In some places, we don't have walleye or pike. In Texas, it's pretty much bass and crappie (if we're talking exclusively fresh water fishing). There are some Texas lakes in the panhandle that have walleye, but it's very few.
Also, not all bass are small and they aren't always "easy to land." I caught a 9 lb largemouth about 9 months ago. There are also stripers in bigger lakes and all of them are huge. And then there are also hybrid "wipers" (cross between a striped bass and white bass) and they are big.
The Texas Parks & Wildlife department also stocks many of our lakes and river systems with trout in the winter. This is purely for shits and giggles because they will die come spring/summer.
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