2020 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest @ Lake Fork

Day 1 underway. Live doesn't start until 08:00 but the Live Mix is streaming now (no in-studio commentary, just the guy fishing).

Live Mix Link

DiPalma found a limit quickly.

A good limit at that.

https://m.bassmaster.com/basstrakk/tournaments/2020-texas-fest

Seth with a GIANT....not an "Ike Giant" A real Giant!!

Fieder with a grown one, 9-9. He has 2 fish for 14-11 at the moment

Did you hear him talk about that fish? Said he thought is was a catfish and bent two hooks out on his crankbait horsing it it before he realized it was a bass.

I don't know why folks can't yeld to the Pro's for a few day's. Watching Mullins and he has literally had to kick it on high and get around a local fishing right in front of him.

Clunn with a great bag so far.

Lol, you must love Mikey mike
😎

Get it done Ricky Clunn!

24# so far!

Leading with 29#

Rick Clunn getting it DONE!!

What does 40 of arguably the best anglers on the planet fishing all day on Fork for 3 fish or less tell you?

Funny I was just looking at the results and was thinking man, these numbers aren't really very good at all. Will be interesting to see if it improve or gets worse but only 8 guys catching 20+ on Fork is not good even in November.

Fork is dead

Most struggled, pulling for Clunn!

RIP

Is the Lake turning over ?

They said most of the West end had turned over and the East side hadn't yet.

That the lake finally finished turning over about a week or so ago and we been catching some overs again.....thought they hit it right and I told my buddy they were going to crush em but I have been known to be wrong....😎

That I am glad I chose to relocate to Falcon Lake

There were 85 Elites there today.

Are you saying that only 40 of them are the best on the planet?

No he is saying 40 of them road the struggle bus

That would be correct. 85 full time professional anglers that would be in the top 1/10 of 1% of bass anglers on the planet and half of them could not catch a limit of 14 inchers today. Who woulda thought?

Soon as they pay rent to the lake authorities I guess that'd be okay...otherwise there's 10's of millions of angler's that wouldn't know one of these 85 guys if they had their name in neon on the boat...don't know don't care

Is this going to be on tv today ?

Clunn said yesterday that other than his big one, the rest of his fish came off one dock. Not sure that holds up for 4 days... We'll see

I don't believe so, until the weekend. But I can't find anything saying so.

Looks like ESPN 2 on Sunday by ESPN's schedule.

Why can't they fix the website? Or is our internet service that bad?

Looks like those 85 guys caught em better than the 1100 a couple of weeks ago.

Man Rick lost a giant!

That was a big one for sure. Weird thing is that it looked like it had that crankbait sideways in its mouth then poof it was gone. I'll never understand why they don't let them use nets. Those things are the differences in $100,000 vs $10,000

Are they still going Sunday ?

Stetson has 2 fish for 14-2 so far today

I would move if I were fun fishing and in a pro's way, but I respect the right of those that don't. Its a public lake.

Friday, 11/6 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-4:00pm ET
Saturday, 11/7 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-4:00pm ET
Sunday, 11/8 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-4:00pm ET

Espn Plus is 5 bucks a month and you can watch it live or on replay.

Has anyone else lost audio?

Working fine for me.

I'm still on live mix. Not sure if it's a dock or if it's Clunn listening to Alabama's "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard"

That was on a way stiffer rod than I ever throw a crank bait on, his tip was barely bowed up, looks like a rod I would use for a a rig.

I thought the same thing Jeff. I’ve never been a fan of Bps rods.

Clunn purposely uses a more stout rod to crank with. He also only carries a couple different rods that handke all of his fishing. He also is thowing a squarebill that weighs around 2ozs so he went heavier.

Uses mono as well, right?

These guys are just good, with the level down obviously it is easier to cast under the docks but I have yet to see one of them THUNK a board and then dig out a backlash.

I still use Big game for some applications! Before Fluro came along it was the ONLY line I used.

I'm not doing the live feed. Just checking in for updates on BassTrack. I can never find it.

They are good but I see where 35 guys have caught 5 fish or less in TWO DAYS

I think they are doing well, as is the lake. I dont recall seeing a tournament in the last 6 weeks with this many big fish/bags.

For instance, take a look at the FLW tournament on Big Sam 3 weeks ago with over 100 anglers. While they arent the “elites”, there were some sticks in it and the winner had 54lbs for 3 days.

While I agree that Fork isnt like its heyday, it is still better than most.

People will claim to have been on that pattern that Walters is on for weeks prior....

I fish that pattern a lot.... In February

But what does Clunn know about fishing a crankbait? Certainly not as much as Jeff from Iowa

But what does Clunn know about fishing a crankbait? Certainly not as much as Jeff from Iowa

It's funny; while I was watching Clunn today, he had a rod in his hand and only one other on the deck. Most of these guys have at least a dozen rods on deck!

