A 13.15-pound hybrid striped bass caught Jan. 15 at Cooper Lake by T.J. Jenkins of Yantis was recently certified by TPWD’s Angler Recognition Program as the new lake record for that sub-species.

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 ... Of whopper bass, fat ...

The lake also produced a 13.27-pounder last spring. “Lake Nacogdoches has produced its share of 8- to 12-pound bass for years, in part due to the 16-inch maximum length limit, consistent quality ...

In addition to Powell's current line-class world record, O.H. Ivie produced the 7th and 8th place rankings for the biggest bass ever caught in Texas, weighing 16.9 pounds and 17.03 pounds ...