03-30-2004, 05:05 AM
Texas
State record: 18 pounds 2.88 ounces, Barry St. Clair, 1/24/92, Lake Fork
Best water: Lake Fork. “It still produces more big bass than any lake in the state. It produced 1,570 over 7 pounds last year, and about 150 over 10 pounds.”—Bill Province, chief of research and management, Texas Parks and Wildlife
Contact: Fisherman’s One Stop, 903-383-7121
Sleeper: Sam Rayburn Reservoir. “The water level came up a few years ago, and the population has been increasing. A real strong year class is coming on.”
Contact: TPW, 409-384-9572
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State record: 18 pounds 2.88 ounces, Barry St. Clair, 1/24/92, Lake Fork
Best water: Lake Fork. “It still produces more big bass than any lake in the state. It produced 1,570 over 7 pounds last year, and about 150 over 10 pounds.”—Bill Province, chief of research and management, Texas Parks and Wildlife
Contact: Fisherman’s One Stop, 903-383-7121
Sleeper: Sam Rayburn Reservoir. “The water level came up a few years ago, and the population has been increasing. A real strong year class is coming on.”
Contact: TPW, 409-384-9572
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