Stacy Spriggs of Texas has had a month that most bass anglers could only dream of. Even when dreaming, it would be almost impossible to envision the tournament success she has had in the last thirty days.
Among her accomplishments – including weighing a 37.80 bag – (of which she caught four of the five fish), she also landed a Toyota ShareLunker, the Texas program that rewards and recognizes anglers who land a bass larger than 13-pounds.
The 37-Pound Limit
A limit of this magnitude is only possible on a few bodies of water and is among the biggest limits ever weighed on Big Sam.
Included in the bag was a 9.71 fish – caught by Spriggs – as well as an eight, two sevens and a six-pound bass. Amazingly, Spriggs caught four of these fish en route to their win the Texas Tournament Zone event.
“It was an amazing day. My second cast of the day was a six pounder and that ended up being the smallest fish we weighed in,” she recalled. “The 9.71 was my new personal best and I was so excited to get a fish that big.”
Little did she know that just a week later she would top that bass by over three pounds.
A ShareLunker on Gameday
Thirteen-pounds is the goal for every angler in Texas – for ShareLunker status.
The ShareLunker program has been in existence for years and helps the state gather large bass for research and breeding purposes.
Spriggs landed her catch, during another tournament, on the last day of this year’s program. April 1st marks the end of the season and she caught her 13.06 largemouth on March 31st.
The Secret Bait
Spriggs says that the Carolina-rig is not a secret on Rayburn and has accounted for most of her big fish on the famed lake. It was what she used for both weekends.
“I keep it simple: a one-ounce tungsten weight, a swivel, and a leader. The V&M J-Bug is what I used to catch the ShareLunker and when we weighed in our 37-pounds,” she shared.
No Fluke
While these accomplishments are impressive and almost unbelievable, it was not without some hard work. The biggest thing that played into these impressive catches, according to Spriggs is her confidence and knowledge of Sam Rayburn. She fishes Rayburn nearly every weekend with her boyfriend Clint Wade.
The duo is a constant threat at Rayburn for their skill and knowledge of the lake.
“Rayburn has multiple tournaments each weekend every week of the year. Just about every weekend we are fishing a tournament on Rayburn,” she says. “The lake is so good and there are many tournaments that there is no reason for us to really fish anywhere else.”
Wade himself added to the winnings this past weekend with a third-place finish in the Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash. This win netted him a new truck, a new boat and $2,000 in cash.
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