TrophyCatch program to give away a new bass boat in live drawing, Dec. 3
Photo courtesy of FWC.
Ahoy, anglers! One lucky person will soon take home a brand-new bass boat package, courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC's) TrophyCatch program, during a live drawing that will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, following the 2:00 p.m. weigh-in for the Bobby Lane High School Cup Bass Fishing Tournament at Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Lodge, Marina & RV Resort, located at 14900 Camp Mack Rd. in Lake Wales, Florida. The public is invited to attend the live reverse drawing, where the last angler drawn amongst five randomly selected TrophyCatch registrants and club winners will win! The finalists will be revealed on the TrophyCatch Facebook page, Facebook.com/TrophyCatchFlorida. In celebration of a decade of success, this will be the tenth boat given away by the program.
The prize package includes a Pro 819 vessel, donated by Phoenix Bass Boats, which is powered by a 200 horsepower Mercury Marine motor, supported by MotorMate, guided by Lowrance HDLive electronics and a Ghost Trolling Motor, and anchored by the Power-Pole Shallow Water Anchor System.
“This $65,000 boat package is a truly sweet ride,” said Thomas Graef, director of FWC’s Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management. “And It’s made a reality only by the generous contributions of partners such as Phoenix Bass Boats, Mercury and others who share our passion for bass fishing and bass conservation. It is incredible to be able to reward our participants with such a great prize for contributing to TrophyCatch.”
Earlier this year, TrophyCatch partner, WrapThis, let anglers vote on their favorote of four boat wrap colors. A wrap design was applied to the Phoenix boat that was displayed throughout the season at events around the state. The winning boag wrap color will be revealed, Dec. 3, adding an exciting new twist for this year’s event.
The Bobby Lane Cup (BLC) is a nonprofit youth tournament, held annually to raise funding for educational scholarships to be awarded to high school seniors who have an interest in bass fishing. Teams from southern states come to compete for the title of BLC Champions.
TrophyCatch is a citizen-science promotional conservation program that rewards anglers throughout Florida who catch, document and release largemouth bass heavier than 8 pounds. Data collected by the program help the FWC better enhance, conserve and promote trophy bass fishing. Anglers who wish to participate, and want to be included in next year’s boat drawing, can visit TrophyCatch.com to register and learn more.
For more information about the Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management, contact Michelle Kerr, by phone at (850) 510-4776 or via email at Michelle.Kerr@MyFWC.com.