Of whopper bass, fat cats, new lake records and a $300,000 REDCREST haul
The 5th Annual Neches River Big Catfish tournament is set for April 25-26. Last year’s event drew more than 140 teams. (Courtesy Photo, David Holland)
On April 2, Oklahoma bass angler Cullie Beveal (left) reeled in a 16.39 pounder at Lake O.H Ivie that ranks as the No. 20 heaviest Texas bass of all-time. Beveal donated the fish for permanent display in a 25,000-gallon aquarium at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. The angler was guided by Kyle Hall, who reportedly located the fish on a spawning bed in 6-8 feet of water using forward-facing sonar.
T.J. Jenkins of Yantis was recently notified that the 13.15-pound hybrid striper caught in January at Lake Cooper has been certified a new lake record. The catch beats out the previous record of 11.97 pounds caught by Denise Ann Malone in February 2013. (Courtesy Photo, Michael Littlejohn)
Outdoors WriterIt’s been an eventful spring thus far in the fishing world. Among other things, multiple Texas waterbody records have been busted, a Top 20 largemouth bass was sniped off a spawning bed, and a veteran Alabama bass pro named Dustin Connell cemented his name in pro fishing’s history books by securing his third REDCREST win in five attempts.Here’s the skinny. If ...
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