This Is Why You Bring A Measuring Tape! (I Found the Monster!) 

I gotta add this: your views of conservation and fishing in general is dang commendable!

What an amazing fish and love the way you speak so highly of the species! They are truly remarkable and need more protection. I'm not sure if you're currently on your Florida trip but hopefully, it goes well or went well. As the weather starts warming up I would love to see some big carp on the channel again. I know you love them and over the last 2 weeks I caught my first and I completely understand the joy of catching them. Also, strange locations and unlikely locations where big fish are located definitely are bangers of videos. The last suggestion would be delving much deeper into making more reels of epic moments from previous videos, reels right now are going crazy for fishing and you could definitely benefit from all the crazy experiences. As always I love the videos and your growth has been so fun to watch.

Let's freaking go Payton. Absolutely love your channel bro. What a catch 👏 👊👊

I love how you tie conservation in. Wish more fishing shows could emulate that. important stuff.

That was a damn fun video to watch. True monster. My grandad use to pull some monsters out of the trinity in the DFW area. Best of luck.

Hell of a fish! That gar is as long as I am tall, I’ve never caught anything even close to that size I think you might’ve mentioned it before on the Patreon, but what kind of braid are you using for a leader? I’m usually targeting both gar and cats when I fish with heavy gear, and I like the idea of increased versatility over wire

Straight up warrior like brother. Thats how its done people!

lmao i always get pissed when people dont eat the fish they catch. Its just a waste of time and money like whats the point.

Nice catch!

Nice Dino!! I wish these were catch and release only so we could see the 10-12 footers again. People like you respect them and make sure they swim away just for some yahoo to take it with a bow when they already have a boat filled with fish. Great video though and awesome catch.

What a fish! I find solo gator gar catches super impressive. Especially big ones from the bank. I love it! 😏🎣👍🏻

Wild l8fe is the real deal, unlike other RU-vidrs that have to shoot gar (nowhere near that size), 3 damn times for clicks.

I got a lasso I’ll send you for free. I’m born and raised in spring on cypress creek at kuykendah. I’ve always used them. A little tricky at first but you get use to them

Saltwater is better you see in the freshwater all of that mud u should come to Anguilla only saltwater bro

Great fight 👍🏼…I’m in Hawaii we go out and fight several marlins in a day after that the beer sure tastes good !!!😎

We got them up here in Canada, but haven't seen a six footer yet.

Caught a gar like this off a jug once fishing in Arkansas. Amazing catch off a rod no wonder you were wore out!

Great video again as always brother and the education sets you apart from other fisherman on RU-vid

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How has the salis x held up. I’m looking into getting one. Is it worth it. Has it broke at all.

South Texas really south are a lot of big ones but some kill to eat the meat all tho it's good 😅but yeah nice catch and release 🙌

youre wright, Isaw here on youtube somme vids like fish and coock, clean and coock, catching verry big gars and taking them with them to prepare and to eat them. This people just demolish dreams of young kids who ever wanna catch a huge gar . So lets hope humans always would release the big gar . So the kids from now can go garfishing when they grow up . If everyone should release such big catfish and gar they dont have to be protected by the law. Again a great catch of this AMAZING fishes ! I would like to have them in europe 😞 . Well done and thanks to share youre adventures with us !!!

If you don't live around these areas Don't!! Don't!!! Go out and try to find or fish spots you don't know Enjoy Texas responsibly and safely!!!

What happened to your video “Bowfishing a Small Stream” and “Golden Fish”?

That’s so amazing bro keep doing your good work and I was happy to fish with you and catch my first gar

What a beastt

I would watch this using smellovision

You need to pay for a cameraman-helper , you make enough money now. It looks a little foolish and redundant sometimes. For your credibility and safety stop being so frugal and hire someone. Your safety is coming into play also! I know it can be done alone but there are alligators, snakes , all kinds of little demons and little yoda look alike that could cause you harm. It's time to start being smart and safe, right now you're just really smart, start protecting yourself so your family and fans can have peace of mind.

truly said. dinosaur. maybe 30+ years old@ 6tft. I agree. Let them go.

