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Back to the Basics
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Back to the Basics
Some key baits and good tips for using them to catch more fish
Matt Williams Outdoors Writer 
June 11, 2025
Stocking a tackle box for bass fishing may seem like a daunting task for someone who is new to the game and just beginning to assemble an arsenal. It also can get expensive pretty quick, especially if you are a sucker for baits portrayed as silver bullets. If you forget everything else you read here...
Outdoors Briefs
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Outdoors Briefs
Matt Williams Outdoors Writer 
June 11, 2025
T-Bend lunker program winds down with 81 entries The Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program closed out its 2024-25 season on May 31 with 81 entries. It’s not the best year on record for the 19-year-old big bass catch and release program, but it ties 2014-15 as the second best year dating back its inaugural...
For Love of the Game
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For Love of the Game
82-year old hunter bags trophy gobbler despite shoulder injury, limited mobility
Matt Williams Outdoors Writer 
June 4, 2025
I ain’t as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was. — Toby Keith Dale Bounds couldn’t help but chuckle when reminded of the lyrics of the popular Toby Keith country tune “As Good as I Once Was.” Bounds is a veteran turkey hunter from Lufkin who will turn 83 on his next birthday. Thoug...
Outdoors Briefs
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Outdoors Briefs
Big cats hit the scales at Op Masters event, 137 pounds takes top spot
Matt Williams Outdoors Writer 
June 4, 2025
Bodie Colwell, John Bentley, Daniel Bentley and Henry Sargeant teamed to take the top spot in the 5th Annual “The Op Masters” catfish tournament held ...
Cover Nuts – Shallow wood, vegetation a haven for largemouths in high water situations
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Cover Nuts – Shallow wood, vegetation a haven for largemouths in high water situations
Matt Williams Outdoors Writer 
May 28, 2025
Give them cover and the bass will come. I thought about that correlation pretty often while watching some of the nation’s top pros pick apart the shal...
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Outdoors Briefs
Matt Williams Outdoors Writer 
May 28, 2025
Nearly 2,300 anglers competed in the 39th Annual Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash held May 1618 on Toledo Bend Reservoir. Several found the big ones bit...
Conn bumps Bois D’ Arc record to 10.63, paperwork pending
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Conn bumps Bois D’ Arc record to 10.63, paperwork pending
Matt Williams Outdoors Writer 
May 28, 2025
The lake record bar for largemouth bass at Texas’ newest public reservoir continues to climb. On April 10, fishing guide Jason Conn of Anna caught and...
14-3A Div. 2 All-District honorees
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14-3A Div. 2 All-District honorees
May 28, 2025
District 14-3A Division II All-District MVP- Kaydee Brown JR DeKalb Offensive MVP- Zoey Greenwood Sr Hooks Defensive MVP Addison Starrett Soph DeKalb ...
Big Bass Beatdown-Elites Series pros showcase Lake Fork’s top notch bass fishery
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Big Bass Beatdown-Elites Series pros showcase Lake Fork’s top notch bass fishery
Matt Williams Outdoors Writer 
May 21, 2025
Just call it a big bass beatdown. What better way to recap a four-day fishing derby where the Top 10 anglers wound up cracking the 100-pound mark on 2...
Lady Bulldogs bow out in Regional Finals
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Lady Bulldogs bow out in Regional Finals
Kenny Mitchell Publisher 
May 21, 2025
The Avery Lady Bulldogs saw their 2025 playoff run come to an end last Thursday with an 18-0 loss to the Brookeland Lady Cats in Longview. After a pos...
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