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Some of you know the Cajun character that was hosting the trip when the 19.6 lb fish was caught back in the 80s. This guy knows hybrids from stripers, despite however some of you may feel about him.

Hubbard used to have really big fish in it. It probably still does but I'm not sure why we don't catch them like the days of old. The same is true for Tawak though. Besides the recent record, you don't get buckets of big fish like you did 15 years ago. My buddy has pictures that are truly unbelievable.

Best,

Jackson

Guys, I look at a lot of tooth patches every day just showing customers how inaccurate (or at least in interpretation) the tooth patch identificatin is. I really wish they would not include that in identification charts. I don't know how, but there has to be some cross breeding either in hatchery or location. I know the difference in hybrid, striper and sand bass and still see a lot of fluctuation in tooth patches. Doesn't matter to me, if the record came from Hubbard and is legit that is great. It is a bruiser either way. I love fishing Hubbard. Trust me, there's some bigguns in there!

Is this the fish?

Yes and it is a hybrid.

I have only seen pictures of the mount up until now. If that is the fish --- HYBRID! No doubt! Awesome!

When I fished Hubbard a lot in the late 80s and early 90s, we caught lots of 10-12 pounders. The power plant ran all winter long, that hot water changed the growing season for these fish. The gizzards would stacked in the channel so thick you snagged em. That plant runs 5 days a year now. Try it sometime when it runs in February for a few days, you can catch what you want in there regardless of species.

When I fished Hubbard a lot in the late 80s and early 90s, we caught lots of 10-12 pounders. The power plant ran all winter long, that hot water changed the growing season for these fish. The gizzards would stacked in the channel so thick you snagged em. That plant runs 5 days a year now. Try it sometime when it runs in February for a few days, you can catch what you want in there regardless of species.

cool thread. love the good ol days stories

There are still big fish in Hubbard. We've hooked a few when we were not expecting it. Not all that hard to do.

I think it takes patience and a willingness to NOT catch tons of fish every time out.

Target big fish, take your time -- and fish.

They have a replica of the record fish at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. It is inside the building that you go through to fish the pond, right next to the bathrooms.

Great blue herons can eat them up to legal size. Otherwise the turtles get to eat.

Do NOT keep an undersized fish! Even if you know it is going to die. You might switch to circle hooks if you find you are wasting too many.

Doug...you have the 5.7 V8 Toyota Sir?
If so how did you do today?

GW will tell you to just cut the line. I had a crappie on Fork that was 9-7/8 and I told the GW it had swallowed it. He then gave me instructions on to measure a fish and said it did not matter. He let me off because I just had the one and it was apparent that I was releasing fish.

I remember the good old days when the power plant use to run in the winter. Those fish would hit anything you threw at them. I fished nothing but hotspots back them.

Reggie

didn't everyone's favorite Hubbard guide catch that record?