Post by Decatur on Feb 12, 2011 6:59:55 GMT -5
Angler's record alligator gar catch certified
by: KELLY BOSTIAN World Outdoors Writer
Hook into a monster on rod-and-reel and it might feel a lot like "bringing in a small car," said the man who holds the record for catching Oklahoma's largest game fish ever.
The Oklahoma Department of Fish and Game announced Friday it certified Ardmore angler James Tucker's catch of a 192-pound, 1-ounce alligator gar on Jan. 27 as the new state record for the species, which is the largest of all freshwater fish in Oklahoma.
Fishing with friends from a boat on the Red River in Love County, Tucker used a spinning rod with a 65-pound test line, sinker and bare treble hook to snag the big fish. It's a common fishing method for gar on the river, he said.
The fish measured 7 feet, 7 1/2 inches long and had a girth of 3 feet, 3 inches. The fish breaks the previous alligator gar record by more than six pounds.
by: KELLY BOSTIAN World Outdoors Writer
Hook into a monster on rod-and-reel and it might feel a lot like "bringing in a small car," said the man who holds the record for catching Oklahoma's largest game fish ever.
The Oklahoma Department of Fish and Game announced Friday it certified Ardmore angler James Tucker's catch of a 192-pound, 1-ounce alligator gar on Jan. 27 as the new state record for the species, which is the largest of all freshwater fish in Oklahoma.
Fishing with friends from a boat on the Red River in Love County, Tucker used a spinning rod with a 65-pound test line, sinker and bare treble hook to snag the big fish. It's a common fishing method for gar on the river, he said.
The fish measured 7 feet, 7 1/2 inches long and had a girth of 3 feet, 3 inches. The fish breaks the previous alligator gar record by more than six pounds.
