Traffic jam at boat ramp leads to new Bussey Brake record bass

Traffic jam at boat ramp leads to new Bussey Brake record bass
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Sid Wilde of Robert is thanking his lucky stars that Bussey Brake Reservoir in Morehouse Parish is a busy place in the spring.

That’s because the 2,200-acre lake’s popularity with bass fishermen led directly to Wilde catching a new lake record on Friday, March 8, a monster of a bass that weighed 15.78 pounds.

Wilde and his son, Jaylon, had fished for 2 ½ hours that afternoon after fishing all morning before taking a lunch break after getting just one bite. They were fishing close to the boat landing at almost 5:30, ready to call it a day — but not quite.

“We were fishing close to the boat launch, and we could see there were boats crowded all around it,” Sid Wilde said. “I told my son, ‘There’s no need to get impatient,’ so we kept fishing, waiting until it wasn’t as busy. And about two minutes later, I caught this fish.”

“This fish” was the fourth-heaviest ever caught in Louisiana, according to the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association, which…

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