207-pound alligator gar caught in Texas breaks local record

207-pound alligator gar caught in Texas breaks local record

Source: Fox News

5/25/2023

Credit: Paul Hefner

A man from Texas has been recognized for catching the heaviest alligator gar on record from Lake Corpus Christi.

Paul Hefner, a Texas angler, used a jug line to capture a 207-pound alligator gar in mid-April, and his record-breaking catch was finally recognized by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Tuesday, May 23.

Lake Corpus Christi

Gar, Alligator

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