TPW TV HOF GULF STATES TOYOTA: Texas has great bass 
fisheries [03 “…than anyone else.”] An inductee into the Texas 
Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame helped to make that 
possible…details ahead on Passport to Texas… 

This is Passport to Texas (June 15)

The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame honors 
individuals and organizations for their contributions to 
the sport. Gulf States Toyota is one such inductee. 

11— Gulf States Toyota joined with TPWD in a private-public 
partnership to create the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, and also 
with the Toyota ShareLunker program.

Dave Terre, TPW chief of fish management and research, 
says Gulf States Toyota, has been a boon to bass 
fishing…and not just in Texas.

13—The Toyota Texas bass Classic has been huge for Texas 
parks and Wildlife. It’s provided us an opportunity to engage 
millions of people into fishing—all across Texas, and really 
across the United States of America.

The Guld State’s support helped double the neighborhood 
fishin’ lakes in Texas, thus making fishing accessible to 
more families in the urban core. And its long-term 
involvement in the ShareLunker program, is legend.

15— Gulf States Toyota supported the Sharelunker program 
since 2009. It’s really putting us on a path to create cutting edge 
science. It’s allowed us to be able to track these fish through 
DNA.

Gulf States Toyota is in the spotlight next week on the 
TPW TV series on PBS. Check your local listings.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.









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