I think the record will be broken by Feb 1st... any thoughts?

if it got broke twice it wouldnt suprise me ... some of these pigs being landed are downright nasty and i wouldnt be too suprised if the state record fell this year

THis isnt related but why in the world did the thread i just make show up on my facebook wall? Is this a new thing... wtf?

Barrett - Your the reason why there are boats on every point right now on the lake.

Your Falcon posts > then my Falcon post.

I agree Barrett. At least by March. I think were going back in April so maybe I'll get one

It all depends on if I can get down there by then....

I wouldn't be surprised if it happened by Monday! There have been 3 over 13 caught in the last two days and I know of another couple over 11. The weather is getting right and there are a TON of anglers on the lake! I thought for a minute I made a wrong turn and ended up on fork in march!

Well I go back mid jan so we'll see if I can't make it happen then!

I hope its not quite as packed next week, Surely its not as stupid as the crowds at fork get

I know it's a sensitive subject but there is NO way Fork even comes close to Falcon. Maybe Fork in the 90's might be a argument but there are more double digit fish caught at Falcon in one day than Fork produces a month. The place is simply unreal and we may never see a lake this good in our lifetime again. I grew up on Fork during its heyday and live 40 minutes from it now. I would rather make the 9 hour drive to Falcon to fish Falcon for two hours than spend a week at Fork. I know most people are passionate about Fork but it is over rated in my opinion.

I agree its as good as it get down there. A lot of boats on the lake but most guys arent catching the big sacks. They were definitely stacked up on little subtle areas. We had a 12.8 yesterday and lost 2 more 10's in the brush. Can't say i have ever cranked with 25lb fluoro! they are mean

I disagree Brady. How quickly we forget....

Granted that Falcon is on fire right now. I spoke to Alton Jones at length about the inevitable comparison between Fork & Falcon. He told me that right now Falcon is the best lake in the world for numbers of 7-10# fish but even he believes the lake will never beat Fork for numbers of fish over 15 pounds.

Those of us that have faced reality about the old girl Fork know that she is long over the hill. However when Falcon has produced 35 fish over 15 pounds then we can start comparing her to Fork. Do I believe Falcon is the best place to go for the average weekend guy to catch a DD?? Absolutely! Without a doubt!

Will it ever dethrown Fork as the Top Producer of Giants over 15 pounds? I highly doubt it. The rationale for my doubt: Gillnets. I just don't believe any of the gillnetters are going to pull a 14# bass out and say to themselves, "Wow, this may be a Potential State Record one day... I'd better throw it back."

They are going to sell the fish along with all the other fish they've caught and the unknowing consumers like you and me will eat them in our McDonald's fish sandwich next week.

Another reason Falcon appears to be so good right now is the public awareness. In the late-80's and early 90's we didn't have iPhones with internet capability allowing us to upload a Youtube video 5 minutes after the epic battle. Many of the giant fish caught from Fork in the early days were never even recorded. Nowadays, when someone catches a nice bass they hold it close to the camera and paste it on TFF calling it a TEN.... Or an ELEVEN... LOL

Don't get me wrong here fellas.... If Falcon was kicking out 15# fish every month I would have already been down there dodging bullets and bumping rubrails with ya.

Falcon has produced ONE 15 pound fish. That is an awesome achievement in its own right. When they have caught 20 over 15 give me a call....

Ken

It sure ain't Rayburn cranking is it.

Falcon will by far surpass Fork just give it time... and I have watched plenty and plenty of gill netters run nets right besdie me and I have only seen a handful of bass and they were extremely small.

I wish I could have fished fork back in the old days. I still enjoy some offshore structure fishing in the summer though.

I will continue to fish both lakes and enjoy them for as long as possible.

It's really hard to compare the two. From everything I have gathered over the years which is literally thousands of hours of reading and research on both lakes.

It's probably a tie between what is going on back in the 80-90's and now.

But it's two different Era's sort of like Jordan / Bird and Lebron and Kobe. Its impossible to truly determine who and what is the best because the game is different.

Doesn't really matter.... The lakes are so far apart and halfway in another country. Ride the wave while it lasts, lakes cycle.

Think brandon was talking about the crowd not the fish...don't think any lake outside of mexico could compete with falcon right now!

It's hard to compare two lakes in my opinion. I love falcon, and I love Kentucky lake. But you can't compare the two. It's two totally different situations and areas. Falcon and fork are both really great, but who would not want to go to falcon? When someone catches a 16 plus out there, it wont shock too many people. Its Texas! It can happen on almost any lake on Texas. One thing that's so impressive with falcon is the amount of baitfish and places for fish to thrive. These fish are in the perfect situation to grow to their fullest. When falcon gets horrible, call me.

No question that Falcon is the BEST bass lake in the world right now. But I seriously doubt it will ever eclipse Fork in total numbers of SAL's and here's why.

First off, remember Falcon was impounded in the early 50's. Fork in 1980. How come Falcon didn't already surpass Fork?

A number of reasons. Less fishing pressure = fewer people catching fish = fewer people donating fish.

Locals and guides catch tons of giants that no one ever hears about.

Proximity, closest hatchery is San Marcos which makes pick-up of SAL's challenging.

Water fluctuation at Falcon.

No SAL holding stations (I beleive TPWD took the one out of Robert's?)

Climate, the heat in Zapata makes transporting and keeping fish alive all the more challenging.

And I think the fish at Falcon pull harder and have more carp to hang you up in than Fork fish.

I was not comparing Fork to Falcon in regards to fish over 15. Do I think Falcon has the chance of producing a state record? Absolutely. I was just talking about the fact that Falcon day in and day out outproduces Fork. I just watched the Big Bass Battle with the Lake Fork guides and the big bass was a 4-10? Why are all the Fork guides now taking trips to Falcon? Hoffman? Kelley? They all go down there now. On a good to great day at Fork what do you catch? 25 fish with the biggest being 6 or 7? A slow day on Falcon is 25. I am not trying to argue with anyone. I've just seen Fork in it's heyday and Falcon is a much better fishery. Dangerous from time to time, but better. I personally think we have seen the best days of Fork. Now it is infested with white bass, no grass, over pressured etc..

There was a share lunker caught at Fork this week and it was in the Dallas Morning News complete with a huge photo! There have been three at Falcon this week over 13 and you hear nothing. And that is only the ones being reported.

I too fished Fork in it's heyday and agree with Brady. Falcon right now is better than Fork was in the "good 'ol days" for total numbers and for a real good shot at a DD.

I personally think those days of the giant 15+ fish in any numbers are over. Fisherman of today couldn't stand fishing a true giant bass fishery. The biggest majority want bites.

i just got an email about sharelunker 525 from Falcon!! LOL!

This is all true, BUT, What matters to rate the lake is whats caught, not what is on the website listing a SAL. If there are 13 lb fish document, such as weighed at a tackle shop and verified, it is still a 13+ regardless if its turned in as a SAL. Just the fact that its caught means as much as how many SAL that are posted. If fork has 250 listed on the Website, and falcon gets 250 documented, its the same thing regardless of where the fish goes after that.