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Toledo Bend, O.H. Ivie power 2025 ShareLunker collection season across the finish line

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Toledo Bend and O.H. Ivie put an exclamation point on the season with a combined four Legacy Class ShareLunkers.

Curtis Melvin of Lumberton reeled in 13.24-pound ShareLunker 680 Tuesday, March 25 at Toledo Bend .

Mechelda Criswell of Hobbs , New Mexico , landed the final Legacy Class fish of 2025 with 14.56-pound .

Anglers who reel in a 13-plus pound bass can loan it to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the ShareLunker selective breeding program.

Anglers can submit what would be the final fish of the 2025 collection season to the program.

Bass anglers can report their catch 24/7 through March 31, 31 , to their catch report.

Toyota ShareLunker program offers anglers three additional levels of participation for catching bass over eight pounds or 24 inches in Texas ’ public waters.

Anglers who catch and loan a 13-plus pound lunker earn Legacy Class status, receive a catch kit, a decal for their vehicle or boat, a high-quality replica mount of their fish from Lake Fork Taxidermy .

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