Bass Fishing

Calling Panther lake record broken twice in a week

When James Allen of Crystal Springs headed to Calling Panther Lake on Feb. 26, he had his sights set on landing a lunker largemouth. And since his neighbor, David Howell had just broken the old lake record the previous weekend with a 27 ½-inch-long, 14-pound, 1-ounce trophy Allen knew that the time was right to be wetting his line in the waters of the lake near his home.

Incredibly, David Howell also held the old lake record, a 13-pound, 4-ounce sow caught back on Feb. 2, 2009. […]