Groundhog Day, chilly weather, and big bass go together in Texas like Valentine's Day, a box of chocolates, and red roses. That has been proven several times already this February, including last week on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 when Dalton Smith (left) landed a 14.76-pound TPWD ShareLunker Legacy Class largemouth bass and his friend Caden Cowan (right) landed a 13.31-pound Legacy Class ShareLunker while both anglers fished at O.H. Ivie Lake in West Texas. Photo courtesy of TPWD / ShareLunker
Years ago during my days writing for ESPNOutdoors.com, I wrote a story titled “Sweetheart Bass Tactics for Valentine’s Day Anglers.” The bass fishing tale, published…