When Jack Pytel of Needville went fishing with his friends at a ranch at a runoff from the Brazos River, little did he know that he would bring home more than just catfish. Pytel, 17, and his friends caught in Fort Bend County a 7-foot, 7-inch alligator gar, weighing 190 pounds with a rod and reel. “I didn’t realize what it was until after a half-hour later it jumped out of the water.”200-plus-pound fish swim in Texas rivers, some over 50 years oldJack Pytel with his alligator gar. (Courtesy of Jack Pytel)According to Texas Parks & Wildlife, alligator gar are usually docile and not a threat to humans, although documentaries and TV shows have dramatized their behavior. For Pytel, he usually catches-and-releases fish.