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BASSfest
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11/02/17 03:50 PM
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fouzman
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Methuselah
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"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489184
11/02/17 03:56 PM
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Brent S
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Must be dishing out a chunk of money to BASS.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489212
11/02/17 04:13 PM
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SoCal Tom
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It's different. I like different. How many times can you go to Big Sam and TB?
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489266
11/02/17 04:52 PM
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the skipper
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I hope some are throwing big swimbaits
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489269
11/02/17 04:52 PM
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slim 285
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I got a good laugh out of the article. It said Travis has become a top destination for Texas bass anglers. Have I missed the memo on this or what?
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489310
11/02/17 05:05 PM
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Douglas J
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What will the weights be to win?
45-50 pounds for 3 days??
#MFGA
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489314
11/02/17 05:07 PM
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RedRaider3933
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Sure hope it kicks out some better bags than FLW. The 10th place finisher in that tournament averaged less than 10 pounds a day for 4 days.
Go Tech
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: slim 285]
#12489324
11/02/17 05:11 PM
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Brent S
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I got a good laugh out of the article. It said Travis has become a top destination for Texas bass anglers. Have I missed the memo on this or what?
That made me laugh as well. I didn't realize everyone was flocking to Travis from across the state.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489325
11/02/17 05:13 PM
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RedRaider3933
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I dont know how you can pick Travis when LBJ is right there next to it.
Go Tech
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489554
11/02/17 07:37 PM
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texasangler07
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I am personally excited about this tournament due to its proximity to San Antonio/Austin. Sure there might be "better" bodies of water to fish but maybe this one gives the event more space to layout its expo. It's all about promoting the sport in my eyes and this is a great area to do that in. As for the fisherman, they are going to bring there A game no matter what lake it's going to be. It's about finding the best 5 fish per day on THAT lake. Who cares if someone thinks there is a better lake for quantity or quality down the road. I want to see these anglers do work!
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489581
11/02/17 07:47 PM
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Fish Killer
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Its the Fairy Wand Invitational.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489592
11/02/17 07:55 PM
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fouzman
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Methuselah
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Seeing as this tournament evolved from the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, having it near Austin and TPWD's headquarters makes sense to me.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: slim 285]
#12489616
11/02/17 08:15 PM
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texasbassdude
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I got a good laugh out of the article. It said Travis has become a top destination for Texas bass anglers. Have I missed the memo on this or what?
Haha yeah, really. In their list of 100 Best Bass Lakes several months ago, when they were talking about Falcon, they also said that it was full; not real sure they do a whole lot of proofreading at Bassmaster.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489618
11/02/17 08:16 PM
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bigbass94
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Actually, Travis has been fishing well this past year for the most part. Me, I'm excited to see a new lake other than an East Texas lake.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489646
11/02/17 08:32 PM
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Simmonsdlwa
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Years ago I worked at a marina on Travis all summer. In the morning we would pull boats out of a dry stack and put them in the water and in the evenings the reverse. But during the day it was pretty quiet with a lot of work on the docks maintaining, cleaning slips, etc. There are some sizable largemouth in Travis that are never pressured feeding on bluegill and crappie. Water is sometimes really clear and you could crawl up to the edge of a slip and watch them swimming around.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489649
11/02/17 08:34 PM
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TDR2
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In the words of Hillary Clinton, "Follow the money"
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489694
11/02/17 09:03 PM
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Flippin-Out
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I guess it's a good thing there are lots of hotel beds in the Austin area - for all the hardcore bass fishermen flocking there from all over the nation. If I want to fish "somewhere different" I'll drive 6 hours to reach Falcon before I would drive 3 hours to reach Travis....
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: Fish Killer]
#12489717
11/02/17 09:12 PM
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Kay Dyson
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Its the Fairy Wand Invitational. LOL.. I like it....
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489733
11/02/17 09:19 PM
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Chris B
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It's not like the DFW anglers would show up if it was up here. We'd be lucky to have a dozen DFW anglers show up if we had the Bassmaster Classic here. Lets see how the Austin, San Antonio anglers support Bass.
I hate photobucket.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: Chris B]
#12489838
11/02/17 10:45 PM
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Bradshuflin aka hunter'sdad
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It's not like the DFW anglers would show up if it was up here. We'd be lucky to have a dozen DFW anglers show up if we had the Bassmaster Classic here. Lets see how the Austin, San Antonio anglers support Bass. That's deffinently the case and proven by Texoma and Roberts in the past. The way Lewisville is fishing it would have been awesome to see if out there. I would have been a spectator for that for sure.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489866
11/02/17 11:14 PM
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CCTX
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Hope its well attended and supported by the local community
Wishing many competitors catch some huge bassmight take some pressure off of lakes further east
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: TDR2]
#12489916
11/03/17 12:00 AM
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GIG'EM AGGIES
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In the words of Hillary Clinton, "Follow the money" In the words of Yogi Berra, " No one goes there nowadays, it's too crowded". Prolly won't be the case at Lake Travis.
