By Mitchell Goodbar For Dailymail.Com
06:39 13 May 2024, updated 09:14 13 May 2024
- 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
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…