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An angler and a professional guide may have broken two fishing records after they reeled in<\/a> a massive alligator gar.<\/p>\n

Art Weston, a Kentucky resident, went to East Texas to catch the alligator gar with the help of an expert guide and fisherman, Captain Kirk Kirkland.<\/p>\n

Kirkland is a full-time fisherman and alligator gar guide. He can be found on the water 250 days out of the year, he told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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On Sept. 2, Weston joined Capt. Kirkland on his boat, the “Garship Enterprise,” and went out to Lake Sam Rayburn in the hope of catching a 130-pound fish.<\/a><\/p>\n

“It’s one of the species that people travel from every country in the world to fish for and we have the best population here in the Trinity River,” Kirkland said.<\/p>\n

The two men were fishing with a six-pound line and needed a place that offered a sandy bottom with minimal snags \u2014 which is why Lake Sam Rayburn<\/a> was the perfect choice, Weston told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

“The drawback of this area was that there would be fewer fish,” Weston said.<\/p>\n

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“I was willing to take that trade-off to see if we could get records,” he said.<\/p>\n

Weston and Kirkland set up two reels with cut-bait and placed them in their rod holders before flipping the bait runners. Then, all that was left to do was wait for a pull.<\/p>\n

The anglers successfully reeled in two gars after setting up, but things started to slow down before they caught their record-breaking treasure.<\/a><\/p>\n

“All of a sudden, one of the reels started to scream \u2014 the fish just grabbed the bait and absolutely just took off in a straight line,” Weston recalled.<\/p>\n

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He and Kirkland fought the alligator gar nonstop for two hours and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

“It’s pretty exhausting to catch fish like that,” Kirkland noted.<\/p>\n

He kept the boat right beside the fish as Weston held constant pressure on the line.<\/p>\n

Both men knew they were dealing with something large, but it wasn’t until the two-hour-and-20-minute mark that they realized just how massive it really was.<\/a><\/p>\n

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“I said, \u2018Kirk, she is coming up!\u2019 and he increased the speed a bit, left the wheel, and was ready to land her when she surfaced,” Weston said.<\/p>\n

“I remember yelling, \u2018Oh my God, that\u2019s a monster!\u2019” Weston added.<\/p>\n

After battling the beast of a fish for another 20 minutes or so, Weston and the captain brought it ashore.<\/p>\n

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Once they returned to land, the anglers took guesses at how much the fish weighed. They were stunned after seeing the number hit 283 pounds<\/a> \u2014 a new all-tackle record.<\/p>\n

“It was a pretty unbelievable accomplishment to have on your books,” said Kirkland.<\/p>\n

The record-breaking fish was 100 inches long and 48 inches around.<\/p>\n

Weston is set to break both the International Game Fish Association’s (IGFA) all-tackle and Men\u2019s 3-kg (6 lb) line class world records for alligator gar<\/a>, according to the IGFA.<\/p>\n

The records are both “currently pending” and under review, the IGFA announced on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to the IGFA for comment.<\/p>\n

The Texas Parks and Wildlife reports that alligator gar is a species that’s “as old as the dinosaurs.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

It lives in rivers, reservoirs and estuaries throughout the state.<\/p>\n

After weighing the large fish, Weston and Kirkland released their catch back into the water.<\/p>\n

“I can\u2019t say enough about Captain Kirk, and how he has helped me land so many wonderful fish,” Weston commented.<\/p>\n

“There are not too many guides that will put up with a record hunter and all the effort it takes, but he is the best there is,” he added.<\/p>\n

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