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. (Courtesy Photo, Kyle Hall)
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Spring Wrap Up of whopper bass, fat cats, new lake records and a $300,000 REDCREST haul
It’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.
