Lake Fork Questions

I know that Lake Fork is no were around here but I thought i would toss out some questions to see if any of you have been there.

My brother and I are heading down the Lake fork in October for a tournament. I am just wondering what to expect at that time of year. Also the tournament has a rule that you are only aloud to use Berkley baits. So I am kind of limited on what I can use. I looks like soft plastics and cranks. Does anyone have any sugestions on what to try??

Jeremy

Do a search by staffer Tom Redington. he quides on Fork. and has made some unbelieveable posts.
good luck.
Jack.

The bass will be shallow and deep then, so pretty much any of Berkley’s lures will work. Lots of good fish were caught in the tourney last year on their topwaters, Frenzy Poppers and Walkers. Try them over shallow grass beds and you should catch some good ones. Also TX or Carolina rigged soft plastics from their lineup of baits will get you some action on main lake and secondary points. Good luck!

It won’t be hard finding Berkley baits for your trip. The Berkley Gulp Sinking Minnows fished wacky-rigged are an excellent bass bait. Add some Power Hawgs, Power Tubes, Frogs, and Shaky Worms and you’ll be set for plastics. Put some #5 and #7 Flicker Shads, Poppers, and Power Walkers in your box as well. As my wife likes to tell me, if you can’t catch fish with all of that stuff, you shouldn’t be fishing.

Thanks for your help guys, This trip started out as just a fun vacation and now the more I read about Lake Fork the more pumped I get. I am starting to hate the idea of pulling a bass boat 900 miles though. Oh well you only get the chance to fish one of the best lakes in the Country once in a great while.

As for the Berkley baits, I am trying to get some different things picked up. My wife works for a promotional products company and one of her clients is Pure Fishing. So I hope she can hook me up with some stuff. If not I am sure I can find a few things to use But I have to leave home with out my top producing bait so far this year (homemade swimjigs)

Thanks again,
Jeremy

Jeremy, drop me a note when we get closer to the tourney and I’ll let you know the latest patterns. By the way, I grew up in Galena, IL, just up the road from you. Tom

Thanks Tom,
I will make sure to pm you when it gets closer to those dates. I go through Galena about 4 times a year on my way up north. It is a great little town.

Jeremy