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Sean Chatham, of Ardmore OK, pulled in a 184-pound, 3-ounce alligator gar Feb. 25 from the Red River in Love County, establishing a new state record.
Chatham snagged the monstrous fish about 2 p.m. using a stainless steel leader and 25 pound test line.
We try to go after the big ones, but when I saw how big this one was I was really surprised. I fought the fish for about 35 minutes before it got into some shallow water near the bank. When it did, I jumped on it and tried to keep it from making another run into deep water, Chatham said.
The record-breaking alligator gar measured seven feet, eight inches long and was an impressive three feet, two inches in girth.
Chatham's fish broke the previous alligator gar record by four pounds. Deryl Landers set the previous record a 180-pound fish also caught from the Red River in 2002.
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