Atkins Sets a MLF Record




Justin Atkins broke the MLF record after reeling in a 10-pound, 8-ounce largemouth bass in Lake Fork, Texas. “I caught it on a really light fishing tackle, and it took me probably two-and-a-half minutes to get the fish in. It seemed like an eternity because I knew how big it was. I knew that it was potentially the biggest fish ever caught in Major League Fishing history. But I just took my time with it and got it in. It was exhilarating.”

His previous personal record was 10 pounds and four ounces. “Ten pounds in largemouth bass, those get hard to come by. . . . I definitely thought it was a 15-pounder jumping, especially with as much money on the line as we had.”

Atkins, 30, battled the fish for roughly three minutes. He stayed patient throughout, ultimately getting the prize.




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Sep. 24)

GOOD. normal stain; 85 degrees; 1.29 feet below pool. There is good topwater action early in the morning around pond weed with topwaters and frogs. Then use flukes and soft plastics stick baits along the edge of the pond weed most of the day. There are still a few groups of fish offshore, but bass are primarily scattered from 12-22 feet in roadbeds, humps and long points. Deep crankbaits are good over points and humps in 18-25 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Early and late topwater bites around grass lines and isolated cover on main lake and secondary points. Try frog and mouse patterns for topwater. Bass are schooling in creeks, so a hard-bodied popper should work. Bream are shallow, try small hoppers. Sand bass are schooling mid-lake. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is heating back up as we begin to head into early fall. The black crappie are stacking up in huge numbers this week on brush piles and other structures. The bite for them is still a little finicky but small hand tied jigs swam over them or small jig heads tipped with minnows are working to get them in the boat. Still having to go thru numbers of fish to find the larger ones. The white crappie are also showing up on timber along creek channels in 18-28 feet. That bite has gotten stronger and the minnow tipped jig heads are working well on those fish. Have caught some fish on soft plastics the last few weeks. We should see the bite getting even better when water temps drop down as we begin to cool down more. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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