by: wildman 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.

Title: Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
Post by: Gus on June 29, 2012, 01:05:59 am

Well Doggie...

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

-gus

Title: Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
Post by: H Rhodes 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

Title: Re: 300+ Lb Alligator Gar?
Post by: bowtarist 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