That made me laugh.

Pat Walters coming out FIRING!!!

There will be a 100 boats chunking jerk baits in front of Lake Fork Resort and LFM Monday morning LOL

Shoot, everyone knew about that bite for wesks now.

Livesay starting his charge

Yes they did. LOL

Walters is blowing the rest of the field away. Already has a 21 lbs. before 9:00 A.M. Catching a 9 lb.er to start the day doesn't hurt either.

He may break the 100 lbs

I honestly did not see that coming. I figured 80-85lbs to win.

Walters is on another planet. 27# so far today

90 of those boats will say they were on that pattern weeks ago.

dang 29.06lb.. on a jerk bait!
Roll Tide!

Guess Fork ain't dead for Walters.

EVERY time these guys come they find something most miss out there.

Walters making all them locals and guides look bad

Where does Clark need to finish in order to win AOY?

31st

He could use a good bite right about now!!

Is the guy winning it on a different lake or something? 30# lead throwing a jerk bait on Fork catching fish suspended in deep trees!!!

Congrats to Clark Wendlant, heck of an accomplishment!

Garmin needs to pay Patrick a huge bonus for this one! This tournament alone will sell 1,000 livescopes before spring. That's several million in sales.

Angler of the year happens to be a Garmin guy!!

Retired grass grower

I rode with him on day 1. He is seeing every fish he is catching. Not as easy as he makes it look. Getting one out off the tree and the making it bite takes some doing. That Livescope is the deal for that type of thing. He can see both the fish and the bait so he can see how the fish is reacting to the bait and vary his cadence accordingly.

After day one I said I would take him against the rest of the field for $100.

Combs is putting on a clinic on how to use the plug knocker on Live Mix. Never would have though to connect it to a buoy

Anyone else see how Ken Smith/Ken Driscoll's videos relate to what Patrick is doing? Interesting for sure!

I thought Walters would hit 100lbs he needs to hurry up.lol

He lapped the field and hit the century mark. Congrats

Walters is putting on a show. Wow!
Who's next purchase is a Livescope?

Fork ain't dead....fish just got smarter.

Wow what a accomplishment for Walters and who said fork was dead , haven’t been there since before it filled completely up I may have to go over there now.

Patrick Walters has been very impressive all 4 days. Good for him!

Congratulations to Patrick. I talked to his dad for a while before the second day weigh in. I had met him the first day when we came in. Day one he put in a clinic but was under the radar a little. His dad has been there with Patrick all the way fishing the opens with him. He traveled over with Patrick as he had made the cut at his last event and had to leave straight from there. I asked him what he thought initially about Patrick wanting to make a living fishing as it’s a grind and no guarantee. He said after fishing with him for a while he knew that he had what it takes to possibly make it at this level. I told him I had ridden with a bunch of top guys over the years and it was pretty apparent that he’s in the upper 1/3 skill wise. Plus he’s got the temperament and determination it takes. Super nice young man. So cool that he had his wife, mom and dad there to see him win his first Elite series event. He will win more and probably a AOY or Classic or two.

Thanks for sharing that. He seems like a great young man just from what you can tell from Bassmaster Live

Wow, if that doesn’t prove that you better learn the technology to gain an advantage, I don’t know what does.

A very wise friend told me a long long time ago... If there's a tool that makes your job easier, you need to have it. How many would make 25 casts to a tree if they didn't know for sure there was a fish there? I'm guessing not many.

I immediately thought the same

I am guessing those fish have been doing that same behavior for years. Will not be surprised if you will not be able to find them on lakes all over Texas suspending the same way .

electronic sight fishing,...what next.

Guys been fishing big shad glidebaits for bass suspended in trees for years. https://www.in-fisherman.com/editorial/big-baits-for-big-bass/154516

It’s nothing new. No one will commit to it is the problem. Patrick fished mostly community holes but did it differently.

I rode with him on day 2 and saw that. I never thought of it either but it’s pretty cool.

He definitely got on them and stayed on them for all 4 days!

What part of Fork isn't a community hole anymore?

Somewhere, Randy Blaukat is griping to someone about too much technology and the high cost of fishing these days.

Many, many people are rushing to give all the credit to the win to the technology. Gonna be a lot of disappointed people that run out and buy a setup expecting those same results. They are not giving Walters credit for the time and effort he put into learning and maximizing the technology. Contrary to what someone said on another post regarding this win its not as simple as turning it on and loading the boat.

The most impressive thing for me was the accuracy in which he was able to get the bait exactly where he wanted it. Yes he had some "bad" casts as he talked out loud, but he was a sniper. Overall, truly impressive showing he had. Winning by 30# is

Yep, technology is only as good as the person using it. I could put all of it on my boat and ot wouldn't help me catch anymore than i do now.

I did not say anything about any win or loading any boat.

