I’m no biologist but I would wager a lot of money that taking 9 fish out of a lake the size of Ivie caused absolutely no harm at all hell Toledo bend guys been keeping limits of bass for years don’t matter what size it is it’s going in the grease!

On the chance I get one. Take a pic and weigh her, then put her back. Good enough for me. If someone wants to turn theirs in that's fine too. It's a choice. Totally on the angler.

Well, when I catch one....errrrr....I don’t fish any lakes that have SAL bass in them. Never mind.

thank you sir! just trying to see things objectively.





I know we live in snowflake world now, but it’s called a “discussion”. He makes a comment and someone makes a rebuttal. If you see a harassment, then well.....

Dave Mercer made the exact same comment, people explained to him the negatives/positives. Neither Dave or Bockscar are crying about the discussion.[/quote]

In his defense....it did take me a long time to get a straight answer 😂

and dont assume i wasnt crying. im very in tune with my feelings, and liable to cry at any moment! 🤔

I think that was solidly debunked when someone explained that fish that size dont need to be weighed on official scales like the giant ones do. im sure some might do that...but I think people that know whats up arent doing that kinda thing.





great point and why this seems like a "throwing stones in glass houses" argument for all the negative for the sharelunker people. I dont go PETA....but im not a fan of tournament fishing when it comes to conservation. Lots of tourneys happen during the spawn, and we can talk till we are blue in the face about how that can have a negative effect on a fishery...but thats a separate discussion. I think a lot of you's are tourney folk....so just seems a little hypocritical and rabble rousing to talk down on the sharelunker program.

I just feel you all need some perspective, and consider what its like in a state that doesnt care about bass fishing very much if at all (new mexico for example, and I hear colorado too). I get it sucks to see bigs pulled out of the water....but if we are being real, were the locals gonna catch them? But all those big fish would never even be around and alive to be caught if it wasnt for TP&W and programs like the sharelunker program. And no no one is perfect....but the sharelunker people know what they are doing....and ivie daily is a current running example of this....in my opinon.

I’ve never fished TB but seen plenty of threads with guys complaining about the amount of fish being taken and the bass population suffering. Do a Toledo Bend search and see for yourself.

The chance of natural morality for a bass is about 25% on any given year. Only 1 out of 17 dying is pretty darn great in my book. Frankly they may have a better chance surviving in Athens than in the wild. I'm sure they are getting all kinds of treatments and the best care biologists can provide. Zero doubt in my mind the program is a net positive to our fisheries. I do wonder if at some point they have enough of them that continuing to bring them in starts to diminish the returns.

There have been 17 sharelunkers this year?

I got a buddy who works for them and he told me they massage them and give them beer just like the Kobe beef cows 🤔

Man that place is crazy. It's the only lake in Texas where you'll see coastal rope stringers towed behind boats full of bass. 3 out of 4 boats out there keep everything

just scrolled their facebook. Josh jones one was #591 and they are already on 602. So yea....sounds like 17 sharelunkers this year. Kinda seems like TP&W are doing a good job 🤷‍♂️

There’s the other high fence pro/sharealunker apologist! You must have been at CB the last couple of days!

Curious to know where you get your percentages and zero doubts and so on?

I was wondering the same. I just copy and pasted. Dont shoot the messenger.

Thanks TP&W. Greatly appreciate you and all you do to make Texas the greatest bass fishing state in the nation! We are so blessed to have you here in Texas.

Since we know TPWD doesn’t read this, you get one of these!