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Which trip would you do? #15324910 02/07/25 12:48 AM
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Buddy and I are planning our annual week-long trip. Going to be going in mid-March. The plan is to stay somewhere with several good bass lakes in the general vicinity. I always try and go to new lakes I haven't been to when I make these larger out-of-town runs. We have a few ideas, just curious what y'all would do. Open to suggestions!

Idea #1
Stay at a marina on Lake Fork and fish:
-Fork (only been here one time when I was a kid, don't remember much at all)
-Quitman
-Winnsboro
-Hawkins
-Gilmer

Idea #2
Stay in Jefferson, TX and fish:
-Lake O' the Pines
-Caddo
-Lone Star

Idea #3
Stay in the DFW area and fish whatever lakes we want, maybe make one run to Texoma or Possoum Kingdom while there

Idea #4
Stay in Tyler and fish:
-Palestine
-Tyler
-Jacksonville
-Athens (been here, could take it or leave it)


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Re: Which trip would you do? [Re: dk2429] #15324974 02/07/25 01:48 AM
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Re: Which trip would you do? [Re: dk2429] #15324980 02/07/25 01:51 AM
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Re: Which trip would you do? [Re: dk2429] #15324985 02/07/25 01:53 AM
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The Classic is in Ft Worth while they fish Ray Roberts from the 21-23.

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Re: Which trip would you do? [Re: Allison1] #15325141 02/07/25 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Allison1
The Classic is in Ft Worth while they fish Ray Roberts from the 21-23.


Thanks for that info. Go ahead and cross that one off the list, we’re planning for 18th-23rd


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Re: Which trip would you do? [Re: dk2429] #15325160 02/07/25 10:00 AM
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Re: Which trip would you do? [Re: dk2429] #15325210 02/07/25 12:24 PM
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I would do #1 but would add Bob Sandlin to the list which is one of my favorites over any of the others listed.


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I would look for a place to stay and play it by ear. Too much planning on this could hurt you.
Water temp will be all over the place in East Texas. If it is still cool at all I go option 4, but finding a place could be very difficult.
My favorite choice would be a VRBO on the river of Caddo, but the house would be expensive per night. This would give you a nice option during the rain, which likely will happen on a week long trip in March.
The fork area is probably the easiest to find a place to stay and will be good if water temps are low to mid 60s


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Originally Posted by TBassYates
I would do #1 but would add Bob Sandlin to the list which is one of my favorites over any of the others listed.


Good idea, didn’t think about that one.

Are those little lakes in the Fork area that I listed all good bass lakes? I’m just going off what TPWD says, which all of them are supposed to be good to excellent


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Originally Posted by outfishdya
I would look for a place to stay and play it by ear. Too much planning on this could hurt you.
Water temp will be all over the place in East Texas. If it is still cool at all I go option 4, but finding a place could be very difficult.
My favorite choice would be a VRBO on the river of Caddo, but the house would be expensive per night. This would give you a nice option during the rain, which likely will happen on a week long trip in March.
The fork area is probably the easiest to find a place to stay and will be good if water temps are low to mid 60s


If I do the Tyler deal I’ll likely just find an Airbnb or motel in or around Tyler. If we do Fork, most likely going to stay at Oak Ridge Marina.

Haven’t heard much about the two Lake Tylers. I’m assuming they're good bass lakes.


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I would do # 4 , from Tyler you could still drive up to Wood Co. to fish any of those lakes in # 2 and be closer to more lakes south and east.


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Originally Posted by dk2429
Originally Posted by outfishdya
I would look for a place to stay and play it by ear. Too much planning on this could hurt you.
Water temp will be all over the place in East Texas. If it is still cool at all I go option 4, but finding a place could be very difficult.
My favorite choice would be a VRBO on the river of Caddo, but the house would be expensive per night. This would give you a nice option during the rain, which likely will happen on a week long trip in March.
The fork area is probably the easiest to find a place to stay and will be good if water temps are low to mid 60s


If I do the Tyler deal I’ll likely just find an Airbnb or motel in or around Tyler. If we do Fork, most likely going to stay at Oak Ridge Marina.

Haven’t heard much about the two Lake Tylers. I’m assuming they're good bass lakes.

Tyler has some tanks in it


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