My Wife's Personal Best Alligator Gar

Finally put my wife on a pretty good alligator gar, on a remote stretch of river deep in the heart of Texas. The gar went 6 foot 2 inch and around 100-110 pounds and likely between 20-30 years old she was released healthy after a few pics like all the gar i catch are.


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Managed to hook a second gar while we had one already hooked up, my 8 year old Allyse and i fought this one from the bank on 130# braid and released her unharmed after a few pics. i have never seen a gar with a mouth quite like this one had, either it has some sort of deformity or it was injured when it was younger. it may have been a little skinny for her size because of her Crooked Jaw.

Nice catch. Congrats to your wife.

What kind of bait/rig do you prefer?

I bet that was a blast for her.

i use a non stainless 3/0 treble hook for them
common carp, smallmouth buffalo and gizzard shad are my most used baits.

Congrats.

Now that says "love"! Congrats

Congratulations! Pard, that had to be exciting for both of you.

Nice

I'm glad you release these relics!

Very cool

Awesome vids and pics! Congrats to the two ladies!