To Pay Your Dues By Tommy Martin Just over 23 years have slipped by since I began calling myself a professional bass angler. And during that time I've been fortunate enough to fish reservoirs in many different parts of the country as well as visit with anglers from just about all of the 50 states. Through those experiences and conversations I've arrived at the conclusion that Texas bass anglers are much more fortunate than most in that we have a quality of bass fishing that goes unsurpassed by any other state in the country.
Several elements are to be credited, here.
First off, Texas is a massive state with more than 600 reservoir systems. Granted, many of these reservoirs span 2,000 acres or less. But we've also got a passel of impoundments in this state that span 25,000 acres or more, including two over 100,000 acres. This is good, mainly because there are 1.5 million bass anglers in Texas. Having so many quality reservoirs spreads the fishing opportunity around, thus alleviating the tremendous pressure that would otherwise result if there were only a few respectable impoundments to choose from.