Toledo Bend bass fishing; Toledo Bend lunker

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Zachary Gagnard and his night-time trophy, a 10.87 Toledo Bend lunker bass.

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Jordan Hollingsworth might have to add some more walls to his camp on Toledo Bend Reservoir for all the bass he and his brother, Caleb, have had mounted by the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program.

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Jackson Cooper of Dry Prong landed the biggest bass of his life, a 10.41-pound lunker, on May 20 at Toledo Bend Reservoir. He also ended up winning the Big Bass Splash.

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Jimmie Box of DeRidder with the 12.16-pound bass he caught at Toledo Bend on March 26.

Article courtesy of Louisiana Sportsman & Dan Kibler

Article courtesy of Louisiana Sportsman & Dan Kibler

Paul Norwood figured the jig was up – if you understand he was fishing with a crankbait, not a jig when he hooked an enormous bass at Toledo Bend on Tuesday afternoon, March 3.

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Catching big bass is a fun pastime for Mitchell Martin of Washington, but they’re not an obsession.

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Right about now, Buncy Seago of Orange, TX, would like to convince the folks at Zoom Bait Co. to make more lizards and worms in their hard-to-find “gourd green” color.

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Jordan Hollingsworth was spoon-feeding some small, Toledo Bend fish on Thursday, Feb. 24, when he felt like offering something a little bigger might change his luck.

Did it ever, like 10.27 pounds bigger.

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Matthew Loestcher wasn’t surprised when a great big bass loaded up on his lipless crankbait last Saturday, Feb. 19.