Falcon.
(Fork is beat to death!) Unless you take a guide.

Toledo Bend!

I'd say the tank at Bass Pro Shops!! Seriously what has happened to the 13+ bass in this state, you don't seem to hear of too many people catching them these days.

I think the several years of drought and low water levels played a big part. Hopefully we will start seeing the benefits of all this rain in healthy fish populations

When I first started fishing Fork in late 1986 there was healthy green hydrilla on the point in the mouth of Little Caney in 20ft. of water. There was hydrilla everywhere. You couldn't get close to the shoreline in Glade because of the hydrilla. You would find 3-4 lb. bass schooling all over the lake. The shad were so plentiful I would catch them while fishing for bass. Back then I could launch at the 515 public ramp in my little 15' Kingfisher boat and 50hp Johnson ( no trolling motor) putt putt across to White Oak creek and my son and I could catch bass until the world looked level on black/blue worms. This same scenario happened to me on Rayburn and T. Bend. Now it's hard to find healthy hydrilla in 5ft. of water. The sand bass are eating up the baitfish at Fork, T.Bend has an enormous population of stripers that have been caught all the way up to N.S. 6 and the water fluctuation on Rayburn, in my opinion, has decimated the hydrilla. The recent Skeeters Owner tournament could only produce a 9 pounder. I'm not saying there aren't any 10 lb. bass left, there are, I'm just saying because of the reasons listed above they are getting harder and harder to catch. Oh, and I failed to mention pressure. Since Mark Stevenson caught "Ethyl" the amount of bass anglers and bass tournaments have increased 1000 fold. My PB is a 14.19 caught labor day 1993. I hope you do catch your 10 pounder but expect to spend many many hours on the water using all the technology you can afford and most of all GOOD LUCK. Enjoy your time outdoors because in the end that's more important.

Conroe
Ray Roberts
Toledo Bend
Rayburn

Best way to break 10lbs off bank in Texas from a lake is luck

$1500 a day for two anglers.

Simple... catch a 5lb and pull a Robby Rose

Camelot Bell is no guarantee of a 10lber. During certain times of the year, and if you go with someone who knows the ropes out there, I think your odds might approach or slightly exceed 50% on any given outing. I was very fortunate to find a couple of guys including Ken A. who coached me on the best approaches out there. Camelot Bell is a different beast from anything else I've ever fished. All that said, unless you get lucky or happen to live on a lake like Toledo Bend, it's still the cheapest way to get into the DD club.

I hope one day you catch a big fish Aggie..


Jeez.. That is a MULE!!!

This...but landing it is another story!

Rayburn producers a few but not like Fork,
Sad to say because I live on Big Sam Rayburn.

Falcon, Toledo Bend, Alan Henry, OH Ivie and Fork would be the ones in my list. Last Friday night, a guy caught a 9.25 out of AH in the Working Man's T on LAH. Ivie caught some water and ought to be feeling and doing pretty well, too. Hope this helps. Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.

Thad Rains

Fork or Falcon, I would take a guide.

I was all by myself Ken when I caught her. This was the week before McDonalds tournament and I didn't want to put her back until after the tournament. Took her immediately to Lunker Lodge (still there but a different name) where they had a certified scale. They put her in a minnow vat to watch her until TP&W could get there. While we waited I noticed something sticking out her mouth. A guide who was watching her with me pulled a crappie from her mouth that was only half eaten. The crappie weighed almost half pound. She had just eaten and still wanted my jig. TP&W said if I had caught her in Feb. she probably would have weighed another 2 pounds. Lunker Lodge wanted to keep her in their aquarium which was fine for me. Tragically she jumped out of the aquarium one night and died. She is now living at home with me now beautiful as ever. Hope I didn't bore you with my story, got millions of'em, lol.