Bow Fishing- 244.5 lb Gar


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Re: Bow Fishing- 244.5 lb Gar

They make bow fishing and bow hunting video's. All I know is it was on Lake Sam Rayburn here in Texas and it was 244.5 lbs. I tried to find some thing on the story but no luck. Look at the site, maybe I missed some thing on it.

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Guest whitetailarcher

Re: Bow Fishing- 244.5 lb Gar

Well whatever story is true or whatever size it is that is one big fish that I don't want to be swimming with. Pretty neat video too, I've alwasy wanted to try that.

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Re: Bow Fishing- 244.5 lb Gar

They do get huge! I read an article in Field N Stream a few years back about those monsters. That size use to be pretty common.

Ive seen some large ones and even caught a few but never that big.

I wonder about the weight too. The state (oklahoma) record looks to be close to that size and its just over 100lbs.

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Re: Bow Fishing- 244.5 lb Gar

Actually I looked it up again. The unrestricted state record for oklahoma is 184lbs.

Here is the image. It was to large to paste.

Here is the rod and reel state record. There are still some monsters out there! This one was 180lbs. Giving the size of the monster they have, id say its possible that weight is correct.

alligatorgar.jpg

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Guest Andrea

Re: Bow Fishing- 244.5 lb Gar

I wouldn't doubt the weight. Those things get enormous. I mean, look at the pic with them STANDING by the fish. You gotta figure that one of those guys has to weigh at LEAST 170. Right? And that fish is way bigger than them!!! wink.gif

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Guest STXExtremeBowHunting

Re: Bow Fishing- 244.5 lb Gar

I know it was taken here in Texas and I have been around (not caught or killed myself) that were in the 180 to 200 class and this fish is the biggest I have ever seen. The 244.5 I think is true.

I could be wrong but from being around a few 150 plus lb gars, this guy is well over 2 bills.

Even if the guys in the pic are 250 lbs together, you can see that the fish is as big or close to the sixe of them together.

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