Prairieville angler lands 11.23-pounder at Toledo Bend

Prairieville angler lands 11.23-pounder at Toledo Bend

Of all the countless hours he has spent over the years in a bass boat on his favorite lake, lower end to the upper reaches, Louisiana side to Texas side, in pursuit of a double-digit bass, a Prairieville angler never imagined when and how it would happen like it did. Johnny Fulkerson, 73, was fishing alone in the middle of the winter, standing on a pier 6 feet over the water when he felt the tell-tale “bump” of a cooperative fish on his second c…