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Alligator gar versus ELB
FlintWalker:
Eddie, I'd say what you have down there is the long nosed gar. They rarely get much over 5' long. The spotted gar is a lot smaller. The gar in that picture is a true alligator gar, and an extremely old one at that!
The biggest long nose I've killed is 50". I shot a 49"er the same day and I bet the 50"er was half again as heavy. One you start getting over 4' they start gaining girth instead of length.
I'm not positive, but I think about the only place you can find gator gar anymore is in Texas.
mullet:
Yep, Shannon, you are right. Got them mixed up.
Little John:
I just saw a special on cable tv, One old Texan had one mounted almost the size of this picture and swore that he had seenone go under his boat much bigger. This picture was shown on the special. Just goes to show ya everything is bigger in Texas.
El Destructo:
Especially the B.S. Stories!!!!
Little John:
Reminds me of the guys who were noodling catfish at P.K. with scuba gear. Every time they tried to get the big one out of an old car the fish rolled up the window.
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