Worm here. It was a blast! Really? At boat ramp and it poured. Steve, sam, Ed and i watched a couple of lightning bolt as on guy scrammbled off the lake. Went out and they caught six nice fish. BOOM!. Matt brought us back for safety. 45min later went out and it was slow! For 39 min. We only had Matt with a nice pickle. ( 4lbs). Then Matt saw something...... After that it was on! After that we caught fish! Only maybe 25 sandbass all day. We got triple numbers of what we all wanted.

The fishing was on! I felt like I knew Steve, Sam and Ed all my life. I have never caught that many nice fish. Steve got a monster that gave a show. We all stopped and cheered him on. I made new friends and gay a 13.5 ld. Striper.

The guys I fished with today were a great bunch of guys. I felt like i knew them forever. Matt runs a first rate guide,service. Until u fish with him u have no clue what happiness is.

Thank u Matt and God bless uq

wish i could be with him all the time

way to whack em.

Very nice report, Worm!! Saw those pics at noon yesterday and they made my day!! Lakeguide is awesome!!

Sammy Ellerd here. I was Blessed to have been with Matt yesterday. I have been fishing Stripers and Hybirds for over 40 years but have never experienced a better day then yesterday.
Thank you Matt for a Great Day.
Enjoyed fishing with Steve, Ed, and Worm too.
Matt encouraged us to release all over 10 and we did.
People that post and read on this website need to realise that the guides on this lake are planning to be here for many years.
We not only released everything over 10, we also released lots of 7,8,and 9 pounders.
More then once yesterday Matt explained to us that these fish were so healthy that you get almost as much meat off a 5-6 pounder as you do the bigger ones.
I look forward to fishing with you again soon.
Sammy Ellerd

Worm if were not careful we may need to start a Matt Cartwright fan club! Say are you getting a new lifter? If you want to buy my boat to go with it let me know. It's for sale...

Great trip once again with Matt. Had a blast fishing with Worm,Sammy and Silent Steve! Second best trip behind last weeks trip. That Silent Steve put the Whooping on the Bigguns! All Monsters over 10 are still out there after pics. Hey Matt put my phone number right next to Sammys if you catch me. Thanks again.

Ed

them are nice fish how far is this lake frm austin. and what were yall useing as bait.

The last couple mornings started off slow, but good?? Fish are turning on later in the day and we are actually catching them chunking and winding! Big fish are starting to mix up with sand bass, hybrid, and whites. It's a box of chocolates now, no telling what you will reel in next

Here is Marcus Banner aka ReelCrazy on Tff with a 16.25# Striper. You might remember him kicking off the big fish bonanza with a 13.5# hybrid he caught with me a month or so ago. Just like the true sportsman he is, Marcus insisted on releasing this 16 pounder too, his personal best striper

Tawakoni is about an hour East of downtown Dallas. We have been using nothing but Superflukes and Assassins on a 1oz head for about two months in various shades of chartruese and shad patterns. This week they are starting to hit banana colored sassy shad and glo CocaMoe's from www.moestackleshop.com

Great fish boys!!!

Matt the Striper Slayer...

I give up!

Thanks for the great trip and post Matt. Another Memorable Trip with Lakeguide. I can't wait to try it again Matt! After all isn't that why most of us love fishing? We look to best ourselves with that next big beast that out weighs our last.

Marcus + Matt = Monsters! I am seeing a patern here...M&M guys...wiggle wiggle, yeah? You guys work out?

Matt I was kidding the other day in another post I think that like that old song goes, "And the beat goes on...." Someone in the Forum needs to archive this thread in the Fishing Hall of Fame. Every time I check back here it's like deja-vu all over again. And to think we started it all Aaron, Brian and Herman! Not sure how long a thread can go on but I for one will be sad to see this one end... What a run Matt! Happy Fishing...