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Alligator Gar Caught in Alabama

Alabama Record Alligator Gar Caught in 2004
The record hook and line alligator gar was caught in August of 2004 from the Tensaw River, Mobile Delta, by Michael Houseknecht of Mobile, 151-pounds, 5-ounces

Bow shot alligator gar in Alabama
Bow angler Clayton Hadley, shot this large alligator gar near the mouth of the Apalachee River, Mobile Delta, in August of 2008. The fish was about 77-3/4 inches long, and the unofficial weight was 134 pounds.