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Headed to Lake Fork...any tips?
Posted on 6/6/22 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 6/6/22 at 1:40 pm
Headed to Lake Fork this week to fish for bass and sacalait until Sunday. Bass fishing in 20-30 feet of water is a foreign concept to this coonass as topwater and Texas rigged brush hogs in the bayou's is my go to method. Any tips on bait/techniques specific to the lake? Will be staying near the south west end of the lake. TIA.
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Posted on 6/6/22 at 1:56 pm to payowcomesa
If you're used to fishing shallow, I'd lean on my strengths. Plenty of big fish in that lake that'll stay shallow.
Posted on 6/6/22 at 2:12 pm to payowcomesa
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fishing in 20-30 feet of water
quote:The one time I went, we smashed them deep on a large swim bait on a regular jig head. We did pretty well on jigging spoons as well.
Any tips on bait/techniques specific to the lake?
Posted on 6/6/22 at 2:32 pm to payowcomesa
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any tips?
hold on tight
Posted on 6/6/22 at 2:43 pm to payowcomesa
The fishing should be good. I know some people that fish it regularly and this past weekend sucked after the storms.
Posted on 6/6/22 at 3:21 pm to payowcomesa
Walking baits like a Sexy Dog in shad patterns on main lake points early. Once the sun gets up, start moving out deeper on the points and use a big shaky head worm or C-rig. If the bite is slow, try fishing at night. A big black spinnerbait at night is hard to beat.
Posted on 6/6/22 at 4:40 pm to payowcomesa
Plum colored zoom ol monster worm Carolina rigged in deep water next to a grass flat. You’re welcome.
Posted on 6/6/22 at 5:47 pm to payowcomesa
Put new line on!
Posted on 6/6/22 at 9:40 pm to mach316
I picked up some deep diving kvd sexy shad baits and some shaky head jigs in diff weights. All I could find is 12" zoom june bug worms and some 4" swim baits. Plan to follow you guys suggestions and hit the topwater at sunrise, pitch some brush hogs and move deeper as the sun rises. I'm not much of a sacalait fisherman but I am bringing a jig pole and a spinning rod spooled with 6lb test and plan to hit some sunk timber with jigs after lunch. I have a lowrance elite ti with sidescan, not the fancy livescope. If we don't have luck the first day out I'll hit up the local tackle shops for baits and advice. Thanks for the help. Hopefully I can post pics of some fish on Monday.
Posted on 6/13/22 at 12:28 pm to payowcomesa
Fishing was terrible. The lake was really low, as in the water line was 50' from most bulkheads. Lots of boats stranded in boat houses with no water underneath. We managed 4 bass and one choupique between two boats. I didn't feel quite as bad once we talked to the skeeter tournament fishermen who zeroed out.
Got to spend some quality time with my daughter and son-in-law on the water so it wasn't a total loss. I have no plans to ever go back again. Staring at a screen while jigging baits with the sun overhead for bass is not my idea of fun.
Got to spend some quality time with my daughter and son-in-law on the water so it wasn't a total loss. I have no plans to ever go back again. Staring at a screen while jigging baits with the sun overhead for bass is not my idea of fun.
Posted on 6/13/22 at 4:33 pm to payowcomesa
what I have discovered is it is very difficult to plan a future bass fishing trip on any lake and be successful. You have to get on that lake when conditions are favorable for that lake.
Posted on 6/13/22 at 4:47 pm to payowcomesa
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The lake was really low, as in the water line was 50' from most bulkheads. Lots of boats stranded in boat houses with no water underneath.
It's been low since last year. They have been repairing the dam.
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I didn't feel quite as bad once we talked to the skeeter tournament fishermen who zeroed out.
Yeah, It was wrapped up with that tournament. 11 lbs even won big bass and a new Skeeter, though.
Sorry I missed this thread, as I go quite often and could have given you a heads up of what to expect.
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I have no plans to ever go back again.
That would be a mistake.
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Staring at a screen while jigging baits with the sun overhead for bass is not my idea of fun.
Guided? Sometimes you have to dance to the band that is playing...
This post was edited on 6/13/22 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 6/14/22 at 4:14 pm to payowcomesa
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