Mississippi Alligator Record
The alligator weighed 7665 pounds.
Mississippi alligator record. The all tackle fishing world record for alligator gar was a 279 pound fish caught in texas back in 1951. I think right now our records show seven alligators that show were 13 feet or longer and its going to take over 14 feet to break the length record flynt saideven though the state alligator season ends at noon monday hunters have until noon tuesday to get their reports. Bockman his brother ryan and friend cole landers caught the 727 pound monster early sunday morning near the mouth of the big black river.
In 2012 mississippi expanded sport hunting opportunities on public waters to over two thirds of the state and in 2013 alligator hunting on public waters was opened statewide. Brockman plans to use the gators skin to make a gun strap and a picture frame. The belly girth was 69 inches and the tail girth was 43 inches.
More than a state record while the alligator is big it pales in comparison to the longest male harvested in mississippi which was 14 feet inches but it is one of the more significant. Vicksburgs dustin bockman 27 stands in the mississippi river holding up the tail of mississippis new state record for heaviest alligator. The fish has been donated to the museum of natural science in jackson mississippi.
The prehistoric looking reptile weighed in at. The record breaking fish measured seven feet seven. Both gator hunters said they planned to eat the meat and give it out to friends.
James tucker of ardmore pulled in a 192 pound 1 ounce alligator gar jan. 27 from the red river in love county establishing a new state record. Luke pearson caught the turtle in lamar county.
The current length record which has yet to be broken is 13 feet 65 inches. A mississippi man found a massive alligator snapping turtle while conducting research on the reptiles. The state was divided into 7 geographical zones with a 10 day season total of 920 available in a web based applicationdrawing and permit sales process.
Since this fish was caught in a net it wont touch that record but the fact that its 50 pounds heavier makes this easily the largest alligator gar on record.