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Here's how the TrophyCatch program works.

  • Anglers report bass catches (over 8 pounds) for rewards.
  • Voluntary release of Trophy Bass enhances future of fishing.
  • Participating anglers receive incentives from TrophyCatch partners.

These are the benefits TrophyCatch will create for Florida.

  • Create an angler recognition and trophy bass reporting system
  • Instill a stronger conservation ethic among anglers
  • Promote social and economic values that affect all Floridians
  • Elevate public awareness about the importance of trophy bass and the need to conserve our lakes and rivers
  • Encourage citizens and businesses to actively support the management of Florida's finite fishing and aquatic resources
  • Help recruit and retain enthusiastic bass anglers

These are the incentives anglers will be fishing for.

  • Prize for Florida state record largemouth bass
  • Membership into the Florida Bass Fishing Hall of Fame
  • Replica mounts, fishing gear and other merchandise
  • TrophyCatch championship award for the biggest bass of the year
  • Guided fishing trips with celebrity anglers
  • And more that will be announced when program launches in Oct. 2012

No other place on earth has this largemouth bass promotion opportunity!

Some of the best bass fishing in the world is about to get better for everyone!

Florida is the bass fishing capital of the world! In Florida, anglers spend over 24 million recreational fishing days on fresh water. Largemouth bass are not only the most sought after species in Florida but also in the nation. Bass anglers alone generate $1.25 billion dollars for Florida's economy supporting thousands of jobs.

We are launching TrophyCatch - a documentation program that provides incentives for the catch-and- release of trophy bass. TrophyCatch will promote ecological, social and economic values that are important to everyone who supports conservation.