Lake Fork Bound

[Quillback]

Good stuff. I've heard that Fork is crazy as far as the number of other boats. Considering the weather conditions (flat water, hot) sounds like you did well.

[Ketchup]

Yes Quill, the boat traffic is unbelieveable. We seen not 1 pleasure boat, due to not much open water, and the main lake area that is open was very rough due to amount of bassboats running. They have the main lake marked with bouys for a safe running zone, and run they did.

We stayed in the Little Caney area and fished that area 99% of our trip. We fished the dam area an hour pulling C-Rigs with no luck.

Water temps were around 86 to 89. As far as what a bass lake should look like, to me that is it. Shallow water flats leading to deep water, Lots of cover, grass, rock, docks, and did i mention trees?

Talking to locals, Nov. seems to be a good fall time to get a good bite.

[Flysmallie]

Talking to locals, Nov. seems to be a good fall time to get a good bite.

February and March are really good too. I love that lake at the end of March. It's my favorite place.

I've never had or seen a problem with other boaters. But it's always been in Feb or March so there were no big tournaments going on.

[J-Doc]

Yes, floro sinks. Not made for topwater.

Yes, it can be a pain but only if you're using a line that doesn't work for you.

It's great for crankbaits and bottom contact lures because it sinks, gets cranks down a little deeper (about a foot) and you get better feel with floro due to not having stretch like mono.

There is a plethora of infor on the web about floro vs. mono, opinions are endless on what line is better and what brand is better, what size to use, etc. As a budget minded guy, I use Pline CXX which is a copolymer and I use Seaguar InvisX for 100% pure floro. I've tried other brands & types, I didn't like them. The red label Seaguar floro is way too memory prone and a bit course. The InvisX is better and more subtle but not nearly as soft and subtle or abrasion resistant as the Pline. I'm probably going to start using Pline exclusively.

I say all this as a budget minded angler and not trying to de-rail this thread into "I use this line and it works for me". Just offering some insight on your bad experience with floro. Hate to hear that. It can be a good product but you have to find what works best for you. It's a search and a journey only you can make. Or you can decline and be all Mono. Your call.

Oh and I see ole Jolicious's topwater bait that sparked up a lot of stir has worked on Lake Fork as well. :-)

[J-Doc]

Funny thing about Power Poles.........

Only time I've ever seen one used was to beach a boat on highland impoundments. Funny that when you see them on a shallow lake, they are all fishing over ledges (I assume) or simply not using them. Overpriced status tools. They are great when you need them but I just don't need one often enough to justify the additional load, cost impact, and the wear on my transom from hanging those big suckers on the back! LOL! If money was not object, I "might" have one but.....I have an anchor that works pretty well and it works at any depth, not just the operating range of a Talon or Powerpole. :-)

(I'm sure this just sparked someone's fire. What is awesome for some is fine and dandy......it doesn't have to be for everyone.)