Earlier this week, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's TPWD Fishing Twitter account broke the news that the second 17-lb. largemouth bass in the past 12 months had been caught at O.H. Ivie Lake. That Legacy Class ShareLunker bass, which tipped the scales at 17.03-lbs., was caught the day before Valentine's Day by guide Jason Conn as he fished an Alabama-rig. It just missed lake record status and is the eighth largest bass ever caught in Texas history. Photo courtesy of TPWD / ShareLunker
By Lynn Burkhead, For The Herald Democrat Kevin VanDam, arguably the greatest bass-fishing professional of all-time, made a stunning announcement via social media at the…
