12-19-2006, 08:10 PM
ATHENS, Texas-The 2005-2006 Budweiser ShareLunker season ended April 30 with 32 entries, the most 13-pound-plus fish since 33 were entered in 1991-92 and the third-highest total ever. Lake Alan Henry led the state with nine fish weighing a total of 124.23 pounds. Lake Fork's six fish averaged 14.173 pounds.
Lake Amistad produced four ShareLunkers averaging 13.885, and a new lake record that came in at 15.68 pounds.
Milestone ShareLunker #400, one of the Amistad quartet, was caught Feb. 28 by a Kansas angler. In addition to the usual prizes of a Budweiser ShareLunker jacket and fiberglass replica of the fish, the angler received a cash prize of $400 per pound and a G. Loomis rod with a Shimano reel valued at a total of $600.
The spawning season at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens went very well, with 11 ShareLunker spawns producing more than 159,800 fry so far. Budweiser ShareLunker No. 400 produced a record 46,678 eggs.
Most of the fry will be raised to fingerling size (about 1.5-inches) and then stocked into public waters. As part of Operation World Record, 26,000 fish will be raised to 6-inch size, tagged and stocked into research lakes so their growth rates can be monitored.
The Budweiser ShareLunker program is made possible through support from Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Since 1991, Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, has contributed millions of dollars in funding to support conservation causes and fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation programs in Texas.
News Release: Amistad Strikes Gold with Budweiser ShareLunker 400
News Release: Outstanding Budweiser Sharelunker Season Closes
Lake Amistad produced four ShareLunkers averaging 13.885, and a new lake record that came in at 15.68 pounds.
Milestone ShareLunker #400, one of the Amistad quartet, was caught Feb. 28 by a Kansas angler. In addition to the usual prizes of a Budweiser ShareLunker jacket and fiberglass replica of the fish, the angler received a cash prize of $400 per pound and a G. Loomis rod with a Shimano reel valued at a total of $600.
The spawning season at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens went very well, with 11 ShareLunker spawns producing more than 159,800 fry so far. Budweiser ShareLunker No. 400 produced a record 46,678 eggs.
Most of the fry will be raised to fingerling size (about 1.5-inches) and then stocked into public waters. As part of Operation World Record, 26,000 fish will be raised to 6-inch size, tagged and stocked into research lakes so their growth rates can be monitored.
The Budweiser ShareLunker program is made possible through support from Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Since 1991, Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, has contributed millions of dollars in funding to support conservation causes and fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation programs in Texas.
News Release: Amistad Strikes Gold with Budweiser ShareLunker 400
News Release: Outstanding Budweiser Sharelunker Season Closes