A pending world-record alligator gar caught by Art Weston is the heaviest freshwater fish ever landed on 2-pound test.

An angler from Kentucky says he may have broken a record for a 153-pound alligator gar caught in Lake Livingston, Texas after ...

The Man Behind So Many IGFA RecordsOn April 8th, renowned fishing record angler, Art Weston, completed the unlikely goal of ...

thick armored scales, and two rows of piercing teeth, these huge fish could easily be mistaken for a ferocious gator — hence their common name: alligator gar. They are the largest known species ...

The duo initially set out to land an alligator gar weighing more than 110 pounds on a 2-pound test line, according to Sports Illustrated. Weston ended up shattering that goal, landing a 153-pound ...

"We both had a look of shock when the scale just kept going higher and higher ... 283-pound alligator gar fish that is likely to set records. At the time, he was aboard a boat operated by renowned ...

Art Weston, an angler from Kentucky, is on a mission to catch record-breaking alligator gars while fishing in Texas.

Both said they enjoyed the battle between a fish and the fisher, and they relished the chance to land this gar. "For a fish that size, we're talking over 180 pounds, we were only using 50-pound ...