Texas has witnessed the return of a world-record fishing titan, who crafted another extraordinary saga beneath its murky ...

Angler Art Weston is a living legend in the fishing world and held 81 fishing world records at various points in his lifetime ...

On April 8th, Weston and his guide, Captain Kirk Kirkland, set out on Texas’ Lake Livingston with the goal of catching a gar weighing more than 110 pounds on a 2-pound test line. Luck was on his side ...

According to Chron.com, Weston was able to haul in what will soon be certified as the largest freshwater fish in the world ...

Art Weston, a Kentucky resident, went to Lake Livingston, Texas, to catch an alligator gar with the help of an expert guide and fisherman, Captain Kirk Kirkland. "It was an epic battle ...

"There are few gators in the Brazos in Waco. Have been for quite some time," Michelle told Chron. "Mostly you'll find them basking on the banks away from people. They never bother anyone.

It took nearly four hours, a 2-mile chase across a Texas lake and nerves of steel—but angler Art Weston just landed what could be the heaviest freshwater fish ever caught on a 2-pound test line.

Art Weston, an angler from Kentucky, is on a mission to catch record-breaking alligator gars while fishing in Texas.