When I first saw this thread, I thought "This guy probably caught a large-mouth bass. I'll go in and impress everyone with my official catch-and-release on a sailfish". I didn't expect a gar.
Great catch there. It rivals my sailfish catch in the fact that you got yours in the boat. Mine was still in the water right next to us when we got an official measurement. Yours was 6'5", right? Actually pulling it on-board definitely makes up for the 7 inch difference.
Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of the sailfish, but I do have official State Fish and Game Department paperwork. It's a big deal to catch a 7 foot sailfish, especially off the coast of Wrightsville Beach North Carolina.