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

A Kentucky fisherman has reeled in an enormous 200-pound prehistoric alligator snapping turtle and a potentially record-breaking gar at a lake in Texas. 

Art Weston and his trusted guide, Captain Kirk Kirkland, returned to Sam Rayburn Lake, where they had previously hooked a record-shattering alligator gar in the fall.

When the famed fishermen set out on the murky waters last month, they were hoping to find another large alligator gar – one that would break another record. 

During one strenuous morning on the water, Weston hooked and lost multiple record-breaking fish. 

Weston and Kirkland intended to clinch a line-class record, which meant they needed to catch an enormous giant alligator gar with four-pound test line in order for it to qualify as a record. 

Weston was out with his trusted guide, Captain Kirk Kirkland. After failing to reel in a…