Jasons 9lb. 10oz. big bass on toledo bend day one was caught last year in Housen Bay pre spawn and was weighed and tagged and released in Lanan (united bay). Did anyone hear where he caught the fish?

Holiday is what he said at weigh-in.

Pretty cool story of how that program works. Heard a lot of pros during the weigh-in's saying please take care of the lake with the underlying message of catch and release. I wonder how many will listen?

The people keeping bass don't follow bassmaster....


Where's holiday? I heard him say that but he fished up around Huxley.

No idea, Jaret. Maybe he meant Huxley.

He said first creek on the right up past the bridge, someone from the crowd shouted out Holiday.

Pretty cool back story on that fish

Christie's Mystical Big Bass Story

"Jason Christie has been saving the story about how he caught the 9-pound, 10-ounce bass on Day 1. It remains the big bass of the tournament and has been the key to Christie's success this event. It's quite a story, which has its roots in Christie's Native American heritage. The Park Hill, Okla., resident is sponsored by the Cherokee Nation.

"My family is Indian, and we believe in things happening for a reason," Christie said Saturday. "There's these little signs and stuff. The first morning of practice I put my boat in the water and I'm idling. I don't have a rod on the deck. All of the sudden a 2 1/2-pounder jumps out of the water and lands in my lap. It absolutely scared the heck out of me. I didn't know if it was a cottonmouth or a gator or what.

"I hollered at Edwin (Evers) and showed him. He said he thought that might have been a sign. I came back the second day when I had a few minutes left to fish. I caught a 3-pounder, then a 4 1/2. I'm like, 'There's some fish in here. And one jumped in my lap that hasn't been hooked yet.

"So I decided to start (Day 1) there and catch me a limit. I go there and catch a 14-incher. Then I catch a 3-pounder."

Christie's third bass of the morning came next - the 9-10. He pointed to an object backstage, maybe 15 feet away, and said, "It was no further than that from where that 2 1/2 pounder jumped in my lap and where I caught that 9-10.

"It shouldn't have been where it was, I promise you. I guarantee you can fish there every day and I don't think you'll catch a 6-pounder, much less a 9-10."

Now you know....the REST of the story.

Odd the fish was so far away from when it was caught last year. Most books say they won't do that. Proof that bass don't read the books I guess.

If he caught it up from the bridge on the right, he caught it very close to where it was released. But yes, quite a ways from housen

Maybe Holly Park (kinda like Holiday)....but it is on Texas side north of bridge.

I do not think people keeping fish has hurt Toledo Bend, maybe it's the correct model for all our lakes.

Maybe someone caught it and released it somewhere else.

Fake news. I follow Bass and keep fish.

All legal like. As per what TWPD says is appropriate for a given body of water.

Yup tpw thought grass carp were great too. Ask fisherman of lake Austin and conroe about that. And over harvest of bass works wonders. Look at falcon and amistad....