So how many ShareLunker Elites have been caught today? 1 or 2? You guys have confused me now. Elites are 13+. Does Burk Senior have 2 over 13, or were you guys calling the 12.4 a sharelunker as well?

Agree that it would be nice seeing more of those big fish put back. Last time I was at Ivie several years ago when the water level was in the teens, I had a couple of nice fish that weekend. Two fives and a heavy six. And then we talked to a couple of quiet guys that evening at elm creek when there was almost nobody else around. We all were getting ready to leave town. He said he had a 13. Biggest fish of his life. And he put it back. That was pretty awesome. His friend talked a lot more about it than he did.

Who is taking fish out. When they are donated to share a lunker. They are put back after they spawn

If they live

And if they don’t they already have 10 years worth of genetics put into the lake

This!!! Their genetics do not change once they reach 13+ pounds. It’s still the same fish and offspring as when it was a 3 pound fish. The fish has likely put millions of eggs into the lake previously, before being caught.

The benefit of the SAL offspring is the fry can be stocked to other lakes that need to have gene pool strengthening.