View Full Version : 327 Alligator Gar Caught in Mississippi !!!
Mondo21
02-18-2011, 10:53 AM
Check out "THIS MONSTER!!!" :Bug Eyes: They had to get him in with nets!
327-pound fish caught in Mississippi.:Envious: Cindy
Please click on the link below to view on UPI.com (http://upi.com/)
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/02/18/327-pound-fish-caught-in-Mississippi/UPI-18921298021400/
That's a freaking monster! I've seen some at Sea world and they are nasty looking fish. Looks like something off of River Monsters.
5150fishn
02-18-2011, 02:56 PM
Wow! What a beast. I can't even imagine bringing in one of those.
DockRat
02-19-2011, 06:13 AM
Totally Cool.
DR
Mondo21
02-19-2011, 09:43 PM
You have to understand also that you have to either shoot this thing in the head or beat him in the head to knock him out or kill him. The only way to kill him is in the head. The Garfish is just like an alligator, with a hard shell body,just like a gator and also has teeth like a gator. You have to be very careful catching this fish. I have caught one before, I'm from Louisiana. My Cousin who still lives there just recently caught a 70lb. Garfish, he sent me the pic and that thing is as tall as him and he is 6 feet tall and the fish is HUGE!:Bug Eyes: The only way to clean this fish being that big, he took his to a Butcher to cut open. The one I caught was only about 5lbs. I had to cut him open with a butcher's knife and a hammer! Hard work. Cindy:Big Smile:
smokehound
02-20-2011, 04:23 AM
You have to understand also that you have to either shoot this thing in the head or beat him in the head to knock him out or kill him. The only way to kill him is in the head. The Garfish is just like an alligator, with a hard shell body,just like a gator and also has teeth like a gator. You have to be very careful catching this fish. I have caught one before, I'm from Louisiana. My Cousin who still lives there just recently caught a 70lb. Garfish, he sent me the pic and that thing is as tall as him and he is 6 feet tall and the fish is HUGE!:Bug Eyes: The only way to clean this fish being that big, he took his to a Butcher to cut open. The one I caught was only about 5lbs. I had to cut him open with a butcher's knife and a hammer! Hard work. Cindy:Big Smile:holy crap... way too much effort needed. well.. was it worth the effort? I heard alligator gar make fair eating. dang. A hammer and a butcher knife.. :LOL:
Mondo21
02-20-2011, 09:02 AM
The meat is delicious!Cindy:Big Grin:
ToadsToadsOnly
02-20-2011, 04:08 PM
Dang that one would make the two my uncle and I caught last year look like a baby.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/Louisiana%20Pic/200910211820_038.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/Louisiana%20Pic/Picture010.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/Louisiana%20Pic/Picture020.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/Louisiana%20Pic/Picture071.jpg
Cartman
02-20-2011, 07:22 PM
I'm from Memphis, TN. I remember a story in the Sunday magazine supplement about fishing for gar on the White River in Arkansas. They carry a .45 cal automatic to shoot the gar in the head so they can get them into the boat without getting themselves chewed up.
Ifishtoolittle
02-20-2011, 08:31 PM
Your title threw me off. At first I was like Whoa! 327 Gars! Cool stuff thanks for sharing.
Mondo21
02-21-2011, 09:56 AM
Dang that one would make the two my uncle and I caught last year look like a baby.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/Louisiana%20Pic/200910211820_038.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/Louisiana%20Pic/Picture010.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/Louisiana%20Pic/Picture020.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/Louisiana%20Pic/Picture071.jpg
How many lbs.? My Cousin sent me a pic thru my cell of the one he caught that was 70lbs.
Mondo21
02-21-2011, 09:58 AM
Yeah I forgot to put in the( lbs.) Cindy
ToadsToadsOnly
02-21-2011, 03:47 PM
1 was 130lb the other just a little over 100lb mine was caught on a bass rod and a curado 300 dsv it was sick! I found a little secret Hole when I was fishing in Louisiana with all Toads.
flyngby
02-22-2011, 08:35 PM
Great find Cindy!
Glad some one other than the guy from "River Monsters" and all his intel and money was able to get some time in the news! A Beast for sure!