A Nebraska man is the new state record holder under alternative methods for shortnose gar.
Rich Porter of Omaha, Nebraska was bowfishing on May 16 at the Lake of the Ozarks when he shot a 14-pound, 6-ounce fish.
“Shortnose gar usually only weigh three-to-four pounds,” Porter told the Missouri Department of Conservation. “So, to catch one that big, we thought it was a longnose.”
The previous state record under alternative methods was a 13-pound, 1-ounce fish that was caught in Mark Twain Lake in 2006.
Porter contacted The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) about the shortnose gar he caught. MDC conducted genetic tests to confirm the fish was a pure shortnose gar, which it was.
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