In the Facebook Live video at the bottom of this page, well-known guide Josh Jones is showcasing one of the biggest largemouth bass ever caught in Texas — or the world, for that matter! As you’ll see, the fish weighs 16.39 pounds on a certified scale. Crazy!
The lucky angler is Cullie Beveal, and he was being guided on legendary O.H. Ivie reservoir by Josh’s friend Kyle Hall. The photo below shows the moment Cullie’s fish was netted. It was caught on a 6.5-inch 6th Sense Panorama soft plastic (Live Bluegill color).
The text below was posted later on April 2nd to Facebook by the Texas Parks and Wildlife, Toyota ShareLunker Program:
“While the ShareLunker Legacy Class collection season has come to a close, the Toyota ShareLunker truck still isn’t able to get any rest and is headed back to O.H. Ivie. Angler Cullie Beveal has landed the first Lew’s Legend Class bass this year, and at 16.39 pounds it’s going to come in as the 20th biggest bass in Texas history! Mr. Belveal reached out to us offering to donate the fish for display in the new aquariums being installed as part of the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center renovations, and we couldn’t pass that up. We are excited that scores of anglers will be able to see this remarkable bass on display when the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center reopens in the coming months. Surely it will inspire many new anglers to get out there and try and catch their fish of a lifetime in the Texas outdoors. Thank you Mr. Belveal, and congratulations!”
P.S. For best viewing of the video below, click "enter fullscreen" and turn up the volume.
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