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed. Conscience never acquits, it either accuses or excuses.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12489945
11/03/17 12:32 AM
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Jarrett Latta
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I'd be more concerned with the enourmous waves created by recreational boats on Sunday. That place gets scary
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: RedRaider3933]
#12490115
11/03/17 02:29 AM
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Bass-N-Buck Master
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Sure hope it kicks out some better bags than FLW. The 10th place finisher in that tournament averaged less than 10 pounds a day for 4 days. It's the FLW! Just Kidding!
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12490210
11/03/17 05:33 AM
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wtf242
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It's fishing pretty good. The last couple of times I've gone I've caught 50-60 bass, with 20 or so keepers in 5-6 hours. It's a lake that was down 60+ feet a couple of years ago and a TON of bushes and trees grew and then it got 60+ feet of new water. There's a ton of cover there now everywhere. There are many small fish, but they are healthy fat fish. It's going to be a lot better in terms of size in the next couple of years.
TTZ Tuesday nighters averaged 14 pounds for first place this year with a max of 24.98 TBT tournament last month that had 60 boats was won with 18.21 TTZ major tournament on travis last year was won with 21.26
I'm glad they are trying something different at least. Travis is a fun lake to fish. It can be brutal on the weekends though with party boats
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: Bradshuflin aka hunter'sdad]
#12491024
11/03/17 08:39 PM
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buda13
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It's not like the DFW anglers would show up if it was up here. We'd be lucky to have a dozen DFW anglers show up if we had the Bassmaster Classic here. Lets see how the Austin, San Antonio anglers support Bass. That's deffinently the case and proven by Texoma and Roberts in the past. The way Lewisville is fishing it would have been awesome to see if out there. I would have been a spectator for that for sure. The DFW folks supported the bejesus out of the E-50 when it came to Lewisville.. huge crowds every day. Just not many of us that are willing to drive to Frisco or to the third world country Chocktaw Casino is located in to watch a weigh in. I still say Bassfest at Roberts would have drawn twice as good if the weigh in and festivities were in Denton and not the middle of yuppieville. I don't know much about lake Travis, but those central/south Texas trails seem to draw a ton of boats.. will they show up to support it instead of fishing somewhere themselves is the question.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: CCTX]
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11/03/17 08:44 PM
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M. Alexander
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Hope its well attended and supported by the local community
Wishing many competitors catch some huge bassmight take some pressure off of lakes further east Get outta here with those positive vibes and optimism, this is the TFF.
Mark
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12491061
11/03/17 09:24 PM
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texasangler07
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I'll be there supporting it! Probably will rent a room or a house for the weekend
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: RedRaider3933]
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11/04/17 12:46 AM
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Will.i.am
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I dont know how you can pick Travis when LBJ is right there next to it. Its all about the attendance and money spent to put on this event. lbj would be kinda defeating what they are trying to accomplish having near a major city. Take a pretty big country singer and have a concert in what they call the music capital of Texas and bam the perfect setup.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: Flippin-Out]
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11/08/17 02:47 PM
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stringwise
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I guess it's a good thing there are lots of hotel beds in the Austin area - for all the hardcore bass fishermen flocking there from all over the nation. If I want to fish "somewhere different" I'll drive 6 hours to reach Falcon before I would drive 3 hours to reach Travis.... So we won't plan on seeing you on Travis?
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12496441
11/08/17 03:02 PM
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T Bird
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Recreational boat traffic might present a challenge to the pros.
Okie by birth, Texan by choice. USAF "Thunderbirds" Alumni 1985-1989
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12496470
11/08/17 03:22 PM
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Outlaw Outdoors
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I like the fact they moved it within striking distance of two major Texas cities. Having it in Lufkin last year seemed to be a predicted recipe for failure. I don't think the lack of support surprised anyone.
Guys don't forget, this isn't all about the weight of fish brought in. It's about the exposure of the sport and the anglers. Sponsors like crowds. Big cities usually equal big crowds.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12496701
11/08/17 06:17 PM
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GeoFisher
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So why does every stop on the BASS or FLW tour have to be a "great" fish catching lake? I don't get it? If all of the competitors are fishing the same water, I just don't see the problem. I don't have a dog in this fight, hell I have fished in central Texas one time. Someone is gonna catch em, they always do. TPWD is located out there, plenty of facilities (and not a rodeo arena!!), beautiful scenery, what's not to like, other than that little school just west of I35. jab jab
Everything on your bass boat is broken......You just don't know it yet.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12496725
11/08/17 06:30 PM
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Codybphillips
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How do you apply to be a Marshall for this event?
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: fouzman]
#12497333
11/09/17 01:05 AM
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J.H.S.
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Doesnt BASS know to consult with the guys of the TTF before setting their tournament schedules.
Live Daringly, Boldy, and Fearlessly....Embrace the Challenge So That You May Feel the Exhiliration of Victory.
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Re: BASSfest
[Re: J.H.S.]
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11/09/17 02:55 PM
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GeoFisher
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Doesnt BASS know to consult with the guys of the TTF before setting their tournament schedules. I honestly think there are those on here who think that!!
Everything on your bass boat is broken......You just don't know it yet.
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