Alligator Gar... WOW

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/21/327-pound-dinosaur-fish-caught-swimming-mississippi/?cmpid=cmty_fb_Gigya_Record-Crushing_327-Pound_'Dinosaur_Fish'_Caught#

Ok first off how the heck would you get a fish that weight into a net? It had to have been thrashing around all over the place. He pulled it into the boat by himself? I find that very hard to believe. Second if he did just use a net why is there blood all over it's mouth? Me thinks there is more to the story.

I shared similar feelings.. front of his mouth is quite bloody

That's an awful lot of blood on his face for "netting", even if he beat his head/snout a bit on the side of the boat while they were trying to "land him".

Amazing fish though!!

There was a river monster episode on this fish... Pretty nasty stuff and they seem to get fairly huge for a freshwater fish...

Way crazy looking fish. There is no way on earth the guy pulled it in the boat by himself. A fish that size would have capsized the boat or pulled him overboard..IMO lol

They do get huge . But , I too have some skeptical thoughts about it . First off , he used the plural of net , so he must have been using a gill net . But , I SERIOUSLY doubt he " pulled it into my boat by the gills " . 300+ pounds is damned near impossible to "pull" into a bout that is not designed for such things without capsizing said boat.
Most all gator gars of that size are "caught" with fishing ARCHERY gear.
I would like to have been there to see it and hear the story.

wow! huge fish for sure! kinda sad it got caught though...

Pulled it in by himself my @ss. I wanna know the story of the mouth being so bloody.

On swamp people that skinny kid was pulling up alligators at least that big.If you get the head in you go t him.The fish was dead tired by the time they lifted him in.

@ 20sack ,,, You just said "They" His story said " I "

Sack, I watch Swamp People too. When they pull the gators onto there boats they have a bullet in the head, they are dead not thrashing around like I'm sure this fish was if in fact it was alive when He supposdly pulled in onto his boat. If the gators were alive I'm sure the Swamp People wouldn't be getting it on board either that's why they make sure it's dead first.

wow, he's awesome! Pretty scary to run across while your swimming

That's exactly why I don't go swimming any place in Texas.LOL

Lots of fun to catch ,here in cajun country! Usually catch 3 to 5 footers.

ewww, i wouldn't want to catch one.

and what was he doing fishing on VALENTINES DAY? he should have been home spoiling his wife. lol

He brought her home a trophy!

WOW, amazing but sad to me. Biggest one ever documents, 50-70 years old, and now probably dead and stuffed somewhere. Agh, its magestic, and we have a need to see stuff like this, but let the poor old fish back to live its final days out, geez. =) Wonder what they did with it

yeah i too was wondering what had become of it. i know we have some really big ones here in texas but there was talk about them being protected.

I don't know when that fish was "caught" but I did some research , and according to the records , the state record is 215 pounds , caught in 2003 ??? Hmmmm ?

i kind of agree with you lifeisgood, i showed to my co-workers here and they say its fake, too big to be real lol, but if it is i think they are gonna kill him for sure..

they get bigger

http://www.bigfishbowfishingtexas.com/all.html
here is the texas state record
http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/outdoors/fishing/records/texas-fishing-records.html

or how about this one
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/broken-bow-gar.shtml

I know they get bigger , I was just researching the state where this one was supposedly caught , Mississippi .

it still could be fake but it is possible. i wish they had a shot of the entire fish. i could make my holey rock look huge with a close up shot lol.