Best Bass Fishing vacation? US or Mexico and where?

Planning a 4 day bass fishing trip w/ guide. Budget around 3k. Not looking for a world record. Lots of action w/ chance at a double digit? Mexico? US? What body of water?

Thx

Falcon or Sugar.....contact guides in Zapata

Clearlake CA...Matt Allan...if you can reach out early enough to get him booked.

El Salto

Sorry, I can't do 4 days for that price; but I can do 6 days. It is a long drive as we pull the boats down there. You would need 10 days off work to make the trip and that is for you and a partner.

....... El Salto ......
You won't regret it !!!!

Do a bit of a change up. Float trip down river in a canoe or kayak for smallmouth

Salto...

Talked to a marine dealer on the phone yesterday and he said Toho and Kissimmee are out of control right now. 35 to 40 lb bags to win tournaments with a bunch of 8 to 10 lbers being caught.

am going to comedero next week...pm me after I get back and will share with you how it was.....have been to both picachos and el salto with ron speed and they were both great experience... everything we've heard indicates comedero will be even better....

Thanks everyone for the tips! I’m leaning towards Mexico!

beartrap is going to be the best answer on a Mexico trip. He will have experienced all three of our suggested reservoirs in recent time frames. For us Picachos fits that description and great trips now. We would like to hear how Comedero goes.

As for a trip in the USA there are plenty of options. MilleLacs and Sturgeon Bay for smallmouth, good suggestions on Kissimmee, don’t overlook Okeechobee, think about watching the Elites on Oahe as it’s going to really be something most likely. There are several northwestern reservoirs that will amaze folks. Idaho and Montana or Wyoming can really be that good.

If your taking your spouse then Sturgeon Bay is enjoyable. Another one for fun is the Butler Chain in Orlando or Lake Conway downtown Orlando. Conway can be 60-80 Fish a day and it’s easy. Take in Disney or just hang at Downtown Disney a day, then take a day or two on Toho/Kissimmee.

Good Luck!

I was going to say Florida, it is beautiful down there and a grass fisherman's dream!

Butler chain is a little hidden jewel. Not known for monsters but produces good quality fish and numbers can be good. Pretty lakes to fish but do it early before all the pleasure boats and jet skis take over. Toho and Kissimmee are always good. Fished Kissimmee a couple of weeks ago and got some decent fish. Lake level is down a little right now and FWC has been spraying some areas so that is affecting the fishing a little but still getting good stringers. One tournament we saw weigh in took 28+ pounds to win.

I did a three day last year in N. Door County on Washington Island about 40 miles north of Sturgeon Bay. Smallmouth fishing was fantastic......took one day to fish for Musky in the Bay of Green Bay and landed a 47 incher. Hard to beat that.

Lake Picachos Mexico for the most numbers and possible a big fish.Easy trip only about 45 minutes from airport to Ron Speeds lodge by van.

Lake Comedero,Mexico Ron Speed Adventures.

Lake Baccarac. No doubt the best big fish lake in the country right now. Go Check out Lake Baccarac Lodge facebook page and see all the giants caught. Ive been to El Salto 3 times in the past 4 years. A very fun trip but I wanted numbers of quality fish and that is what Baccarac has to offer.

My choice is Anglers in El Salto we have been making trips down there since 2002 and just went over Christmas last year had 4 fish over 8 on the scales and my wife had one that went 7.5. lots of 4-5 lb fish so it was a good trip.

Go fish Lake Erie or St. Clair. No Mexico worries. Hundreds of smallmouth and giant ones

save money call Lee Livesay and go to Fork. He has a 45-50lb bag today.

Wouldn’t give my $$$ to any Mexicans, there are lots of big bass here in the Ol USA!!!

Lake Fork has been ok the last 30 years

Sam Rayburn has been requiring over 30 lbs to win tourneys with a lot of the bigger tourneys being won with bags in the high thirties. Numerous DDs have been being caught and it produced a real Sharelunker recently. Several other lakes around the east Texas area that produce a lot of DDs as well.

Fork has produced the largest real Sharelunker this year and holds 50 places of the top hundred bass ever caught in Texas, that's an impressive record.