Rich Porter didn't think the fish he caught was actually a shortnose gar when he first caught it earlier this year. It just seemed too big.
The Omaha, Nebraska, resident was bowfishing May 16 when he shot a 14-pound, 6-ounce shortnose gar at Lake of the Ozarks.
This catch makes Porter the new state record holder under alternative methods for shortnose gar, according to Missouri Department of Conservation. The previous state record under alternative methods was a 13-pound, 1-ounce fish taken from Mark Twain Lake in 2006.
Porter tends to visit the Show Me State a few times a year to fish with friends at Lake of the Ozarks.