Prehistoric Looking Fish Caught

Brent Crawford a local fisherman captured one of the largest alligator gars in know history.  The gar was was caught in a lake in Corpus Christi Texas.  The fresh water fish weighs 300 pounds and is almost ten feet long.

Crawford landed the fish with a fishing bow while on the water.  The battle took an epic 45 minutes.  The largest know alligator gar caught by bow was 365 pounds.  The fish are know to grow to great sizes and are call alligator gars due to their large size and have been featured on fishing shows.