Oklahoma angler lands 16.39-pounder
Lindsay, Oklahoma resident Cullie Beveal was fishing with guide Kyle Hall on O.H. Ivie Reservoir on April 2, after the time to turn in fish had expired in the ShareLunker program.
He threw a big swimbait at a fish, located by forward-facing sonar while on a bed, and landed what became the 20th heaviest largemouth bass caught in the state, at 16.39 pounds.
Beveal’s fish will be able to be seen at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, though. According to the Center, Beveal reached out and offered to donate the fish for display in the new aquariums being installed and the center agreed. The fish also will be used in the Center’s stocking program.
The fish is the first of the year in the category called Lew’s Legend Class for bass 13 pounds or heavier caught outside the January–March season.
His fish bumped a 16.17-pound bass caught by Keith Burns at Caddo Lake in 2010 out of the Top 20.
