The size of unders needed for a check this year is insane.

Even the small tournaments are bringing in overs. Started late last year.

Our club, fishing on Thursday with only 16 contestants had two overs. WE are always catching 23+" fish. Despite what Jeff from Iowa said, who incidentally joined the LFA when he was here in the spring, we have been hammering big fish for the last two years. Oh did he say he caught his personal best?


It is what fun fishing is supposed to be about and why the slot works here. Catch and release and you can catch that big girl over and over.

Man guess I better quit fishin deep ain�t do in no good at all and I ain�t that bad.Boy Howdy like 3.08 or something winning under that thing got to be like a football must be really late spawner then they had over like 6 and a half turnin in to freak show

I was pretty surprised it was only 17.

What determines a good and bad tournament weigh in for both Skeeter and McDonalds? Status of the thermocline. Legend is always ahead of the setup-

My 2 cents.

move on

when you put that many boats lakes tend to shut down. Yes I say 17 in one day is good.

It's not 2700 boats. Its 2700 entries. Look back at the years past. This was a great first day.

Yeah I'd say so. How many other tournament days have had more?

Only 17 overs and a 3+ pound under??? That settles it, I'm not going back to Fork (at least not until after this weekend anyway).

So if you you put 1350 Skeeter owners and 1350 Rangers owners on Fork in a one day tournament who would weigh in more overs?

I've been there for Basschamps megabass in spring and zero overs were caught. I'd say 17 is pretty good fishing

Skeeter owners, because they would be first to the good spots!

Give us an update on all the tournaments in Iowa combined.

I think 17 Overs today is pretty dadgummed good. Some of you guys seem to think catching a bass over 24" is an easy task. I know guys that have fished the lake since it opened and have never landed a bass over 24". They've caught a DD but it wasn't 24" long.

My guess is that those of you that think 17 Overs in one day with 2700 entrants is not that good has most likely never fished a large event on Fork.

Jeff, not historically.

Year's ago I think the McDonald had something like 3 dozen on 3500 entries. They have not broken 3000 in I'd say 10 years. Basically since the gas prices went up. They usually have around two dozen overs.

The average for the big tournaments is usually around 12-15 not counting McDonald. So day one at 17 looks to be a record in the making for Skeeter.


The lake is just fishing real good right now and will probably continue as long as the water levels stay up.

I forgot when you were here, but afterwards I saw you posting from down south.Looking for adventure and bigger fish? I would if I were in your shoes. LOL