According to ODWC, it is unusual to see an alligator gar of this size. The gigantic gar was released and appeared unharmed, says ODWC. The gar was captured in nets used to sample the striped bass ...

Gar have large, articulated eyes that seem to work as well out of water as underwater. Barclay had a big gar lying on the river bank one day. The fish had been out of the water for two hours.