A Kentucky angler, Art Weston, may have set a new IGFA world record when he caught a 7-foot, 153-pound alligator in Texas on the Sam Rayburn Reservoir with the help of an expert guide.

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Weston tells Outdoor Life that if his 153-pound gar is approved as a new line-class record, it’ll be his 81st world-record entry. The only angler in IGFA history to accomplish a clean sweep of a ...

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Weston said his goal for the day was to best the existing 110-pound record for alligator gar caught on an incredibly light, 2-pound test line.

The alligator gar, at one point, even took a 10-minute rest. After winning the battle, Weston weighed and measured the giant gar. Soon, the record will be official with the IGFA.

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LIVINGSTON, Texas — "Sharing what was my most challenging catch of my life," Art Weston wrote on Facebook after landing a massive alligator gar in Lake Livingston. The 7-foot-3-inch behemoth ...