re: Just your typical 283lb gar

Closest I ever came to dying, I was diving on the Tennessee River. I was crawling on the bottom of a shallow creek channel water about 8 feet deep, that was full of milfoil and I crawled up on a big arse gar. He swam snout first, into the net bag that I had around my neck. It was a bad day. For both of us. Worse for him I guess.