56.8 pounder takes top spot in Neches River Life Big Cat event

  • Garrett Marquardt (center)and Briley Hunnicutt (right) teamed up to take the Big Fish trophy and $5,000 prize money for catching a 56.8 pound t athead in the 6th Annual Neches River Life catsh tournament on April 11. (Courtesy Photo)
    Garrett Marquardt (center)and Briley Hunnicutt (right) teamed up to take the Big Fish trophy and $5,000 prize money for catching a 56.8 pound t athead in the 6th Annual Neches River Life catsh tournament on April 11. (Courtesy Photo)
    Kirk Folse of Chauvin, LA., topped a field of more than 1,450 anglers to win the Bass Champs Mega Bass event held April 12 at Lake Fork. Folse weighed in a 10.76 pounder that earned him $15,000 cash for big bass of the hour, plus a new Skeeter bass boat. Justin Williams of Temple weighed the heaviest fish under the lake’s 1624 inch slot limit and was awarded a new Kubota side-by-side.T...

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