The gar weighed 20.5 pounds and taped out at 29.5 inches long. Photo courtesy David Confair David Confair and his fishing pal Grant Usilton were drift fishing for big longnose gar in Confair’s 23-foot ...

DNR says this is Confair’s second time as longnose gar record holder ... Confair has now reclaimed the record with his latest 20.5-pound catch. “When I first hooked the fish, it didn ...

Longnose gar have a long, narrow snout, which is why they are sometimes referred to as needlenose gar. They can reach 6 feet in length and weigh up to 80 pounds. Alligator gar, the second-largest ...

The big fish weighed 20.5 pounds, with a 49.5-inch length. Both Confair’s big fish that day topped the Maryland longnose gar record in the state’s Chesapeake division that weighed 18.3 pounds ...