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Texas Preps for Championship Year; Big Bass Season Already Underway

Recent 13-pounder on Sam Rayburn could be start of awesome 2021.

Texas Preps for Championship Year; Big Bass Season Already Underway

In a year when the bass-fishing world will turn its eyes upon Texas with two championship level events, Travis Moore got the big largemouth party started on Jan. 9 when he caught the first ShareLunker bass of 2021. The 13.44-pound fish was caught at Sam Rayburn Reservoir during a Bass Champs tournament and continues the resurgence of the big East Texas reservoir in recent years. (Photo courtesy of TPWD/ShareLunker)

All eyes in the bass-fishing world will be turning to Texas in 2021 as the Lone Star State hosts two of the biggest fishing tournaments in professional angling.

The first such event is the Feb. 21-25 REDCREST Championship, the championship derby for Major League Fishing's Bass Pro Tour where the Top 40 BPT pros from last season will compete for the $300,000 top prize. Originally scheduled or Oklahoma's Grand Lake until the Continue Reading

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