Eight ShareLunkers caught at O.H. Ivie so far in 2024 season
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Anglers casting their line at O.H. Ivie have submitted eight bass to the Toyota ShareLunker program during the 2024 season with five making weight for the Legacy ShareLunker ranking as of February.
The season started with two Legacy Class ShareLunkers being reeled in by Bobby Waldon and Lane Olson, both of Mineola, Texas, on January 22. The Texas ShareLunker archives report Waldon’s catch was a total of 14.75 pounds and Olson weighed 13.26.
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The next Legacy Class ShareLunker was caught by Aaron Suess from Gardner, Kansas weighing in at 13.87 pounds on Feb. 5. Thaddeus Galey from La Center, Washington followed up the catch with a 13.19-pound bass on Valentine’s Day.
Thaddeus Galey of La Center, WA holding his 13.19 pound Legacy ShareLunker from O.H. Ivie A 13.87 pound Legacy ShareLunker reeled in by angler Aaron Suess at O.H. Ivie on February 5, 2024.
“We were out in the main lake, spotted some fish, followed them around and kept casting at them,” said Galey in a press release from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “We were using A-Rigs and we finally were able to get them to bite. I didn’t really feel the fish bite, but instead, it seemed like I had wound into something. The line got heavy and for a second, I thought I had got the bottom. The fish then started pulling line off the reel and at that point, I realized it was a big fish. I initially thought she was a little bit smaller after she came up the first time, about 100 feet from the boat. The split second before we netted her, we realized she was a special fish.”
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The latest Legacy Class ShareLunker bass was caught by Josh Hiler. Hiler’s catch weighed in at 13.13 pounds making it the fifth ShareLunker from O.H. Ivie and the ninth one for the Legacy Class in the 2024 season.
“O.H. Ivie continues to produce lunker after lunker, and this season is no exception,” said Natalie Goldstrohm, Toyota ShareLunker program coordinator. “It is no wonder that out-of-state anglers are drawn to fish O.H. Ivie because of the quality bass fishery and the chance to catch a fish of a lifetime.”
Other anglers who successfully cast their line and reeled in ShareLunker bass this year at O.H Ivie include:
Devin Christian, Limon, CO – 10.83 pounds – Strike King Elite
Josh Farmer, Edmond, OK – 10.52 – Strike King Elite
Wes Williams, San Angelo, TX – 9.36 0- Bass Pro Shops Lunker
In the 2023 season, O.H. Ivie produced a record-shattering 15 ShareLunker. So far in the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker season, a total of 55 ShareLunkers have been recorded by anglers and nine being Legacy Class catches.
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