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Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 11:45 AM

Outdoors Briefs: Purtis Creek cranks out Texas’ No. 27 biggest bass of all-time

The list of donor lakes for the Toyota ShareLunker program’s 2026 collection season continues to grow.

Through Feb. 18, eight different lakes had contributed Legacy Lunkers. The fish range in weight from 13.10 pounds to 16.04 pounds.

The most recent entries include a 13.16 pounder caught Feb. 12 by fishing guide Brandon Burks at Lake J.B. Thomas near Snyder. Burks’ fish was J.B. Thomas’ third entry overall since 2024.

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