Its very cleary your trying to bs people into thinking that live scope is hard to use.... So others wont get it.

You simply turn it on and you set the distance and if there are any fish around youll see them.


I posted this here 9 months ago.. my a rig comes in on the rs of the screen on the 8 foot line, those are 3 - 4 lb bass....

I do not own one/ probably will not own one and I have been nothing but a supporter for anyone wanting to use the latest technology to fish with. You cannot find one comment from me anywhere saying otherwise. I have always applauded the guys like Walters that use technology. I have no need or desire to stop anyone from using it. That is purely crazy talk on your part.

Again anyone thinking they will do what Walters did simply by buying one and turning it on might be disappointed. Its gonna take time and effort. That is not misleading people, its called honesty and perspective.

Dammitt!!!

People with common sense understood what you said Mark.

You don't just install one and turn it on. You need to know what you are seeing and interpret it. I have no clue what your little video showed.

I watched it on my computer Thursday and Friday. On Saturday I joined the crowd following around the pros. Actually the biggest crowd I saw including me was three.
On Sunday we went to the SRA and watched it on the jumbo screen. They probably put on a good show but we skipped it because there were no overs caught on Sunday so we helped the captain pull the live release boat and get it out before the traffic jam.

Great show all in all and stop complaining ya'll.

Its neat how you guys flock together to support and back up each others nonsense. Maybe someday some of you will be able to stand on your own. I will not hold my breath though.

The b.s in here is thick. I find humor in how I have to unhide most of you with the really stupid posts like this one to even see it, cheers dubee.


Its clear to anyone with half a brain exactly what that video shows, you can see the tails move and which way those bass are swimming.

Just looks like blobs swimming around. But i won't ever buy one so it doesn't matter if i can decipher it.

Well then you could decipher it after all.........

If you wont buy one by all means be like Mark and keep saying how hard it is to use and figure out and hope everyone else doesnt buy one also......

Two over 70 year old guys got on my boat on Nachoniche and liked what they saw enough to have one and install it within 2 weeks... so it definitely isnt hard. I did jump on and help them dial it just a little more (dont try and view 100 feet out)...

He had three graphs for great structure isolation.

Lowest Graph:. Helix had mapping / 2D
Middle Graph: Mega360
Top Graph: Garmin Livescope.

He was a deadly sniper with that setup.

No i didn't decipher it. I saw blobs swimming around. I would have no idea what kind of fish. Where to throw or anything else. I don't do video games. I don't care who does though. More power to you. But not everyone can just buy one, turn it on and understand it.

Jacob wheeler has been winning using 3 different mfg’s Graphs. I think some guys like Walters are starting to take note.

Maybe we stick together because we have some common sense.

Mark dosent do anything but promote the sport of bass fishing. Tourn or fun fishing.

I may not agree with everything he says sometimes but he is always helping people catch fish.

You need to clam up buddy.

There are several places there that I fish I never see anyone else on... Of course, I never catch anything there so that may have something to do with it...

Yeah Im really going to clam up for ya all.... dream on

Mark may know a lot about fishing but he don't know squat about NFL quarterbacks, lol, I kid.

Do y'all have an Iowa fishing forum?

lmao... arent you the most hated person on TFF? I dont even post here any more....

Patrick’s dad said something like....”he calls me up to the front deck to look at it. It’s not something I would be good at doing.”

I believe Patrick said he has had it on the boat since mid summer. Brought it off Facebook market place. It isn’t magic. He is able to make it appear that way. He said it’s not set that much different than out of the box setting, some stuff like pallet color, nothing exotic. Those fish are still very hard to get triggered to bite. He caught 30 on the first day when I rode with him. Probably 2 bit without working the heck out of them.

Someone needs to goggle www.iowafishingforum.

My hero

That's what makes it awesome. Watching a fish come at your bait and figuring out how to trigger them. Trying different baits to see what does what and how they react. It would teach you so much about working a bait even when you arent watching the screen.

Lmao, This sounds like a Lake FORK thread! or Squaw Creek Thread!!

Agree with Mark 100%!

fos is what you are bud, I have had livescope for a few months now and there is for sure a learning curve and it has to be dialed in for what you are doing, crappie set to 25', bass set to 75' etc.
your main gig is to get on here and brag and try to belittle others with your perceived intelligence, we know better.
you do not just plug n play it, dial it in to what you want and then learn how to read the screen and what is there.

mark has never tried to dissuade anyone from fishing, he is a promoter of the sport and very knowledgeable, makes some awesome swim baits and has good info when he posts it, unlike some bonehead from iowa.

I fished at fork during the tournament. I was surprised that 10 pros came into the arm we were fishing. 3 of them made it to Sunday. Enjoyed watching them. They were all fishing docks. We caught about 20 over the 4 days in trees in less than 10 ft. 5.8 was our best. Great weather to be on the lake. I was pulling for Clunn.