Justin Royal has turned a lot of heads this week with an absolute giant bass he caught on the Sabine River.  Royal was fishing on the Louisiana side of the Sabine in the Burton’s Ditch area of the river during the Resilience Outdoors Tx/La River Shootout tournament on Sunday with partner Hunter Marshall.  Royal says he was was flipping a Stanley Original Casting jig in black blue using a green pumpkin rage craw as a trailer. He boat flipped (WOW!) the giant largemouth using a Power Tackle Pow R Point series 970 rod, paired with a Shimano Chronarch MGL Reel.  Their 5 bass limit weighed 18.26Lb, but Royal’s big bass stole the show weighing an amazing 9.73Lb.  The Sabine doesn’t boast a reputation as a big bass factory so Royals near double digit bass truly is a anomaly.  Congratulations Justin!  For more records in Louisiana check out thislink.   For Texas records check here.