That's nutz
There is not, nor will there ever be a bass, or a bass fishing trip worth risking my life, or any families life over.
The warnings are there, stay the hell away is what I see, no question...

..... I went to El Salto in September .....
I'd go back to Mazatlan -- El Salto in a heartbeat; or any other Mexico lake.
I'm dang sure going to the Mexico side of Falcon in 2 weeks.

If you read the article, the American who was shot got into an altercation over a prostitute he hired at a cartel-owned bar. Not saying he deserved it, but there was some very poor judgment going on - especially at 4:00am.

good evening,

i'm here, ,,,la cruz, Sinaloa,,,probassadventure,,,about 25 minutes to town, just back to town after a great meal, catching lots of numbers....80 plus daily to 8 plus lbs....will start looking a casa soon, stay at hotles JR in la cruz,,,,,normally leave town about 5,30ish...people are moving around in town,,,,heavy agriculture area, tomatoes, peppers mangos, egg plants...just saying

i'm close to mazatlan (80 miles, mas o minos) and they got everything, sam's club, wallyword, Costco, etc ....doctors, hospitals, and a couple of Yamaha dealerships..international airport,,,.the coca cola distributorship is right down the street from me and john deere, massey fregeson and new Holland, and a firestone store here in town, plus a lots of small mom and pop stores and resturants...

I stayed on the toll roads from Laredo to la cruz exit....skeeter and dogs did well, 13,8 mpg for the whole trip, 2017 RAM 1500, bighorn, loaded and boat, 65 mph , toll roads are great...skeeter cover did very well..

I haven't seen much trouble, just lots of federal policia...these are good guys

I don't do "stupid stuff"....

hope everyone rest easy...I glad i'm not in east TEXAS, never cared for snow and ice and cold weather....it was 82 here today

god bless

good luck,
PURA VIDA,
bluebonnet2

Good to see you arrived safely and have everything under control. I'm sure a little common sense and minding your own business will go a long way.

FISH ON!!

This is correct. I'm heading to Huites on 2/5 and have no concerns.

Dang , wish I could but I look too much like a Messikun .

Let me know how you do on Huites. Was there back in 06 I think, had the lake all to myself, caught a ton of fish, biggest was 7+.

I don't think it is something to make light of. I really want to go back but haven't been able to convince myself to this point.

I went over the article twice and I did not see where it mentioned an altercation over a prostitute at a cartel owned bar. Where did you see this?

Here you go

If this is factual, and I have no reason to believe otherwise, that man was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Certainly not saying he deserved to die but if you play with fire you are eventually gonna get burned.

The travel warning is exactly that, a warning from the state department and a way out for them when something happens. There will be little to no resources at your disposal if you do in fact get into some type of incident while there.

I quit going to Mexico. Too much drug related violence for me. I know several people who have homes in various areas there or wintered there. All pretty much say things continue to get worse. Sure you can run into the same thing here. Difference is you have pretty much zero rights down there. They aren't concerned about what the US might do to them on an incident involving one American citizen. For certain the cartels and gangs don't give a damn.

Too many other places to travel to without that risk.

An outfitter knows what's going on as much as anyone. They should be able to steer you away from risky areas and risky behavior.