Ronald Vest caught the thirty-five point twelve pound Texas state record striped bass measuring thirty-seven inches at Lake Texoma.

The Texas state record striped bass details and history, exploring the legendary fish, waters, and pursuit of angling records.

Texas largemouth bass typically live six to ten years in the wild, but exceptional fish in fertile lakes reach up to twenty years.

Largemouth bass in Texas lakes eat baitfish, threadfin shad, bluegill, crawfish, frogs, snakes, and even small ducklings.

Texas anglers examine upper jaw extension, lateral lines, and rocky habitats to identify largemouth and spotted bass species.

The ShareLunker Legacy Class weight requirement is thirteen pounds or more from January first through March thirty-first.

The age of the 18.18-pound Texas record largemouth bass caught by Manabu Kurita at Lake Fork on February 25, 1992.

Lake Fork, a lake purpose-built and managed to create giants, produced the 18.18-pound state record on January 24, 1992, caught by angler Barry St. Clair.

Barry St. Clair caught the Texas state record largemouth on January 24, 1992, at Lake Fork, a fish weighing 18.18 pounds that proves how big Texas bass can get.

Texas largemouth bass sizes range from typical one to three pound catches up to thirteen pound giants entered in the ShareLunker Program.