Pending World Record Tropical Gar

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While casting a Mepps Spinner in Costa Rica’s Rio Frio on November 7, 2012, native Costa Rican angler Mauricio Solis Salas landed a 8.64 kg (19 lb 0 oz) tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus) that could earn him the new All-Tackle record. Salas was fishing with local guide Francisco Mejias Naranjo and needed 15 minutes to land the toothy fish after hooking up. The current IGFA record is 5.18 kg (11 lb 6 oz).

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Oh my god the teeth on that thing! Snout looks like a frigging goblin shark!
 

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I didn't know they got that big. I didn't know they got as big as the old record even. Debating if I still want one now.

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