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LA Fisherman Reels In 7 Foot ‘Sea Monster’ Alligator Gar Fish Near Krotz Springs

KROTZ SPRINGS, LA. (THECOUNT) – Louisiana fisherman, Leroy Andrus, reeled in a massive Alligator Gar fish while angling the floodgates in the Atchafalaya River just past Krotz Springs.

Armed with his trusty rod and reel, Andrus hauled in the massive “sea monster” while fishing in a St. Landry Parish waterway, reports WAFB on Monday.

In the photo, the beak of the gar was a full head above his new owner.

Geo quick facts: Krotz Springs is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Atchafalaya River. The population was 1,198 at the 2010 census, down from 1,219 in 2000. It is part of the Opelousas–Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.

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