SAN ANGELO, TX — San Angelo fisherman Wendell Ramsey caught the first-ever Legacy Class ShareLunker from Hords Creek Reservoir last week.
Ramsey reeled in a 13.76-pound bass from the Coleman County lake, which is located about 60 miles northeast of San Angelo.
Fish that are 13 pounds or larger qualify for Legacy ShareLunker status.
Ramsey’s catch was only the fifth Legacy ShareLunker in Texas this year, and it makes Hords Creek the 80th public body of water in the state to produce one of the fish.
It’s also now the pending waterbody record for Hords Creek.
Ramsey, 62, is a fishing guide who also caught a 14.92-pound Legacy ShareLunker from O.H. Ivie in 2021.
During the first three months of each Toyota ShareLunker season (Jan. 1-March 31), anglers who reel in a Legacy Class largemouth bass have the option of loaning it to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for captive spawning at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. Its offspring will then be reared and stocked back into public lakes throughout the state, continuing to build and sustain the legacy of bigger, better bass for current and future generations of Texas anglers.
There are also ShareLunker categories for 8 pounds (or 24 inches) and 10 pounds that allow anglers to participate in the program.
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, everyone who enters will be included in a grand prize drawing to win a $5,000 shopping spree and other prizes. Anglers who donate their bass 13 pounds or larger for spawning entered in an additional drawing to win a $5,000 shopping spree, VIP access to the Toyota ShareLunker Annual Awards event and other prizes.
For more information, visit the Toyota ShareLunker page here.
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