Double 13‑lb bass
Texas guide Lawrence Lee landed his second 13‑pound largemouth from J.B. Thomas Reservoir in two weeks — a rare back‑to‑back trophy that’s turned heads in the region. (outdoorlife.com) The string of big fish highlights J.B. Thomas as a spring hot spot for trophy bass anglers. (outdoorlife.com)
Lee first reported the fish at 13.3 pounds on an IGFA‑approved scale in his boat, then recorded a shore weight of 13.1 pounds before contacting the Toyota ShareLunker program. (outdoorlife.com) The bass measured 25.25 inches long with a 20.75‑inch girth, and Lee said surface water temperature was about 62°F when he located fish on forward‑facing sonar holding around 15 feet in 25 feet of water. (outdoorlife.com) Lee told Outdoor Life he landed the fish on a six‑inch off‑white KGB Swimbaits glide bait he bought at the Bassmaster Classic, a lure he said imitates the crappie and shad that feed J.B. Thomas bass. (outdoorlife.com) Texas Parks and Wildlife logged the donated fish as Toyota ShareLunker entry No. 696 at 13.12 pounds and noted Lee’s earlier ShareLunker 651 — a 13.79‑pound fish from Jan. 17, 2024 — remains the J.B. Thomas lake record. (tpwd.texas.gov) TPWD’s March 13, 2026 release placed the catch within the ShareLunker program’s 40th‑anniversary season and listed other recent Legacy Class entries at O.H. Ivie weighing 13.65 and 13.73 pounds. (tpwd.texas.gov) Outdoor Life described J.B. Thomas as a roughly 7,300‑acre West Texas reservoir southwest of Snyder that has produced multiple high‑weight entries in recent years, a trend TPWD program coordinator Natalie Goldstrohm highlighted in the agency’s release. (outdoorlife.com)
