Art Weston hold more than 50 current or pending fishing world records, but he will likely soon add two more to his total after hauling in a “monster” alligator gar during a September fishing excursion in Texas.

Weston, a Kentucky resident, was fishing on Sam Rayburn Lake in eastern Texas aboard a boat operated by Capt. Kirk Kirkland when he reeled in the 283-pound fish, which measured over 8 feet in length and 4 feet in width, according to the International Game Fish Association.

And Weston reeled in the massive gar with just a 6-pound test line.

The record is pending with IGFA, but it is set to break the all-tackle world record which has stood since 1951, when a 279-pound alligator gar was caught in Rio Grande, Texas.

As a record-chasing angler, Weston was only hoping to land a 123-pound, 9-ounce gar, which would break the IGFA in the Men’s 6-pound Line category.

“We had absolutely no intention of targeting an All-Tackle record when we were using the 6-pound setup,” he told IGFA. “Our goal was to have a shot at the 123-pound, 9-ounce gar, which we believed was attainable since we were fishing in a section of Sam Rayburn Lake with a sandy bottom devoid of heavy snags.”

What Weston and Kirkland ended up with, of course, was much more than that. The two men had landed a couple of gars, but then hit a quiet spell on the lake — for a moment.

“All of a sudden, one of the reels started to scream — the fish just grabbed the bait and absolutely took off in straight line,” Weston told Fox News.

The two men fought to land the gigantic fish for nearly three hours. It wasn’t until they had wrestled with the fish for nearly 2 1/2 hours they realized the size of their catch.

“I remember yelling ‘Oh my God, that’s a monster!” Weston said. After landing the fish, they were able to record its weight on a certified scale before safely releasing the fish.

As noted, Weston already holds numerous IGFA world records — 30 current records across 14 different species caught in six different countries. But his experience catching the “monster” gar will be tough to beat.

“I don’t know if I’ll ever experience the same level of astonishment as when the 283-pound gar appeared by the side of the boat, allowing us to get a close look at her,” he told IGFA.