Monster Mash

Fairy tale fishin’ trips continue to unfold out West, fishing guide takes a dive for 14 pounder

  • Leroy Boss with the 14.85 pounder he caught off a spawning bed recently while fishing at Lake O.H. Ivie with Hill Country Hammers Guides and Outfitters. (Photo courtesy of Jerad Pool)
    Leroy Boss with the 14.85 pounder he caught off a spawning bed recently while fishing at Lake O.H. Ivie with Hill Country Hammers Guides and Outfitters. (Photo courtesy of Jerad Pool)
  • When Boss’ fish got tangled up in the salt cedars, fishing guide Jerad Pool (lower right) wasted no time taking a dive to go after it. (Photo Courtesy of Jerad Pool)
    When Boss’ fish got tangled up in the salt cedars, fishing guide Jerad Pool (lower right) wasted no time taking a dive to go after it. (Photo Courtesy of Jerad Pool)
  • Pool successfully retrieved the big big bass before it shook the hook or broke the line, then swam back to the boat with the fish in hand. (Photo courtesy of Jerad Pool)
    Pool successfully retrieved the big big bass before it shook the hook or broke the line, then swam back to the boat with the fish in hand. (Photo courtesy of Jerad Pool)
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    Monster Mash
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    Monster Mash
    The Great Outdoors The talk of fairy tale fishing trips seemingly has no end out West, where O.H. Ivie anglers continue to reel in heavyweight denizens to shock the imagination. Several guides are in operation on the 19,000-acre reservoir near San Angelo. Some of their recent reports read like something straight out of a science fiction thriller. To wit: O...

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