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'Prehistoric' 170 pound alligator gar caught in Lake Texoma

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A 170 pound alligator gar was caught in Lake Texoma.

According to the Oklahoma Game Wardens, angler Zachary Sutterfield of Durant, Oklahoma, harvested the 6'9 gar.

The alligator gar was a prehistoric fish, according to game wardens.

Sutterfield allowed the ODWC to come and gather data from the gar for research.

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