Record-breaking fish caught in Posey County

Associated Press - October 25, 2007 10:54 AM ET

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says a record-breaking longnose gar has been caught in the Wabash River.

The fish weighed 19 pounds, 4 ounces, and was nearly 55 inches from lip to tail. It was caught in southwest Indiana's Posey County on October 10th by Kevin Huber of New Harmony.

Longnose gars are primitive-looking fish with a long snout studded with sharp teeth.

Indiana's previous record longnose gar was caught in the White River in Pike County in 2004. It weighed a little over 18 pounds.

Wow , I think I will start fishing for Gar ! Why a trash fish record makes the news in mystery to me . I have caught these toothy critters fishing the river nad some backwater lake - the fight hard but are still a trash fish , no good to eat and a vious predeator .

That record could easily be broken if you set your sights on gar right now in the Ohio. They are everywhere, last week I'm sure I saw one bigger than that at the lower dam in Lou. Ky.'s record will be a little tougher at 40#s it was also out of the river...Maybe I'm gar fishen this week . Hmmmmm.

Well ,
The gar in the river are Alligator Gar and Im sure the record for them is alot more . I checked the DNR web site but all the have listed is the long nose gar so I dont know about the gator gars but like Ive said - trash fish .

All the gar ive ever caught out of the river are long nose gar,never seen any alligator gar in the river.Anyone else ever caught one?Gar are not trash fish,if you like a good fight,you got it with a big gar.Just cause you cant eat them or there not the great bass doesnt make them trash.Me and a buddy of mine caught them all night one night on crankbaits and had a blast.You couldnt tell me that night that wasnt a sport fish.Just my opinion though,i like the pull of any big fish on my line.Sure its not what im going after but it beats the heck out of catching a skipjack.

[QUOTE=bassmanic1;307364]Well ,
The gar in the river are Alligator Gar and Im sure the record for them is alot more . I checked the DNR web site but all the have listed is the long nose gar so I dont know about the gator gars but like Ive said - trash fish .[/QUOTE]

I'm just stating what the Ky.digest said the record for longnose gar is and where it was caught! It is an old record I believe 1956? And I'm with John [fisheater] on this one ,they are a blast to catch. Does the Wabash river run into the Ohio?

Opps !
I checked with Google and you are right , the Ohio has Long Nose Gar in it . Alligator gar are down south , the world record being 279lbs ! Mmm , this crow is tough . :}

I watched a fishing show several months back and they were on some river catching those alligator gar about as long as the boat and as big around as a basketball..These fish were jumping and fighting like crazy.Looked like a blast to me.Wild looking suckers.

[QUOTE=fisheater;307551]I watched a fishing show several months back and they were on some river catching those alligator gar about as long as the boat and as big around as a basketball..These fish were jumping and fighting like crazy.Looked like a blast to me.Wild looking suckers.[/QUOTE]

Was it the one they where using native american shad for bait and a girnie sp? to land them???

Yep.That was the one.Those fish looked awfull sporty to me.Almost like catching a marlin or something.I would pay for some action like that.