Lake Fork Fall Teams Season Opener

09/27/2014 6:50 am - 3:00 pm

Location

The Minnow Bucket Marina
Quitman, Texas

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214-773-5451

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Lake Fork Fall Competition Where The Weekend Angler Can Compete

Instead of scheduling another date in 2015 for a championship I would like to award the AOY top 5 in the format listed below. I believe that will keep more anglers interested in the hunt for the AOY race. We are going to a 4 tournament format for this series which I also believe will help keep guys in the competition and not bleed over into next years competitions.

I will guarantee $2000 minimum in the AOY fund so that the minimum paid to our top 3 AOY finishers would be.
1st. $1000+Free Entry in 2015
2nd. $600
3rd. $400
More competitors equalls higher AOY payouts in December.

Points will be awarded 100 for 1st, 99 for 2nd, 98 for 3rd and so on. A tie in the points race will be settled by combining overall weight for the series.

We are also dropping the entry fee to $110 per team which includes BB. This will hopefully encourage some anglers who either feel their skill levels do not warrant a $160 entry or for those like many in this economy simply cannot afford it.
For those who like to play a little harder we have the Side Pot entry for an additional $50 for those who want to compete for higher stakes.

2014 LAKE FORK FALL TEAMS
All Amateur Competition No Lake Fork Guides who have guided for pay on Lake Fork in 2014 or Tour/Elite Pros
$20 Membership per Angler
50% of membership goes to AOY Bonus
$110 Team Entry Includes BB
80% Payout at Ramp paying 1 in 5 of which 5% transfers to AOY Bonus Pay
All Anglers are in this pot.

(Want to Compete for a Bigger Payout)
$50 Side Pot Pays 90% 1 in 5

AOY Race and Bonus Pay competition for Teams Who Compete in All Four Qualifiers
BONUS PAYOUT STRUCTURE
1st Place-Free Entry 2015+50% of AOY Pot (minimum $1000)
2nd Place-30% of AOY Pot (minimum $600)
3rd Place-20% of AOY Pot (minimum $400)
4th Place-2 TBD
5th Place-2 TBD
I would like to extend this prize list to 10 places in prizes, if you or your company would like to participate please let me know what products you would like to share with our anglers.

All Start Times Posted are Leave Ramp Time
All Fishing Ceases @ 3:00PM Teams must be checked in @ The Minnow Bucket by 3:30PM

1. September 27, 2014 6:50AM-3:00PM
2. October 25, 2014 7:10AM-3:00PM
3. November 22, 2014 6:30AM-3:00PM
4. December 13, 2014 6:50AM-3:00PM*
*(Dinner and AOY Bonus Payouts)

Thanks
Mark Howard
214-773-5451

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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

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Thursday

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Hi: 79

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Lo: 70

Friday

Rain Showers

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Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)

Water Level on 4/25: 403.19 (+0.19)

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 24)

GOOD. Water Stained; 60 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Bass have slowed, but post spawners are setting up on points in 5-7 feet of water with Carolina rigged creature baits. Topwaters and frogs are good early morning around grass. Shaky heads are good around boat houses. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Changing weather means changing bite. First phase spawners are now in a post spawn pattern and aggressive. Frog pattern top waters are excellent in the grass and brush. Casting into the pockets and letting the frog sit for a few seconds is a good idea. Crappies are shallow, catching them on edge of banks, small fish patterns like wooly buggers are a good bet. Bream are beginning to make themselves known in the shallows, wooly buggers and small poppers should bring a strike.Crappie are good in 2-13 feet on timber and around grass lines. Some fish are moving back out into the 12-18 feet areas and a little deeper. Black crappie are on a few bridges, but fish are not loaded up yet. Black crappie are also grouping under docks on sunny afternoons. Cast 1/16th ounce hand tied jigs continue to be good in white and gray, white and chartreuse and light blue and gray colors. Minnows will still work very well and especially on shallow fish around grass. Soft plastics will also work well as the fish have been very aggressive. We should see the aggressive bite until the warmer months get here and the fish get a little finicky. Catfishing continues to be good around timber where birds are roosting in 10-18 feet. Also getting reports of some shallow catfish around grass lines and sea walls. Those fish are most likely chasing shad spawns. Catfish are cruising around shallow wood in 6-12 feet, with lots of fry showing up. Use your favorite prepared catfish bait to load the boat once you locate the fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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