m******h
发帖数: 5753 | 1 Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:53am PDT
Texas fisherman prevails in epic battle with enormous alligator gar
By: Pete Thomas, GrindTV.com
Whether Brent Crawford has captured the world's largest alligator gar will
never be known -- his scale bottomed out emphatically at 300 pounds and he
filleted the prehistoric-looking fish after attempting to obtain its weight.
But this much is clear: The gar Crawford landed while bow-fishing recently
in Texas' Lake Corpus Christie is among the largest specimens ever captured
-- and it was captured in a manner like no other gar captured beforehand.
(The largest-known alligator gar caught while bow-fishing weighed 365 pounds
. The largest caught on rod and reel weighed 279 pounds.)
Crawford, who has lived on the lake for 20 years, was alerted to the
presence of several giant gar in a wide canal feeding into the lake: an
enormous female swimming with about five smaller males.
His reaction, according to the Corpus Christie Caller Times, was simply: "Oh
goodness. That fish right there was worth chasing."
The newspaper's outdoors columnist, David Sikes, produced a detailed account
of what transpired next. The following is a condensed version:
Crawford, with his fishing bow, stalked the great fish carefully, knowing he
might only get one shot.
When he finally fired, he scored a direct hit, unleashing the fury of the 8-
foot, 2-inch beast, which created an explosion of mud and water before it
ran toward the lake.
Big problem, because the nylon cord had become tangled at Crawford's feet,
and when he grabbed the line, as it began to tighten, it became wrapped
around his hand.
The line went taut and the fish yanked the fisherman into the water
headfirst. That's when Crawford's dog, Bleux, grabbed him by the cuff of the
jeans, creating a bizarre riverbank tug-of-war.
Crawford ultimately was able to free his hand from the cord and stand knee-
deep in the shallow canal, gripping his fishing bow, the cord still attached
to the mighty fish. "There was no doubt who was in control and it wasn't me
," the fisherman recalled.
The gar stole 200 feet of cord in a battle that lasted 45 minutes, before
Crawford reeled it to the bank. Soaked and exhausted, the fisherman
straddled the fish, reached for his cellphone -- which he had kept in a
waterproof case -- and dialed a friend.
The friend arrived with a pistol, which resoundingly ended the struggle, and
the two men used a rope and an ATV to drag the quarry to Crawford's house.
It wasn't until after Crawford had carved up his catch that he learned the
Texas bow-fishing record for alligator gar is 290 pounds, and the overall
state record is 302 pounds.
Record or no record, it was a monstrous gar and one of the wildest angling
feats in Texas history. It's a shame that there isn't a category for that.
-- Image showing Brent Crawford with his amazing catch is courtesy of the
fisherman
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发帖数: 2088 | 2 they shot it with a pistol otherwise there is no way he can land it. | m******h
发帖数: 5753 | 3 he was bow fishing, I could not see he used a pistol
【在 l**********3 的大作中提到】
: they shot it with a pistol otherwise there is no way he can land it.
| l**********3
发帖数: 2088 | 4 晕， 你贴的文章里写的啊。。。
“The friend arrived with a pistol, which resoundingly ended the struggle,
and
the two men used a rope and an ATV to drag the quarry to Crawford's house. ”
【在 m******h 的大作中提到】
: he was bow fishing, I could not see he used a pistol
| m******h
发帖数: 5753 | 5 哈哈哈， 光看见他被拖进泥里了， 狗把他救了，
这鱼的皮和鳄鱼差不多了，
”
【在 l**********3 的大作中提到】
: 晕， 你贴的文章里写的啊。。。
: “The friend arrived with a pistol, which resoundingly ended the struggle,
: and
: the two men used a rope and an ATV to drag the quarry to Crawford's house. ”
| c*******s
发帖数: 5839 | | l**********3
发帖数: 2088 | 7 我看river monster里面那个大的alligator gar是用电锯锯开的， 最锋利的刀都割不
开。 更别说他那把recurve bow了。 估计也就弄伤点而已， 要是没枪真的是一点希望
都没， 说不定还要被鱼拖着满湖跑哈哈哈哈。
【在 m******h 的大作中提到】
: 哈哈哈， 光看见他被拖进泥里了， 狗把他救了，
: 这鱼的皮和鳄鱼差不多了，
:
: ”
| l**********3
发帖数: 2088 | 8 我觉得这种鱼特别像中国的龙。
【在 c*******s 的大作中提到】
: 死得好难看
| I***a
发帖数: 13467 | | s*6
发帖数: 3972 | 10 这个要是做成包没准儿比hermes还贵来。
【在 m******h 的大作中提到】
: 哈哈哈， 光看见他被拖进泥里了， 狗把他救了，
: 这鱼的皮和鳄鱼差不多了，
:
: ”
| c*******s
发帖数: 5839 | 11 谁告诉你老美都release了
lol
【在 I***a 的大作中提到】
: 老美这个时候就不release 了？
| k******a
发帖数: 2436 | 12 OMG they ate it?! Full of tasty mercury I am sure.
【在 m******h 的大作中提到】
: Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:53am PDT
: Texas fisherman prevails in epic battle with enormous alligator gar
: By: Pete Thomas, GrindTV.com
: Whether Brent Crawford has captured the world's largest alligator gar will
: never be known -- his scale bottomed out emphatically at 300 pounds and he
: filleted the prehistoric-looking fish after attempting to obtain its weight.
: But this much is clear: The gar Crawford landed while bow-fishing recently
: in Texas' Lake Corpus Christie is among the largest specimens ever captured
: -- and it was captured in a manner like no other gar captured beforehand.
: (The largest-known alligator gar caught while bow-fishing weighed 365 pounds
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