Texas is big. So are our fish. In this occasional series, we talk to Texas anglers about their monster catches. Name: Ross GomezAge: 50Hometown: PostYears fishing: 36Favorite fishing holes: Lake Alan Henry and White River ReservoirFor most bass anglers, reeling in a trophy largemouth is a lifetime achievement. Ross Gomez, a fifty-year-old corrections officer and musician, can lay claim to two catches in that size class: a 13.22-pounder, in February 2023, and a 14.78-pound slab, in February 2025, pulled from the same spot in Lake Alan Henry, a reservoir near Lubbock. Those are elite successes, but what makes Gomez’s accomplishment so unusual is that the two lunkers were the same fish—Gomez is the first angler to catch the same trophy twice from a public body…
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