11 pound 9 ounces (bottom fish, Lake fork), 11 pounds 5 ounces (top fish, lakeFork) and my Dad in the middle with an 11 pound 3 ounce (Arkansas fish)

The 11-5 I used a deliar and released ........ and looking back that fish was likely over 12 pounds. I believe she was an honest 28" and look at her girth ...... massive fish. I caught them different years, maybe 100 yards from each other. That one cove on lake Fork I've caught probably 10 fish between 8-12 pounds, and who knows how many 5-8 pound fish. ( 7-8" Live Waterdawgs for bait, 35 pound line, 7' heavy action rods, 6/0 hooks ! )