Texas has witnessed the return of a world record fishing titan, which created another extraordinary saga under its murky surface in the most unfortunate capture of its life.
Kentucky Art Weston fisherman hooked another gigantic crocodile gar as he traveled with his fishing guide, Captain Kirk Kirkland, Abboard of his boat, which he legitimately called the “ship company”.
Weston recorded his name in the registration books again on April 8 after landing the largest fresh water fish in ultralight Tackle in the history of international hunting fishing associations (IGFA). It is just another notch in its belt of more than 40 world records.
He fought against the 153 pound giant and 7 feet 3 inches for almost four exhausting hours before finally taking him to the shore after chasing him for approximately 2 miles.
Weston said his goal for the day was to overcome the existing 110 -pound record for the Cocodrilo Gar caught in an incredible 2 -pound light test line.
Knowing that the difficulty of landing such a large fish in such a fragile Tackle, Weston and Kirkland were prepared with 6 -foot steel leaders and robust hook J, attached to IgFA regulations.
The resistance of the reel was set the light of the feathers, trusting more in the exhausting fish than the brute force.
“This is a situation in which you cannot trust the force that you can apply to the fish, but even more, simply press enough to keep swimming and get tired,” said Weston.
‘A true 1%probability capture’
When he hit the huge gar, Weston said that his initial list did not immediately reveal its record noise size, so the decision was made to pursue the capture.
The stubborn fish remained deeply, often swimming 8-12 feet under his boat, even resting at the bottom for more than 10 minutes at the same time.
“Many thanks to Kirk, since it was such a difficult capture: we worked very hard to land it (almost lost it several times),” said Weston. “A true 1%probability capture.”
Once on the ground safely, the giant gar was heavy, measured and photographed before being released back to Lake Livingston Live, according to Weston.
According to the IGFA, once officially certified, this incredible capture will be the largest freshwater fish ever registered throughout the world in an ultralight line (2 -pound test).
It will also be classified as the sixth fish of any species, fresh water or salt water, caught in such a light rig.