Some men might be considered crazy for baiting a 719-pound alligator to come at them, but it's worked out well for Clark Woodsby.

The Lakeland, Florida man is showing off his latest trophy after forcing the gator into submission in a private phosphate pit.

'We called him in with an electronic call,' he said. 'This gator heard it from across the lake, and it came bee-lining right toward me.'

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The Lakeland, Florida man is showing off his latest trophy after forcing the gator into submission in a private phosphate pit

Clark Woodsby baited the 719-pound alligator using an electronic call

Woodsby called the giant gator: 'A monster.'

'When it got within about 20 yards, we turned the call off,' he told WTSP. 'I shot it with a crossbow right in the shoulder.'

Woodsby called the giant gator: 'A monster.'

He was hunting with Winter Haven man Glen Grizzaffe at the time.

They had been informed by the landowner that a gator had been seen on the property and he wanted them to take care of the nuisance

Once they shot the gator with the crossbow, the team used a snatch hook and rope to get the gator into a 14-foot long jonboat

Grizzaffe is a licensed trapper and owns an alligator processing plant.

They had been informed by the landowner that a gator had been seen on the property and he wanted them to take care of the nuisance.

Once they shot the gator with the crossbow, the team used a snatch hook and rope to get the gator into a 14-foot long jonboat.

The catch still falls short of the longest gator on record in Florida is 14 feet, 3 1/2 inches and the heaviest, which is 1,043 pounds

Though a giant the gator will not be a record-beater.