I had a lengthy call with one of the guys at the ShareLunker Program this afternoon. I'll consolidate my notes and share them. I believe the math will speak for itself.

I’ll add that in my unqualified opinion, with all the fish taken from Ivie and transferred to Athens this year it will hurt the lake in years to come. We might get some of those fish back alive and we might not. How many fry did we lose if they did spawn at the hatchery and not the lake? They won’t restock Ivie with all of those fry, they spread them around the state. They’ll give us a token amount, which goes with how they feel about stocking any lake west of hwy 16. I know this will go against some of the SAL huggers, but it’s just mi dos centavos! And by the way a HUGE Congratulations to the young man who caught the fish of a Lifetime!

I bet that poor bassterd felt like he was talking to the Cliff Clavin of the fishing world.

I bet that poor bassterd felt like he was talking to the Cliff Clavin of the fishing world.

He is already printing money with his share in Googan and his YouTube. He obviously cares more about the welfare of a true giant bass than hauling it in to get it weighed and put in a truck and hauled half way across Texas for the SAL program or for self promotion.

I have always liked most of the Googans. Several are really good anglers and seem like good guys as well.


Congrats on a fish of a lifetime.

You have certainly mellowed with age

Comment of the year so far!

I bet that poor bassterd felt like he was talking to the Cliff Clavin of the fishing world.

The constant name calling and personal attacks from you guys who never seem to add anything of value to the conversation gets super old.

Plus I always liked Cliff.

Well ya see, Norm, it’s like this… A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That’s why you always feel smarter after a few beers.”

-Cliff Clavin

Not sure where you got the info from but I spoke with the TPW biologist from then 10 from last years group and was told that NONE were SAL babies.

As well as not many of those fish spawned last year at Athens.

My opinion is let nature run its course. GOD KNOWS HOW TO DO IT.