Revisiting the record 33 years later
Barry St. Clair of Athens landed the 18.18 pounder way back in 1992 at Lake Fork, a 27,000-acre reservoir near Quitman in northeast Texas. The fish topped the former record of 17.67 pounds caught in November 1986 by fishing guide Mark Stevenson, also at Lake Fork.
Interestingly, St. Clair is an avid angler who cracked to code on Texas most hallowed freshwater fishing record by complete accident. In fact, he wasn’t even fishing for bass when he reeled it in.
I’ve told the story here before. It’s a legendary tale always worth revisiting, especially on the eve of another full year without a new record to talk about. I contacted the angler by phone last week for a refresher.
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