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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: Champion1]
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07/12/15 11:18 PM
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Krebscycle
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Just wonder for those that posted and caught fish were they all in 20 to 25 or any shallow?
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: JCHANDLER]
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07/12/15 11:38 PM
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Neches
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Just don't understand why a tournament trail would ever have an event, where there's a slot! I know they get big turn outs, but just don't get it! So guys can weigh in 5 fish for 2.74 or 4 fish for 1.76. A minnow bag or a 1 gallon zip lock would be the perfect weigh in bag.
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
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07/12/15 11:48 PM
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Jake Shannon(Skeet4Life)
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I don't even bother fishing fork for tournaments anymore just not my cup of tea
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
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07/12/15 11:49 PM
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JIM SR.
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Craziest thing I've ever seen,..grown men in boats that cost a years salary for many people. trying to catch little fish...
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: Krebscycle]
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07/12/15 11:58 PM
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Brent w
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Just wonder for those that posted and caught fish were they all in 20 to 25 or any shallow? We caught about 6 fish all day and they were all in about 3 feet of water.
PB 8lb 4oz lake arlington
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: Champion1]
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07/13/15 12:00 AM
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Rockie Martin
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Fishing is a challenge. Adapt to what it is. Fork is a challenge and you have to adjust to it. Yes it's a awesome lake. Yes it is a slot lake. But at the end of the day there were 268 boats that showed up. On any given cast you can catch a over. On any given cast you can catch a slot. On any given cast you can catch a under. If you don't like it don't fish it. Quit complaining..... If you are a good fisherman except the challenge! I personally like the challenge. It took me a few years of weighing in 5 for 2 pounds to adjust and try and find the bigger fish.
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: Champion1]
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07/13/15 12:09 AM
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Ranger1
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Here's mine. We found several places that had fish on them last weekend out deep. We tried shallow for about 5 hours in practice and couldn't find anything at all consistent. So we stayed deep all day. Went to the first spot where they were stacked last week and they were just GONE! Second spot caught a 7 and lost another the same size. Big slots no unders like last week. Third spot is a brush pile but it has crappie guy on it. Fourth has two boats on it fifth has boats sixth has boats. Next is a bridge for some unders. Nothing there. Check crappie guy, he's still there. Back to first spot. Second spot and on goes the rotation. Finally crappie guys leave. We pull in my buddy has a big one on I get bit we have both poles doubled over, partner loses his, mine is a giant, that gets wrapped in the brush and breaks off. Get two more big ones on but lose them. Back to first spot with 15 minutes to go they finally show up, and we put two sevens in the boat befor time runs outs. Had over 25 pounds and no keepers. Sometimes when u go big or go home you just go home" Is the boat in my sig your crappie guy???
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: Rockie Martin]
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07/13/15 12:20 AM
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Rob Lay
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Fishing is a challenge. Adapt to what it is. Fork is a challenge and you have to adjust to it. Yes it's a awesome lake. Yes it is a slot lake. But at the end of the day there were 268 boats that showed up. On any given cast you can catch a over. On any given cast you can catch a slot. On any given cast you can catch a under. If you don't like it don't fish it. Quit complaining..... If you are a good fisherman except the challenge! I personally like the challenge. It took me a few years of weighing in 5 for 2 pounds to adjust and try and find the bigger fish. right on Rockie!
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: Rockie Martin]
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07/13/15 12:27 AM
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C_Fisher
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Fishing is a challenge. Adapt to what it is. Fork is a challenge and you have to adjust to it. Yes it's a awesome lake. Yes it is a slot lake. But at the end of the day there were 268 boats that showed up. On any given cast you can catch a over. On any given cast you can catch a slot. On any given cast you can catch a under. If you don't like it don't fish it. Quit complaining..... If you are a good fisherman except the challenge! I personally like the challenge. It took me a few years of weighing in 5 for 2 pounds to adjust and try and find the bigger fish. I agree! It's a great lake and the slot evens the playing field for all in tourneys!
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: Champion1]
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07/13/15 02:05 AM
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jiggmann
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Way past it's prime??? I don't know of any other lakes that you can consistently catch 4 and 5 lbers. and complain about it because they are slots!
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: JIM SR.]
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07/13/15 02:20 AM
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Kay Dyson
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Craziest thing I've ever seen,..grown men in boats that cost a years salary for many people. trying to catch little fish... No their not... to tell the truth they fish it to catch the big one and shine... You know that Jim...please don't
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: Champion1]
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07/13/15 02:22 AM
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RangerBass21
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The slot is what keeps bass in lakes thriving, what makes fork a fine bass fishery, those slot fish get another year or 2 to grow. Bass fishing is suppose to be a sport and challenging why we use artificial lures and 2000000$ worth of graphs fishfinders, trolling motors, rods and reels.
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
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07/13/15 02:28 AM
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Douglas J
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It's Fork and Rockie summed it up well.
I used to fish a lot of tourneys on Fork and have not fished one in 3 years on Fork, until yesterday.
Bass Champs events are always well run and enjoyable to fish...
![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2024/11/full-72311-248284-f6b1190b_bbab_49d4_a1b2_6e9a1ce426f7.jpeg) #MFGA
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: JIM SR.]
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07/13/15 01:44 PM
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Lil' Louie
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Craziest thing I've ever seen,..grown men in boats that cost a years salary for many people. trying to catch little fish... Actually trying to win $20k.... And what difference does it make how much folks boats cost? Whats that got to do with anything?
![[Linked Image]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii159/ntxcop856/th_100_2388.jpg) PB 12.88lbs, Lake Fork 3-17-2013 8:45 a.m.
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Re: Tales from Basschamps Lake Fork
[Re: Champion1]
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07/13/15 01:47 PM
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Lil' Louie
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grown men worried bout what other grown men are doing with their money...
Fork is awesome but pizzes me off more times than not. Mainly because we just can't figure em out. But I'll dang sure keep fishing it... Like someone else said.... Not many places round here you can catch 3,4,5,6 lbers consistently. Not me....others can. lol
![[Linked Image]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii159/ntxcop856/th_100_2388.jpg) PB 12.88lbs, Lake Fork 3-17-2013 8:45 a.m.
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