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Record Mississippi Gator Nearly Flips Hunters’ Boat During 2-Hour Fight
Record Mississippi Gator Nearly Flips Hunters’ Boat During 2-Hour Fight
Mississippi became the second southern state to rewrite its alligator record book this fall when Thomas Grant (right) of Boyle, Mississippi, hauled in a 697.5 pounder on September 21 that topped the existing heavyweight by 7 pounds. Grant was hunting with friends on a private hunting club in Issaquena County, 16 miles north of where the previous record gator was caught last year.
Grant’s record catch came just one week after Mike Cottingham reset the Arkansas record book with a 13-foot-3-inch, 1,300-pound gator in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
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Comments (7)
Good job! Great adventure. Thanks for sharing.
That's a lot of boots!!!
Hey that is neat, two state record gators one week apart. One in Arkansas and this one in Mississippi. Things come in threes, so what southern state will have the next state record gator? Great job guys and congrats.
That is Awesome! I dont live near gators at all. That would be cool to see thoough!
Congratulations on a huge record book gator!
While fishing rods & hand lines work, a couple of harpoons darts in this big beast would have sealed the deal earlier. Many gator hunters hook up with larger gators and lose them (most likely 5 to 1 or more that harvest a big one like this) as much weight on a fishing line is pushing the limits.
It's always a wise move to place multiple lines on a huge gator to spread the load out and add as strong a lines as possible with harpoons at the top of the list.
Congratulations again on this great accomplishment.
That is Awesome! www.vogo-tec.com I dont live near gators at all. That would be cool to see thoough!
Holy crap! That thing is a GIGANTOSAUR!!!
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Good job! Great adventure. Thanks for sharing.
That's a lot of boots!!!
Holy crap! That thing is a GIGANTOSAUR!!!
Hey that is neat, two state record gators one week apart. One in Arkansas and this one in Mississippi. Things come in threes, so what southern state will have the next state record gator? Great job guys and congrats.
That is Awesome! I dont live near gators at all. That would be cool to see thoough!
Congratulations on a huge record book gator!
While fishing rods & hand lines work, a couple of harpoons darts in this big beast would have sealed the deal earlier. Many gator hunters hook up with larger gators and lose them (most likely 5 to 1 or more that harvest a big one like this) as much weight on a fishing line is pushing the limits.
It's always a wise move to place multiple lines on a huge gator to spread the load out and add as strong a lines as possible with harpoons at the top of the list.
Congratulations again on this great accomplishment.
That is Awesome! www.vogo-tec.com I dont live near gators at all. That would be cool to see thoough!
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