The best time to hunt for alligator gar is during the spring spawn, but shooting is still good in the summer. The Gar Guys book guided trips from the first week of March until the end of July.

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So far this year, Barclay and Lovell have taken out 20 clients for trophy fish with 100 percent success; the smallest gar they've taken weighed 125 pounds. Seven have been over 200.

The men offer tours with the promise of one trophy gar per client.

"We don't want to deplete our resources," Barclay said. "So we guide for a trophy fish. I don't know any other company that does that. It is a very unique circumstance."