Fishermen caught a 16-foot oarfish ... crustaceans, small fish and other small sea creatures. In 1963, an oarfish caught in New Jersey was rumored to have measured 49 feet in length.

Catching An Alligator Gar Chris Hernandez of San Benito, Texas, tells the story of how he caught a 7-foot, 200-pound alligator gar — a type of ray-finned fish — from his kayak.

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.

Kentucky fisherman Art Weston won't ever have to lie about the size of fish he has caught. It's because he may have landed one of the biggest ever! The duo are a fishing dream team. Weston has ...

Alligator gar are prehistoric-looking throwbacks capable of growing beyond 8 feet long and 300 pounds during a slow growth life cycle that can last more than 75 years. Advertisement ...

This fish can grow as long as 8 feet and can weigh more than 300 pounds. Alligator gar is a type of fish found in Texas' fresh bodies of water.

The oldest fish ever caught by researchers in Texas was 63 years old, Daugherty says. But in 2011, TPWD received the otolith from an 8-and-a-half-foot gar caught in Mississippi and biologists ...

Art Weston lands a 153-lb alligator gar on 2-lb test. Once approved it will set a new IGFA world record as the largest freshwater fish ever caught on ultra-light tackle.

While fishing in the Sam Rayburn Reservoir in eastern Texas last month, Art Weston, 52, caught a massive, 283-pound alligator gar fish that is ... that are more than 8 feet long are actually ...

Kentucky angler Art Weston snagged another gigantic alligator gar while traveling ... such a large fish on such fragile tackle, Weston and Kirkland came prepared with 6-foot steel leaders ...

Alligator gar have razor-sharp teeth and can grow up to 10 feet long. Getty Images/iStockphoto The 27-inch fish, which is known for its ravenous appetite, was first spotted in Yunchan Lake in the ...