A pending world-record alligator gar caught by Art Weston is the heaviest freshwater fish every landed on 2-pound test.

The duo initially set out to land an alligator gar weighing more than 110 pounds on a 2-pound test line, according to Sports Illustrated. Weston ended up shattering that goal, landing a 153-pound ...

The Man Behind So Many IGFA RecordsOn April 8th, renowned fishing record angler, Art Weston, completed the unlikely goal of ...

The Kentucky angler, who already has dozens of world records, calls this one the most challenging catch of his fishing life.

Kirk Kirkland/Facebook A Kentucky fisherman reeled in a big one — a really big one ... caught a massive, 283-pound alligator gar fish that is likely to set records. At the time, he was aboard ...

Nathan Cooper and Pierce Parks, two 14-year-old freshmen at Memorial High School, are fishing buddies. The friends try to get out a couple of times a month, including last week. Cooper suggested they ...

One woman couldn't hold back her surprise, saying in the video: "I have never seen one this big on the course." As she watched from the safety of a golf cart, the alligator hissed at her before ...

Art Weston, an angler from Kentucky, is on a mission to catch record-breaking alligator gars while fishing in Texas.

Alligator Gar A carnivorous fish with brilliant purple scales, the Alligator Gar is named after its long snout and rows of large teeth. Aquatic life flourishes in the world of Palia. Bodies of ...

You might look at the Mississippi and think, "There's no way anything weird lives in there." Surprise—you'd be wrong. Lurking ...

Steve Barclay and Sam Lovell, aka the Gar Guys, are making an international ... For several years, they had watched the big alligator patrolling a stretch of waterway. Barclay said they were ...