Jack Pytel shared photos with ABC13 of his big catch - a 190-pound, 7'5" alligator gar.
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He said he was in a creek near the Brazos River on Feb. 1 when he hooked the giant fish.
Thirty minutes later, he hauled it in.
Pytel said he usually releases his catches, but he gave this one to a friend's father.
It seems the alligator gar likes to put up a fight.
In Anahuac, two fishermen shared that they got a workout pulling in a 172-pound alligator gar on the end of a fishing line.
But though these are impressive, they're still not the biggest.
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According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the state record for an alligator gar catch is 302 pounds. It was caught on a trotline in 1953.
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