Largest Alligator Gar
The alligator gar is the largest species of gar and is the largest freshwater fish in North America. It is a primitive ray-finned fish with a very long snout. The alligator gar can grow to be about 8 to 10 feet and weighs roughly around 200 pounds when they have reached maturity. The largest alligator gar caught by rod and reel was 279lbs and the largest alligator gar caught by bowfishing was 365lbs. These fish can be found mainly in the Lower Mississippi River and Southeastern United States. For more information you can visit this website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_gar. This site will provide you with any additional information you may seek.
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Alligator gar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The alligator gar is a much misunderstood sport-fish in America, it being the second largest freshwater fish here. There are very little true things that are in print about these great fish - they are a very long lived fish, with no natural predators except man.
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Of the seven known gar species, the alligator is the largest, reaching up to ten feet (three meters) long and tipping the scales at up to 300 pounds (140 kilograms). These menacing-looking behemoths are generally olive green or yellow and have a heavily scaled body.
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Alligator gars commonly grow to a size of 6 1/2ft (2 m) and over 100 lbs. (45kg). But have been reported to grow up to 350 lbs. and around 10 ft (3m) in length. The largest recorded alligator gar comes from the St. Francis River, Arkansas in the 1930's, and weighed 350 lbs (159 kg).
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The largest recorded alligator gar was a 350 lbs giant caught during the 1930's in the Saint Francis River, Arkansas. References:; FIELD JOURNALS ARCHIVE - BOW FISHING 2005; PHOTO GALLERY - 2005 TEXAS BOWFISHING TRIP; Dallas Morning News: Gar ...
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The Alligator gar is by far the largest of the Gar, growing up to over 300 pounds. Interestingly,a joint behind the head allows these fish to make nodding head movements. Although they are good eating, few people bother with them. ... Alligator Gar Fish of Louisiana - Back to The Main Lis...
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Alligator Gar Picture! Almost 7 feet long. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola: Inmates Earl Breaux, standing left in truck, and Randy Ellis show off a 6-foot-9, 164-pound alligator gar caught recently in an overflowing ditch on prison property. ... Back to Fishing Photo Page ; ... Main Hunting and Fishing Page;
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garfish, alligator gar, gars, cajun, gators, alligators ... Record Garfish On Zebco Rod and Reel! ... I had the pleasure of bringing a couple with us fishing in June. We made a trip to Little Pecan Bayou off Mermentau River.
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