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Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: mudd] #10898687 06/06/15 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted By: mudd
Geez. Figured it wouldn't b bad. I pick best times for guide trips. Hot heck one time super slow, then 30 degree 30mph north wind 3 bites all day and now boats in casting distance


Seems 80% of the boats are sitting on the same 3-4 humps....ya'll will be fine. No one crowded us. Most are ganged up on community spots.

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Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: Mark Perry] #10898694 06/06/15 02:33 AM
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That's good. Thanks for tips in post


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Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: mudd] #10898963 06/06/15 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted By: mudd
That's good. Thanks for tips in post


Don't be surprised if my old boat runs even better out there. She really likes being on Fork thumb
Hell, she might even drive to some of my old spots on her own...


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Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: Mark Perry] #10898996 06/06/15 11:57 AM
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I fished your swim bait and had multiple hits......never could get a hook set though smirk HAHA Do I need to add a hook? LOL awesome baits man really!

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Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: Deputy T] #10901189 06/07/15 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted By: Deputy T
I fished your swim bait and had multiple hits......never could get a hook set though smirk HAHA Do I need to add a hook? LOL awesome baits man really!



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Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: Mark Perry] #10901228 06/07/15 07:30 PM
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The fish were not biting at all today... I fished from first light and am leaving now... It's 2:30.... Not sure how you got bit all day today and I had not a single bite... Not a SINGLE bite... Fished Texas rigged craws of all colors... Deep diving cranks in 15-25' of water. Carolina rigged worms. Threw everything but the tackle box in the lake... Talked to multiple boaters who all said it was tough.... So how might I ask do you still post on here that it was a great bite on fork today??? I am truly asking is this the truth???

Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: **TheLoneRanger**] #10901239 06/07/15 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted By: **TheLoneRanger**
The fish were not biting at all today... I fished from first light and am leaving now... It's 2:30.... Not sure how you got bit all day today and I had not a single bite... Not a SINGLE bite... Fished Texas rigged craws of all colors... Deep diving cranks in 15-25' of water. Carolina rigged worms. Threw everything but the tackle box in the lake... Talked to multiple boaters who all said it was tough.... So how might I ask do you still post on here that it was a great bite on fork today??? I am truly asking is this the truth???



Maybe because this post was made Friday evening.


That being said no matter how bad you do on a lake rest assured someone out there figured them out that day. Someone always catches them. Unless you are a throwdown world class angler then you not catching them has zero bearing on someone else finding them.

Secondly I had someone with me so before you go assuming the truth is being stretched you might want to read the whole post. Sorry you had a bad day. Go home and get some A/C then try again.

Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: Mark Perry] #10901257 06/07/15 07:51 PM
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I saw atleast 250 boats fishing deep end of the week at Fork, Perry is correct it's a madhouse....


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Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: Douglas J] #10901268 06/07/15 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted By: Doug R.
I saw atleast 250 boats fishing deep end of the week at Fork, Perry is correct it's a madhouse....





It was crazy how abandoned the shallows were from boats. I have never seen that many boats stacked out on the same deep spots like that. I mean way more on single spots than normal. We had all the shallow water we wanted and it paid off in regards to number of bites.

Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: Mark Perry] #10901281 06/07/15 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted By: Mark Perry
I make a few swimbaits from time to time.
Mark, I was going to PM you but since the topic came up might be others interested. I have a few of your 5" and 7" swimbaits. Nice! What hooks (weight/size)do you recommend for these sizes? Thanks.

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Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: 361V] #10901300 06/07/15 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted By: Mark Perry
I make a few swimbaits from time to time.
Mark, I was going to PM you but since the topic cams up might be others interested. I have a few of your 5" and 7" swimbaits. Nice! What hooks (weight/size)do you recommend for these sizes? Thanks.




Its really personally preference but the 7/0-8/0 Owners seem best on the 7" to me. The 10/) LFT swimbait hook is great as well. On the 5" I would go with a 6/0 or so. Just cchoose the wight based on the depth you want to fish them. They seem to do well deep and shallow. Thanks

Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: Mark Perry] #10901385 06/07/15 08:57 PM
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sounds like fish are every depth- maybe just fish where there isn't anyone!


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Sucked for me today also, 1 fish at 10.00. I got off of the water around 3.30.

Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: Mark Perry] #10901468 06/07/15 09:37 PM
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I fished Fork today from 6am--noon.
I only fished shallow. One bite on a plastic worm after putting in at Mustang.
Then nothing for the next 6 hours.
Top water, senkos, worms & even some weedless swim baits from the bank back out to 8ft.
Points, coves, islands, drop offs ........ nothing.
everyone I talked to said the same thing,,,, no bites.
is it the high pressure system that moved in over the weekend ?
or have the fish just started to scatter after swimming around in all the new vegetation in the higher water ?
This is why I am an amateur and not a professional tournament fisherman.
because I don't know why bass do what they do, let's put it this way.....I think they are supposed to act one way and they act another.

Re: Great shallow bite at Fork today [Re: Nutman] #10901494 06/07/15 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted By: Nutman
I fished Fork today from 6am--noon.
I only fished shallow. One bite on a plastic worm after putting in at Mustang.
Then nothing for the next 6 hours.
Top water, senkos, worms & even some weedless swim baits from the bank back out to 8ft.
Points, coves, islands, drop offs ........ nothing.
everyone I talked to said the same thing,,,, no bites.
is it the high pressure system that moved in over the weekend ?
or have the fish just started to scatter after swimming around in all the new vegetation in the higher water ?
This is why I am an amateur and not a professional tournament fisherman.
because I don't know why bass do what they do, let's put it this way.....I think they are supposed to act one way and they act another.



I will be honest, I have no real clue why it was tougher the last 2 days for some. I almost always start shallow and stay shallow on Fork till I do not have to. I am not running around just chunking baits at any old thing up shallow. I target areas near deeper water, channel swings, multiple types of cover. I also key on baitfish and forage. I take the days conditions into play as best I can. Some days I get them like I did Friday and some days I struggle. I move out deeper when I have to but right now after Legend, TTBC and this API with Skeeter Owner this week I think a lot of the deep fish have been pounded on a lot. So have the shallow ones so to me I put myself where there are fewer boats when I can as I think those fish might be a bit less pressured.

Wish I had a better answer but thats really the gist of it.

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