Lake Austin fisher produces ShareLunker bass

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  • Angler CJ Oates, of Lago Vista, caught this 13.02 pound bass at Lake Austin on Thursday, Jan. 14. Contributed/TPWD Fishing
    Angler CJ Oates, of Lago Vista, caught this 13.02 pound bass at Lake Austin on Thursday, Jan. 14. Contributed/TPWD Fishing
In less than a week, the second Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2021 Toyota ShareLunker season was reeled in at Lake Austin Thursday evening, Jan. 14. Angler CJ Oates, from Lago Vista, caught the 13.02-pounder just a few days after “ShareLunker 586” was claimed at Sam Rayburn. “It was a last-minute decision whether to fish Lake Travis or Austin,” said Oates in a press release from Texas…

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