At 9 am they already had 8 overs.

We didn't get by the tent today. What's the leading weight?

So.....2700 entries and 17 overs is good????

So.....2700 entries and 17 overs is good????

Agree that sounds very bad to me, having been there in Nov and March I wasnt really impressed at all, I did get my pb on my 3rd cast in March but nothing locals would brag about at 7.89 and a under.

So.....2700 entries and 17 overs is good????

Im not sure why you take offense to my post but 17 over for that many boats is a very low number.

I joined and fished with you guys in Nov, didnt make it to a tourney in the spring.

So.....2700 entries and 17 overs is good????

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?

Agree that sounds very bad to me, having been there in Nov and March I wasnt really impressed at all, I did get my pb on my 3rd cast in March but nothing locals would brag about at 7.89 and a under.

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).

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

he did not catch a 7 lb under. The biggest under that I am aware of was caught at the Skeeter about 8 to 10 years ago by a lady. It weighed in at 3.50 and was only 15 1/2". A true football. And there was another heavy under caught a couple of years ago too.

I believe he said it was a 7 something over which is not unusual. Those old bass begin to loose weight. A guy had a 28" bass that only went 6 + back in the winter.

he did not catch a 7 lb under. The biggest under that I am aware of was caught at the Skeeter about 8 to 10 years ago by a lady. It weighed in at 3.50 and was only 15 1/2". A true football. And there was another heavy under caught a couple of years ago too.

I believe he said it was a 7 something over which is not unusual. Those old bass begin to loose weight. A guy had a 28" bass that only went 6 + back in the winter.

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

he did not catch a 7 lb under. The biggest under that I am aware of was caught at the Skeeter about 8 to 10 years ago by a lady. It weighed in at 3.50 and was only 15 1/2". A true football. And there was another heavy under caught a couple of years ago too.

Still not sure what you find offensive. Id expect a lot more overs with 2700 entrants on a lake with the reputation of Fork. I know Im not alone but clearly not many others will chime in now after the few of you being so offended by a simple post.

But yes I was on Falcon in Feb and again in March and then went to Fork in March also on the way home I think for at combined total of 6 weeks.

I guess Falcon is adventure in it self to some people because of all the bad guys? Bigger fish has nothing to do with why I was down there, I dont ice fish and since the ice out was in April.......

Again sorry your so offended, Ill be in Texas again when I move my son into Baylor, hopefully thats ok!? Also looking to by a place in Waco or Austin area so thats why Ive been going down there in the first place.

Jeff from Iowa,

I am certainly not offended. You are entitled to your opinion.
I do think you are uninformed however.

A 24" largemouth is kind of like a 6' 4" man. Sure there are a lot of them scattered out across the nation but how many live in Des Moines?

A PRIME example is the 13.78 caught in the Legend Boat event two weeks ago. That fish was 24 1/4" Long! Many bass will NEVER get to 24" long but they may still weigh 10-12#. There are quite a few SAL fish that were not 24" long recorded over the years.

Cameron Burnett of LFM weighed this SAL that went 13.22 that was 23" long!

https://tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/visitorcen...html?fishid=291

https://tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/visitorcen...html?fishid=237

Here is a 14.15 from Fork that was 23.5" long!

Something else I would like to point out. I hear about bass that are 28-29" long from time to time and I always question how the angler measured them.

I have witnessed several folks that have pulled out a tape measure and held it at the nose of the fish and pulled it up & over the fish's body to the tail. They come up with 28" on a fish that is actually only 24.

No offense meant to the folks that have done this but it ain't the proper way to measure fish.

That was probably me, lol. Also hold'em as far out as possible for pictures.

You must have missed the part where the guy said he caught a 7 pound under back in March...

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.

they had 10 this morning before 9 AM to me that is 27

Very fun two days. Lake Fork is in great shape and looking forward to fishing it even more and watching it get even better.

Pretty solid. I dont think a lot of people are factoring all the slot fish that were close that had to be thrown back. Not too many other lakes around that you can catch fish of that potential regularly. Can only imagine the number of 5,6,7 & 8 pounders that were caught and tossed back bc not quite 24 inches.

Jeff, how many overs did you catch when you were at Falcon and how many at Fork? Sounds like you had 5 or 6 overs on your trip, huh?

Those of us who have seen Fork come and go, mainly go, have fished most all big bass events, fish the lake often, fish from dark to dark, throw everything at them, know all of the ten thousand great spots on the lake, buy $70,000 Skeeters, $10,000 in plastics, buy a little house on Fork, and have only caught one fish over 9, 3 over 8, and 2 just over 7, know how tough the lake is year in and year out. My son and I fished the Skeeter, other than an hour of trolling motor trouble, we fished hard for two solid days. We caught 7 fish, I had a 7.43 that was 23", and he had a 4-1/2 that was 19", and some unders. I had a 1.95 in the first hour and that fish was smoked by the smallest hour fish, around a 2.2 or so, can't remember. Fork gets hammered by tournaments, out of staters who just know they'll catch a ten, 75 big bass events a week, or so it seems, and just tons of people, like most of us, who are mystified by the mystique of LAKE FORK. The average Fork bass has a doctorate in lureology and has seen it all. They are just far smarter than fish in most lakes. Getting them to just bite is very tough for anyone.

Anyone who thinks it's easy just to catch fish on Fork is in dreamland. If you think 17 overs in a day isn't awesome, you flat don't know the lake and/or are not in the same reality as those of us who get our butts kicked by Fork many many times per year.

Can't wait for the Sealy!!!

Not sure what a "7ok" boat is, do you mean a 70K boat? No, I'm not a high roller at all. But, it's funny the opinions of those who fish a lake a few times and then critique those who actually spend time on said lake. Way to try to divert the thread and not answer. I'll assume you had 0 overs.

TPWD Would have a better chance producing a PIG on CONROE rather than fork after seeing those results.

They've been trying....Conroe is a Great Lake, it can't compete against Fork. I see first hand the abuse Fork gets, and she still keeps growing big fish. It's amazing really, she's not what she once was, but, still pretty dang good..

Ive fished more tournaments on Fork than I can count. And I can tell you this, Ive seen every length, shape, size of bass you can imagine. So many people go by that stupid length x girth figure. Who ever made that up should be kicked in the butt. The fish on Fork come in all shapes and sizes. lol.
But 17 overs in one day is pretty dang good. No matter how many anglers are fishing.
Im just looking forward to being back in a Skeeter so I can get back in this tournament next year. Always loved it. Well put together and the Bass Champs crew makes it first class.

Yep and there's no 50' cruisers, wave boats and jet ski's on Fork and Fork still holds the state record. There's a reason why all the big bass tournaments are held on Fork but we'll be more than happy to send them to Conroe for awhile.

How come you are going back to Skeeter?

I often wonder if these huge big fish tournaments change the dynamics of the lake, it would be interesting to see the impact on the lake if tournaments were outlawed for a 4-5 year period. I know it would never happen, in the local merchants minds it would be devastating to the lakes economy. Or would it ? I remember when the boat ramps were full of outta state visitors virtually year round. Back then, these large events were few, certainly nowhere near the number of entries. Just thinking out loud. I'm crazy right.