A Texas fisherman who snagged a humongous alligator gar only realized just how big it was when he saw the picture of him laying beside it.
Measuring a staggering 7.5 feet (2.28 meters) and weighing in at 207 pounds (approx. 93.9 kilograms), the torpedo-shaped mega-fish set a new record for Lake Corpus Christi.
Paul Hefner with the 207-pound alligator gar. (Courtesy of Paul Hefner)
Paul Hefner, 23, used a jug line (a line suspended from a floating jug) to catch the whopping gar on April 13, before releasing it safely back in the water straight after weighing. Mr. Hefner and his father lassoed the gar behind its gill plates in order to drag it to the bank….