Lake Fork Anglers Hard Core results from 9/22 next is 10/13

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Hard Core (Major League Fishing format) is pretty cool getting to count every fish you catch.

So right now we have been discussing how to split up Lake Fork into sections for the semi final and Championship. By bridges, then what about Little Caney and Birch. It may get ugly LOL.

Today's fish were caught on cranks, drop shot and weightless flukes for the most part.

On the boater side
First place Steve Chick of Yantis with 18.98 on 15 fish with a 4.94 lunker.
Second place went to Don Overstreet of Sulphur Springs with 12 bass for 10.81 and a 1.10 lunker.
Third place boater is Jack White of Yantis with 6 bass for 9.84 and the 5.16 lunker.

On the Co-angler side:

First place went to Doug Watson of Yantis with 12 bass for 14.44 and a 4.54 lunker..
Second place went to Jerry Krone of Hawkins with 10 bass for 12.4 and a 3.48 lunker.
Third place went to Gene Shoemaker of Quitman with 2 bass for 7.50 with the 6.38 lunker.

Two more members who qualified for the semi-finals are new member Dennis Bubinas and new member Gene Shoemaker, bringing the total to 19. We still have 1 tournament left to qualify outright for the November round 2. We caught 97 keepers on Thursday.

For Dennis fishing in first LFA tournament he established a lunker record of 4.93
For Gene fishing in first LFA tournament he established a lunker record of 6.38
Steve established a new lunker for Hard Core at 4.54 and bag of 18.98
Jerry established a new lunker for Hard Core at 3.48 and bag of 12.40

For info in fishing this tournament and others put on by the Lake Fork Anglers contact me at [email protected] or PM me on here. We have openings for both boaters and co-anglers right now. This is a club that fishes only on Thursday daytime. We do not hold open tournaments. But dues is $5 a year.

All of our tournaments are priced for seniors as follows. $10 entry 100% payback, $1 for club and $1 for the Top 6 team* So Total entry of $12. Optional lunker pool 100% payback of $5. Optional 100% payback side pot for $10 per person.

In addition to this format that we call "Hard Core" we also fish our regular every other Thursday tournament all at Lake Fork on a draw style fishing. All of our tournament "paper" the bass and slot fish count.

If you are as "Hard Core" as some of us you can fish every Thursday like we do. And some Fridays too. And then Opens on the weekend.

Hey we are seniors and we are supposed to be doing something to keep us healthy and our minds sharp and get some vitamin D. LOL At least that is what you need to tell your wife.

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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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