I hate seeing people waste gar because they're "trash fish". They're dinosaurs. I almost got teared up watching this video. Phenomenal catch dude you make me want to go fishing.

Amazing catch mate great video and when I use a multipler I put a plaster on my thumb or a bit of elastic tape it helps

That there 'gator-gar' son, is old enough to be your GRAND-DADDY!

I agree . TPWD should preserve native fish better. People need to stop treating them like trash fish.

Try the revolutionary new John's thumb cover save the skin on your thumb

Kansas River has fish just like that

Not very fish friendly letting thrash about in that mud & bits of wood & rocks 🙄

Very well put. Everyone email the link to this video to your local member of congress and any other representative with the responsibility of power to do something about it.

Almost looks like the Brazos

He run right towards them damn trees that first dive...nice size fish, it acted like it was nothing for a while. I'm like wtf is he talking about he's reeling it right in. 😂

Hey u should mark your rope by the foot. So if u forget ur tape u can use the rope, mark it with tape or something

CCR koyak!

Fish swam off like he knew you put a good but kicking on him.

As you said a dinosaur great catch

Congratulations you made it on the joe rogan podcast!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥💪💪🤘🤘 Episode #1952.

It's so prehistoric looking.

How do you feel about catching big gator gar from a kayak?

What type of rod and reel combos are you using?

As always, all fish should be treated with respect!

That's a gar run. Run like heck and drop it.

Saltwater fishing! look for large rays.

Great job!

Loving this channel more and more since day one now after 66 working hours I'm about to grab my gear and go fishing myself thanks for the inspiration today

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That's a little small for the Brazos River or Little River

That was some Gar, yowzer! 👏🏻👏🏻Congrats bro, love to see you come away happy. Oh, and make sure your thumb abrasion cleans up fine.

How come you're not using your new Avet reel? Myself, I'd be super anxious to reel a big fish in with it. Nice video. Thanks.

I have a question when you have your reel in free spool and a fish takes the bait how do you know if its a gar or a catfish cause woundn't you guthook the catfish if you waited that long if this is a stupid question just tell me

They stock some here in a few of are lakes in Wv

South Florida loxohatchi west of boca-raton is loaded, also sawgrass and holiday park west of ft Lauderdale! Nice catch!

Just land the dam thing .so dramatic

Peacock bass fishing video

Where did you get that awesome hat??

So...? What was on the "other" rod..?

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Definitely going gar fishing this year. Gonna try and pull one in Arkansas

What happened to the other line that was going off to

Great Video people need to Conserve the Alligator Gar especially in Mississippi and Louisiana and Texas as well.

Great to see a gar!

I like to eat them. Of course within Texas Regulation.

That's a scary run when it just steadily goes not fast or slow, just casually swimming off with the bait.

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I'm youre biggest fan in Belgium , thanks !!!

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What a launch to the 2023 Aligator Gar season! Was that on the Bullhead from the recent cast net video? Hell of a fish, congratulation!

I've always wondered if those huge gars might try to eat people.

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Solid Gar! Would love to see some speckled trout fishing this spring on the channel

Nice gar brother

Amazing, was thinking when you was gonna get another Gar and boom what a fish,

What river is this in Texas? Looks like the brazos to me

What state is this in

That reel is trash

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Love your content.. I love watching it is very entertaining and wow what a monster.. there is plenty of gar along the Rio Grand where I am from. From Laredo, Texas all along to McAllen, Texas area including Falcon Lake in Zapata, Texas

Gotta lot of Meat right their .feed a family of 3 or 4 a month.

Nice monster!!! Hope your back is ok after that one!

That was a Biiiiig Girl!! So glad to see you catch and release.

Monstruo woow.. felicidades amigo

Can we not help address the carp problem near Peoria IL?

I live in Dublin Georgia we have longnose garr here but there not as big as the ones you catch

The hat looks pretty cool, I want it lol

Nice 👍🏿

awesome

I am watching from Elmira NY nice alagator gar.

Heck of a fish, too much work for me :)

I would like to see sheepshead fishing

Love your content. And 100% with you on the gar needing more protections. They don't deserve to be in the class of "trash fish" with carp. The are literally dinosaurs and are one of my favorite fish species there is.

beautiful animal. Nice job sir

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