Article by Louisiana Sportsman Magazine
Lindy Self of Hemphill, Texas, got to a big, grassy hump in the middle of a main-lake cove at Toledo Bend about 30 minutes before fishing began in the Texas Oilman’s Bass Invitational on Saturday, March 26. He and partner Eliot Bellot were by themselves, but by the time 7 a.m. arrived, they had been joined by four others. Three of them left within a half-hour, but the last fished the hump for 3 hours.
The big fish was the tournament record for the TOBI – by 3 pounds. Worth $6,200, it pushed Self and Bellot to fourth place the second day of the tournament and 29th overall out of 279 boats.
A number of double-digit bass
The six days surrounding last weekend featured eight other double-digit fish qualifying for the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program, in addition to Self’s monster.
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On March 15, Joel Perritt of Longview, Texas, caught a 10.62; Todd Babb of Glenmora caught a 10.25; Devan Segura of Groves, Tex., caught a 10.90 and Ricky Vidrine of Lake Charles caught a 10.01;
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On March 17, Zachary Suit of New Iberia landed a 10.71-pound bass and Charles Buchert of Lake Charles caught a 10.17;
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On March 19, Jim Goss of Slidell landed an 11.26;
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On March 21, Rocky Thompson of Many caught a 10.83.
Read more about these Lunker stories in this Louisiana Sportsman article.