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Offline Uncle Buck

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giant gar with a recurve
« on: June 21, 2012, 04:20:00 PM »
check out the story in this link. Guy in texas lands a Gar while bowfishing that bottomed out a 300 pound scale and he did it with a recurve and a shoot through reel!http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/33939/texas+fisherman+prevails+in+epic+battle+with+enormous+alligator+gar/
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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2012, 04:26:00 PM »
Holy smokes that's a big fish    :scared:
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Offline rick7

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2012, 04:31:00 PM »
just saw it  awesome
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Offline rushlush

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2012, 04:31:00 PM »
That's huge!
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Offline TexasStick81

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2012, 04:47:00 PM »
Wow, that things is huge.  You might want to check the line around your feet before shooting.  He's lucky that thing didn't drown him.
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Offline Hoyt

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2012, 04:48:00 PM »
Bet he would pull good on a cane pole.
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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2012, 04:53:00 PM »
You could make a suit of armor outta that fish..DANG!

 
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Offline Jason R. Wesbrock

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2012, 04:56:00 PM »
In a word: WOW!
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Offline JoeM

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2012, 05:52:00 PM »
Bear Grizzly?
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Offline straitera

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2012, 06:03:00 PM »
Gar can get just plain big & scary! Never shot one near that big but have seen them within arm's reach! Wading the Trinity River is minutes from here.
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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2012, 06:21:00 PM »
The theory of the existance of monster fish exists no more.
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Offline KHALVERSON

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2012, 06:34:00 PM »
a true river monster
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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2012, 06:57:00 PM »
WOW!  :eek:
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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2012, 06:57:00 PM »
Good Lord...wouldn't want to be in the water with that thing.  Amazing!
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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2012, 07:18:00 PM »
Yikes!   :scared:
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Offline lunchbucket

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2012, 07:33:00 PM »
Holy Smokes what a fish!!!!
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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #16 on: June 21, 2012, 07:53:00 PM »
WOW!!  Freakin' phenomenal!  Can't believe the guy fileted it out before getting it weighed on a bigger scale.  I didn't know people ate gar.
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Offline LONGSTYKES

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #17 on: June 21, 2012, 08:09:00 PM »
That is one awesome monster, I think I would have her mounted. What a conversation piece in the man cave.
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Offline Uncle Buck

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #18 on: June 21, 2012, 08:09:00 PM »
gar are tasty, but its a lot of work to get at the meat.
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Offline huntmaster80

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Re: giant gar with a recurve
« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2012, 09:26:00 PM »
WOW that is a large fish!!!!! no swimming in Texas for me!!!
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