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Fishing News Latest Fishing News Four Lunker Bass Caught From Texas Lakes 
| Four Lunker Bass Caught From Texas Lakes |
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| Written by Texas Parks and Wildlife | |
| Tuesday, 11 March 2008 | |
 Ricky Culverhouse of Waco caught this 13.87-pound largemouth from Lake Waco on Sunday. The fish was 25.5 inches long and 21.5 inches in girth. Photos by Larry D. Hodge, TPW Lake Fork sent its first fish of the season to Athens Monday night. The Lake Waco fish was the first ShareLunker from that lake and the heaviest largemouth bass reported from there. Caught by Ricky Culverhouse of Waco while fishing in a Robinson Bass Club tournament, the fish weighed 13.87 pounds and was 25.5 inches long and 21.5 inches in girth. The previous Lake Waco record largemouth bass weighed 12.89 pounds and was caught in 1996. Culverhouse caught the fish on a black-and-red flake Baby Brushhog in about six feet of water. He had cast to the same area half a dozen times before he felt a tick on the line and set the hook. "She took off like a bull," he said. "I told my partner, I don"t know what kind of fish I have, but it's a fish." When I got her in she came to the top and rolled, and then I knew it was a bass." While dealing with that fish, ShareLunker program manager David Campbell got a call from Chris McEntyre of Devine, who had landed a 13.39-pounder from Lake Amistad. McEntyre's fish was 26 inches long and 20 inches in girth. A truck was dispatched from the A.E. Wood Fish Hatchery in San Marcos to pick up that fish. Catch details are not available at this time. Campbell's phone rang again a short time later. Jeremy Bruton of Blooming Grove had landed a 13.05-pounder from Richland-Chambers Reservoir. The fish was 25.25 inches long and 22 inches in girth. Bruton was using a Stanley Wedge spinner bait in three to four feet of water. He was fishing in a Richland-Chambers Bass Club tournament. Monday evening Cal Lamb of Forney pulled a 13.02-pounder from Lake Fork, Lamb was fishing about 8 feet deep among stumps when the fish took his jig. The fish was 25 inches long and 21 inches in girth. Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or larger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may loan or donate the fish to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for use in a selective breeding program. To enter a fish, page program manager David Campbell at (888) 784-0600 AND call him at (903) 681-0550. Keep trying until you speak to Campbell personally. Fish will be picked up anywhere in Texas.  Chris McEntyre of Devine caught this 13.39-pound ShareLunker from Lake Amistad March 9 using a swim bait in 15 feet of water. The fish was 26 inches long and 20 inches in girth. Photo courtesy of Chris McEntyre  Jeremy Bruton of Blooming Grove caught his fish from Richland-Chambers Reservoir on Sunday. The 13.05-pound fish was 25.25 inches long and 22 inches in girth. Photo by Larry D. Hodge, TPW  Cal Lamb of Forney caught this 13.02-pound fish on Monday at Lake Fork. The bass was 25 inches long and 21 inches in girth. Photo by Larry D. Hodge, TPW |
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| Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 March 2008 ) |
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