741-pound alligator
Credit: Brian Albert Broom
A 741-pound alligator has reset the record for the heaviest gator ever caught in the state of Mississippi on Sunday, September 8, 2013.
Dalco Turner of Gluckstadt, Mississippi was able to hunt down the 13-foot, 6.5-inch alligator. The gator reportedly weighs about 741.5 pounds.
It was the third time in a week that the alligator hunting record was broken.
Last Sept. 1, Beth Trammell broke the state's old record of 697.5 pounds when she caught a 723.5-pound gator.
However, after an hour, Dustin Bockman snared a 13-foot, 4.5-inch gator that weighs 727-pounds.
Turner's lengthy catch also tied the mark for the state record for length set in 2008.