Kentucky big fish hunter finds wealth of record class on Texas waters
IGFA record chaser and light tackle specialist Art Weston with the 212-pound alligator gar he caught and released in September at Choke Canyon Reservoir near Three Rivers. The fish is a pending IGFA 16-pound line class world record and one of six line class world records Weston caught on the same trip. (Courtesy Photo, Art Weston)
Capt. Kirk Kirkland weighs Weston’ big gar at lakeside using a certified portable scale. If all of Weston’s recent record submissions are approved, he will own every IGFA line class record for alligator gar, plus the All-Tackle world record. (Courtesy Photo, Art Weston)
In early October, Weston caught and released this 68-pound smallmouth buffalo Walter B. Long reservoir near Austin. The is a pending IGFA 80-pound line class record. (Courtesy Photo, Art Weston)
Outdoors WriterBig fish hunter Art Weston was back in Texas a few weeks back. Not surprisingly, he was up to his old tricks again.Weston is an adrenaline junkie and world record chaser from Union, KY. His motto: Go big or don’t go at all.He’s been pretty successful at closing the deal, too.Since 2017, Weston has set 78 IGFA angling records linked to 14 freshwater...
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