I actually enjoy fishing it but I also grew up fishing it. Several 20lb bags get caught often. It's not as bad as the red river in my opinion

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Couldn’t disagree more. It’s way better fishing than lots of places in the state. At times you can catch plenty of fish within site of the boat ramp. There are plenty of options even without Louisiana. In Summer it will be miserable because of the heat and mosquitos but there are places that fish way tougher in August.

Isn't this where Iaconelli ran his boat aground? If so it has that kind of excitement going for it.

And they are doing it twice really. Moving the Classic to June. To the most part June is a summer month for us. Then running from Roberts to Ft Worth in the Dickies arena might be a little rough on the fish.

Actually the Sabine can be good in the summer. I have fished it since the 1970's and realize it can be challenging sometimes. But most of the Elites don't fish the Sabine, instead they have made long runs to the west and fished the Neches river near Beaumont. Ike ran aground in a narrow canal off the Neches river. Before they banned the Elites from Louisiana waters, many were in the bayous off the Calcasieu river. The Sabine itself is easy to navigate, no different than many rivers. Always gotta pay attention and slow down sometimes. Most days it is fairly easy to catch a limit on the Sabine, but may be a challenge for those not experienced on tidal/marsh systems. Will be a good tournament for the experienced river fishermen. Lots of grass, cypress trees, Lilly pads, and marsh drains. Here are a few pics of Sabine river bass.

I'm excited to see it happen... I can't hit all the outstanding lakes at their prime during the year... So It'll be nice to see how all the pros do fishing a body of water during the same conditions I encounter... Dan