Record gator gar landed in Rayburn

[Quillback]

On 6 lb. test.  The guy who caught it has a bunch of line class records and he set one for 6 lb. test for this species for sure.

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[FishnDave]

Amazing and very impressive!  With 6 lb line, you can put almost no pressure on a fish that size.  Just follow it around.

I want one on fly!  But maybe a much smaller one I can land in under 20 minutes, tops.

[Quillback]

2 hours ago, FishnDave said:

Amazing and very impressive!  With 6 lb line, you can put almost no pressure on a fish that size.  Just follow it around.

I want one on fly!  But maybe a much smaller one I can land in under 20 minutes, tops.

From what I know about the gators, the Trinity river in TX is the place to go.