Patrick Walters had the big bass of the day in his tournament-leading limit of 32 pounds, 14 ounces, yesterday. It weighed 8-14. Walters almost matched it in the first 45 minutes today with an 8-12. He described it as a “butterball” as he was reeling it in. And the butterball was even bigger than he expected when he got it to the boat.
“What? What? She didn’t even fight,” Walters said. “That was crazy.”
What’s crazy is how good the 26-year-old Walters has been throwing a jerkbait on Lake Fork over now six straight days, dating back to November’s 100-pounds-plus winning total here.