ATHENS—David Campbell Perciful of Conroe caught Toyota ShareLunker 563 Tuesday night while fishing in a tournament on
Lake Conroe.
The fish weighed 13.14 pounds and
was caught in 6 feet of water on an 8-inch Texas-rigged lizard. The fish was
27.5 inches long and 20.25 inches in girth. It was held for pickup at
Stow-A-Way Marina and RV Park, an official Toyota ShareLunker Weigh and Holding
Station.
Perciful’s fish is entry number six for the current ShareLunker season
and the seventeenth entry from Lake Conroe.
Lake Conroe ranks fourth in the
number of entries into the ShareLunker program. Lake Fork ranks first with 257.
Tied for second are Lakes Alan Henry, O. H. Ivie and
Sam Rayburn with 25 each. Lakes Austin and Falcon are tied for third with 20
entries each.
ShareLunker catches can be reported
24 hours a day, seven days a week during the season, by calling (903)
681-0550. The season ends April 30.
If poor cellphone service prevents use of the voice
number, anglers can leave a phone number (including area code) at (888)
784-0600. That number is also monitored 24/7 during the season.
For complete information and rules
of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass and a recap of last
year’s season, see www.tpwd.texas.gov/sharelunker.
The site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the
program along with pictures where available, and a list of official Toyota
ShareLunker weigh and holding stations equipped with certified scales.
Information on current catches,
including short videos of interviews with anglers when available, will be
posted on www.facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram.
“Like” this page and you can receive notification and photos of catches as soon
as they become available.
The Toyota ShareLunker Program is
made possible by a grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation from Gulf
States Toyota. Toyota is a long-time supporter of the Foundation and Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department, providing major funding for a wide variety of
education, fish, parks and wildlife projects.