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A trio of hunters in Central Florida harvested what could be the second-heaviest alligator in the state\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Kevin Brotz, an alligator hunting guide and owner of Get Bit Outdoors fishing supply store in Orlando, posted a photo to Facebook showing the 920-pound gator he caught alongside Darren Field and Carson Gore.<\/p>\n

Brotz captioned the post with the phrase, “Gator of a lifetime.”<\/p>\n

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The group caught the 13-foot, near half-ton alligator in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 25, from a local lake, Brotz said in a phone interview with Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

“Between personal trips and clients, I\u2019ve done probably close to a thousand alligator hunts, and I\u2019ve never seen a giant like this,” said Brotz. “For that reason, we\u2019re doing a full body mount. He will be forever memorialized.”<\/p>\n

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Brotz said it took him, Field and Carson about four hours to land the gator.<\/p>\n

Brotz said that in the 20 years he\u2019s been a hunting guide and licensed charter captain,\u00a0extremely large alligators seem to show muscle decline, but this one appeared healthy.<\/p>\n

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It took the trio two attempts to hook the gator, Brotz recalled.<\/p>\n

The alligator crawled to the bottom of the lake in what appeared to be an attempt to outwait the group, according to Brotz.<\/p>\n

“He didn\u2019t death roll. He was honestly exhausted when he came up,” Brotz said. “It was like looking into a T-Rex\u2019s eyes. It was surreal.”<\/p>\n

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Current weight records published by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) show that the state\u2019s heaviest male alligator weighed 1,043 pounds and measured 13 feet, 10.5 inches.<\/p>\n

The gator was caught from Orange Lake in Alachua County.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to the Florida FWC for comment about the 920-pound gator\u2019s record status.<\/p>\n

“To have our names on the record list [potentially], I never even thought about that when we first harvested it,” Brotz said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’d be amazing. It\u2019s humbling. It’s very cool for our families. This is part of our livelihood, not just for income, but for pleasure. It’s a passion,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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