Greg Sonnier of Lafayette was fishing in a St. Thomas More Alumni tournament this past Saturday in Toledo Bend when he hauled in a WHOPPER - a 12.26 lb large mouth Bass!

Sonnier told louisianasportsman.com -

“I thought it was stuck on a log, and I thought to myself, ‘I have to get the trolling motor going to retrieve the lure. She eventually came up and showed herself and I knew then it was a big bass. I actually convinced myself the bass weighed somewhere between 6 and 8 pounds.”

Being that the fish weighed over 10lbs, it was tagged and released, but Sonnier will receive a replica courtesy of the Toledo Bend Lake Association.

You can read more about Sonnier's catch over at louisianasportsman.com

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