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Kentucky angler nabs a 200-pound prehistoric alligator snapping turtle before going on to reel in monster gar - which stands to break his OWN record
Daily Mail UK ^
| May 13, 2024
| MITCHELL GOODBAR
Posted on 05/13/2024 8:20:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
Art Weston reeled in a fearsome, 200lbs. prehistoric alligator snapping turtle
Weston was trying to catch a record-breaking alligator gar when it happened
The prehistoric beast had its mouth open and was ready to bite and claw them
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TOPICS: History; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Sports
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To: rhinohunter
We had a guy in the 70’s in the Marines, from Texas, that constantly bragged about Texas and everything associated with it............
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posted on
05/13/2024 8:58:36 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: rlmorel
That’s why I only go swimming in the bathtub.
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:01:56 AM PDT
by
moovova
("The NEXT ELECTION is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: moovova
Hahahahahahaha!
Once I was swimming cross turtle creek
Man them snappers all around my feet
Sure was hard swimming cross that thing
With both hands holding my ding-a-ling
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:03:58 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(In Today's Democrat America, The $5 Dollar Bill is the New $1 Dollar Bill.)
To: Red Badger
Where is he fishing,Jurassic Park?
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:05:23 AM PDT
by
jmcenanly
(You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ― Winston)
To: Red Badger
"...We had a guy in the 70’s in the Marines, from Texas, that constantly bragged about Texas and everything associated with it..." LOL! Of course you did! Didn't everyone?
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:05:33 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(In Today's Democrat America, The $5 Dollar Bill is the New $1 Dollar Bill.)
To: Red Badger
I’m glad they released both creatures.
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:06:04 AM PDT
by
moovova
("The NEXT ELECTION is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: rlmorel
We had some other guys from Texas that were not as bad as he was. I mean there was not any subject you could talk about that he wouldn’t pipe up and say something like, “We do it better in Texas!” or some such interjection. I think the other Texas guys were embarrassed by him.............
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:08:28 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
Does Texas have the biggest midgets in the world, or the smallest?
To: HartleyMBaldwin
Funny you should ask, as this walking advertisement for Texas was the shortest man in the company...............
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:11:16 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
Heh, absolutely. We had a guy who did it to the point it was a joke, he knew it was a joke, and the only people who got irritable about it were the people who had something against Texas anyway!
I am sure that, here in this day, he would be called a Troll!
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:12:54 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(In Today's Democrat America, The $5 Dollar Bill is the New $1 Dollar Bill.)
To: Red Badger
Personally I don’t really care about the alligator gar. I get it, he got a big fish.
But the prehistoric alligator snapping turtle, ? that is really something. It’s a prehistoric animal that is still alive? Wow.
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:16:06 AM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: Red Badger
We have both here and real alligators have been seen in the Tennessee River. Fresh water here is NOT safe.
To: HartleyMBaldwin
Both.
BTW- I’m a Damned Yankee. (Someone who moved to Texas from the north and never went back north.)
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:27:22 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
To: Red Badger
Yes, we get some bigguns here too. They’re a pain to catch/snag. Around here it’s only on the hottest days in the most stagnant river oxbows. Who wants to go out on those days.
To: ImJustAnotherOkie
It’s like reeling in a log.......................
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:31:08 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
That snapper looks like it could have been the inspiration for the Star Wars character Jabba the Hutt.
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posted on
05/13/2024 9:56:45 AM PDT
by
Rennes Templar
(Come back, President Trump.)
To: Red Badger
It’s like reeling in a log.......................With Teeth
To: Beowulf9
Personally I don’t really care about the alligator gar. I get it, he got a big fish. But the prehistoric alligator snapping turtle, ? that is really something. It’s a prehistoric animal that is still alive? Wow.I'm not sure what your point is. A quick Google search shows that snapping turtles have been around for about 90 million years while the alligator gar has been around for 215 million years. In terms of antiquity, the gar is far more prehistoric than the snapping turtle.
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posted on
05/13/2024 10:28:01 AM PDT
by
CommerceComet
(Re-elect Donald Trump - AGAIN)
To: Red Badger
I’m a fishing machine. I have so much respect for Gods creation. Absolutely amazing.
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