Mason’s personal best bass

August 24, 2022 Field Reporter Fishing Reports

Mason Metzger with his personal best bass, this 3.5-pound largemouth, caught out of Bayou Bienvenue on a live shrimp under a cork. The fish was released alive.

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Chicot Lake’s bigger bass often wind up in the hands of Brad Romero, a New Iberia native who lives in Lafayette. Romero goes there in May to take advantage of the lake’s deeper waters as the days get hotter.

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