Texas Fish Records Set by Clute Angler at Chub Lake
Jack Kimborough of Clute set Texas fish records at Chub Lake on May 11, 1971 with a redfish weighing 26 pounds, 37 7/8 inches long and 23 1/8 inches in girth.
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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1981
Page
6
Jack Kimborough of Clute set Texas fish records at Chub Lake on May 11, 1971 with a redfish weighing 26 pounds, 37 7/8 inches long and 23 1/8 inches in girth.
A nine pound flounder measuring twenty four inches was landed by Catherine Pond of Austin on Lake Long during the fishing outing dated November 18, 1978.
A reflective note links youths taking apples to teachers with future work in lobbying, while acknowledging that a person’s mistakes may define them unless more is known.
A reader asks how to locate bass on unfamiliar lakes. The guide stresses fishing structure like weedbeds and brush, testing multiple lures with ten casts each, and varying depths. He notes topwater, floating, sinking, and bottom-nudging lures often work, then urges sharp hooks and regular file maintenance.
Nick Aguilar, a Grandfalls native now in El Paso, claims 11 Senior Olympics golds plus four silver and bronze medals. He recalls baseball as his only sport, began competing in 1979, and rose to prominence in regional leagues led by Manuel Carrillo.
A quirky El Paso tale recalls a baseball player whose Sunday slump ended his career as he attempted a dramatic home run. He broke his 36 inch bat after placing it on a curb, then joined the Senior Olympics in his sixties. His winning streak began in 1979 at New Mexico State and continued in 1980 81 in El Paso.
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