Sam Rayburn Reservoir continued to shine – a little brighter, in fact – on Day 2 of the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest. All 109 anglers caught a 5-bass limit Thursday, and the average weight of the bass in those limits went up – from 3.17 to 3.28.
Another interesting note: Less than 3 pounds separated 50th place and 75th. In other words, everyone is catching fish, and a lot of them. When 20 pounds over two days leaves you in last place, like it did here this week, yeah, everybody is catching ‘em.
Below you’ll see the two-day comparison of Toledo Bend Reservoir and Sam Rayburn – two of the best bass fishing lakes in the U.S. Because the Bassmaster Elite Series has both lakes on the schedule this year, less than six weeks apart, it offers an easy way to compare them.
As noted yesterday: Is it scientific? Absolutely not. Is it interesting? You be the judge.
Day 2
| Sam Rayburn | Toledo Bend | |
| May 18, 2017 | April 7, 2017 | |
| Total anglers | 109 | 110 |
| 5-bass limits | 109 | 87 |
| Bass weighed-in | 545 | 503 |
| Total weight | 1,787-9 | 1,299-3 |
| 20-lb. bags | 14 | 2 |
| Ave. bass weighed-in | 3.28 lbs. | 2.58 lbs. |
| Big bag | 26-10 | 23-9 |
| Big bass | 8-5 | 7-13 |
| 12th place | 40-1 | 32-10 |
| 25th place | 36-0 | 30-12 |
| 50th place | 32-4 | 26-10 |
| 75th place | 29-7 | 21-15 |
Day 1
| Sam Rayburn | Toledo Bend | |
| May 17, 2017 | April 6, 2017 | |
| Total anglers | 109 | 110 |
| 5-bass limits | 108 | 97 |
| Bass weighed-in | 544 | 524 |
| Total weight | 1,725-0 | 1,472-1 |
| Ave. bass weighed-in | 3.17 lbs. | 2.81 lbs. |
| 20-lb. bags | 18 | 7 |
| Big bag | 25-6 | 25-1 |
| Big bass | 9-1 | 9-10 |
| 12th place | 20-15 | 18-3 |
| 25th place | 18-9 | 16-7 |
| 50th place | 15-12 | 13-12 |
| 75th place | 13-15 | 11-13 |