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

Art Weston landed a 153-pound alligator gar on 2-lb test, setting a new IGFA world record for freshwater fish on ultra-light ...

"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 ...

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 ...

A massive alligator gar, one of North America’s largest freshwater fish, was recently discovered ... with their elongated bodies, armored scales, and multiple rows of sharp teeth.