Hunter Scott Evans from Center Point, Alabama, and friends Jeff and Justin Gregg were startled when they successfully reeled in the 13-foot, 6-inch gator from Lake Eufala during their second attempt at hooking it, AL.com reported.
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“That is when the work began”, Evans said.
Apparently, the alligator got out of the first hook.
Jeff Gregg said that catching the 920-pound, 13’6″-long alligator was “a dream”. Previous year Amanda Stokes and party from Thomaston caught a 15 foot, 1011.5-pound gator from the waters near Millers Ferry on August 16, 2014.
After they measured and weighed the alligator, the hunters predicted the massive beast would yield 250 pounds of meat. And only a half-hour into the hunt, they caught something.
The Birmingham jewelry store owner and manager said it was a different experience for his 15-year-old son, Justin, who has never seen an animal that large up close – and definitely a bonding experience for father and son. The enormous alligator was weighed at the Dixon Lumber Company in Eufaula.
USA Today reports three friends caught the alligator earlier this month in Lake Eufaula. This alligator is believed to be about 60-years-old. “Alligators may not be taken using floats or firearms; firearms may be used only to dispatch a legally caught and secured alligator at the boat”.
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Richard Tharp, a wildlife biologist for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, said the agency has not yet received any official paperwork on the 920-pound alligator so it cannot yet be determined if a new Lake Eufaula record catch has been set.
