More Than a Mouthful

RC white bass guide recounts surprise battle with personal best largemouth

  • Fishing guide Justin Shelton of Mabank and his clients were catching crappie, white bass and hybrids on Richland Chambers when this big largemouth bass gobbled up a white bass that has eaten his crappie jig. Shelton managed to land the whopper on six pound monofilament line and a spinning rod.
    Fishing guide Justin Shelton of Mabank and his clients were catching crappie, white bass and hybrids on Richland Chambers when this big largemouth bass gobbled up a white bass that has eaten his crappie jig. Shelton managed to land the whopper on six pound monofilament line and a spinning rod.
  • Shelton’s largemouth dwarfed the 13-inch white bass. He estimated its weight at around 10 pounds — a personal best.
    Shelton’s largemouth dwarfed the 13-inch white bass. He estimated its weight at around 10 pounds — a personal best.
  • It took some doing, but Shelton managed to work the white bass out the largemouth’s throat. The guide released the largemouth and tossed the smaller white bass on ice. COURTESY PHOTOS
    It took some doing, but Shelton managed to work the white bass out the largemouth’s throat. The guide released the largemouth and tossed the smaller white bass on ice. COURTESY PHOTOS
One of fishing’s greatest mysteries is never knowing when or if the big one might come calling. It usually happens when you least expect it. Justin Shelton of Mabank knows all about those big fish surprises. Shelton, 25, runs a full-time service called Creekside Outfitters on Richland Chambers and Cedar Creek reservoirs. He was fishing with two clients on the morning of January 20 at Richland…

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