The 2022 season was one for the record books, with multiple milestones reached and memories made by anglers working with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries staff to make the program a success.

Brodey Davis with his 17.06lb Legacy-class Lunker (left) and Kellie Renfro with her 13.27lb Legacy-class Lunker (right).

Key highlights from the 2022 Toyota ShareLunker collection season include:

• 24 Legacy-class ShareLunkers caught this season, the most during January through March since 1995 (27)
• 9 different water bodies produced ShareLunkers in 2022
• Lake Daniel became the 75th public water to contribute a Legacy-class ShareLunker
• 4 entries were new lake records — Lake Daniel (twice), Eagle Mountain Lake and O.H. Ivie Lake
• The new O.H. Ivie waterbody record, set at 17.06 pounds, was the biggest in 30 years, and is the seventh largest largemouth bass ever verified in Texas (private or public)
• 4 fish made Texas’ Top 50 biggest largemouth bass of all-time list
• 5 entries were greater than 15-pounds, including three over 16-pounds

How to Participate

If you reel in a largemouth bass that’s at least 8 lbs. or 24 inches, you can participate simply by entering your Lunker catch information online or on the ShareLunker mobile app during the year-long season (January 1 - December 31). Lunkers 13 lbs.+ that are caught during spawning season (January 1 – March 31) can be donated to the ShareLunker program – just call the mobile hotline at (903) 681-0550 and we’ll come pick it up!

Once a Lunker is reeled in, enter the catch data on the Toyota ShareLunker mobile app – available for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play – or on the Toyota ShareLunker online app at TexasSharelunker.com. In addition to providing basic catch information, you can also provide a DNA scale sample from your Lunker bass to TPWD researchers for genetic analysis.

All confirmed ShareLunker participants will receive a Catch Kit corresponding to their fish’s weight class. Each Catch Kit includes an achievement decal, merchandise and other giveaways. Plus, qualified entries will be included in a grand prize drawing to win a $5,000 shopping spree and other prizes! And, if you donate a 13 lb. or larger bass for spawning, you will be entered in an additional drawing to win a $5,000 shopping spree, VIP access to the Toyota ShareLunker Annual Awards event and a high-quality replica of their Lunker fish.

Best of all, the data you provide on your Lunker will help fisheries biologists better manage trophy bass populations throughout the great fisheries of Texas!

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This program is made possible in part by the generous support of Toyota.