I showed everyone what Lake Fork is like during a regular tournament yesterday in my video. If you haven’t watch it check it out “Why I will never fish a tournament on Lake Fork Again.” This video shows the good side of Lake Fork and how much fun we could have had if they would change the regulations and go after the BIG FISH.
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That water gun, if you know you know! 🤫
What’s your favorite color or colors in the popping perch Todd? I’m looking to get some after watching your videos. Thank you!
Boring. Catching slots off beds on Fork is boring. Move out deeper and catch the big ones on the beds you can't see.
wouldn’t this slot be the reason the fishery has big fish what’s the problem
let the bucket brigade hammer the sub 16s and everyone else can enjoy a sporting effort in catching the bigs we wanna catch
Oh Lord! Wait until the ( BED HUGGERS) see this video
Let me get this straight – the guy who wants REGULATIONS changed at Fork can't even spell the word? We're listening to THIS GUY? 🤣🤣
Awesome video 👍
I totally agree. Change the slot for tournaments. A lot of good lakes across the country have tournaments 3 fish 5 fish, and the lakes are still doing great.
What the hell is that little green toy gun looking thing on the front of your boat???
What's the water gun for?
Ive never seen a lake with a slot limit that it really does anything but have fish in that slot limit i fish a lake with a 20 inch limit guess what you catch more then anything 19 1/2 to 19 3/4 dale hollow has a slot on smallies guess what doesn't get weighted in smallmouth even the 2 day billy Westmoreland tournament that is smallmouth only tournament guess what gets weighted in a bunch of unders and maybe 1 over so show me where a slot limit is good a few years to get fish bigger i see it but years and years of slot limit management turns the size fish being in the slot limit
Not sure why Texas Team Trail even went there.
Nope! Keep it as it is! Helps keep tournaments off the lake! A win for a big bass fishery! 👍🏻
Hey… Sight-god Todd. Can you link those Gill shorts so I can buy some and you can get a piece of da cheez?
That's why tournaments should all be catch, weigh and immediately release regardless of what lake. Put all the fish back healthy and where they belong.
What bait are you using to catch them? Especially sight fishing?
Todd you paid your entry fees to fish that tournament and now you whine cause iwas embarrassing to you to follow the tournament rules, just dont fish Lake Fork, nobody cares
Feel your pain…
10-4….23 3/4".😢
Still a great fishery.
What is the water gun for?
what's with the water gun
Todd loves Lake Fork, just not the tournament format.
Those hooksets! Great footage to drive the point home of why you choose the gear you choose…. slamming the hook home on 6+ pounders on a lake full of timber and stumps… fishing for bigs
Totally disagree. Lake Fork would be decimated without the slot limit with as many people and tournaments that fish that place. That being said, you said it yourself, just go have fun, catch what you want, and don’t worry the tournaments there. 🤷♂️
Why not just do length tournaments on fork? Take a pic and immediately release it. Makes way more sense than trying to fish for dinks. All the kayak tournaments use this and don’t seem to have a problem
I knew the title of this video would get em all riled up. 🤣
Just fish fork for fun and big bass tournaments only, dont fish the 5 fish tournaments there. The reason all those 3 to 8 pound fish are there is because of the slot. My pb was a 10lb 5 oz on fork and it was 23 7/8" long. Had to release her was in a tournament. I was sick and excited at same time lol. Love your content and keep catching them bigguns.
Didn't know if we would see spinning rod Todd on today's episode, but we did😅
Hold up! You do understand that those 3lbers would never turn into 6lbers and those 6lber would never turn into sharelunkers if there wasn't a slot limit. You're right those big ones are fun to catch but getting rid of the slot would be a big mistake. I know several guys who regularly fish tournaments on Fork and they don't have a problem with the slot. Learn to handle it or stay off of Fork!
Todd, if you're actually being serious, you need your head examined! The reason you're catch good slot fish IS BECAUSE OF THE SLOT! Don't try and un-do all of the work that's been put in SINCE THE 1980'S! Instead, find somewhere where you can actually compete! 🤣
Your footage of catching fish is amazing. You make it look easy even though I know sometimes it's not. You give up a lot of info that I'm not sure a lot of guys recognize. Keep it up man.
Hey Todd whats up with the 🔫 ? Awesome fishing. 💪 Be Safe & Hydrate
The lake is already too crowded and has too many tournaments. We don’t need to make it worse.