Ok, this is a question I ask many of my fishing buddies.Which would you prefer, a guided trip to Lake Fork for Largemouth bass or a guided trip to Lake Erie for Smallmouth? Both lakes are great for catching large amounts of large fish of each species. I personally would choose Lake Erie because I have never had the chance to catch large small mouth before. I was just curious what you guys would rather.
Which Would You Rather?
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BassFishinMagician
, May 11 2012 10:34 AM
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BassFishinMagician
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Posted May 11 2012 - 10:34 AM
I pray that I may live to fish.......
Until my dying day.
And when it comes to my last cast,
I then most humbly pray:
When in the Lord's great landing net
And peacefully asleep
That in His mercy I be judged
Big enough to keep.
Until my dying day.
And when it comes to my last cast,
I then most humbly pray:
When in the Lord's great landing net
And peacefully asleep
That in His mercy I be judged
Big enough to keep.
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Posted May 11 2012 - 11:03 AM
I didn't have to spend much time deciding...
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Posted May 11 2012 - 11:19 AM
Lake Fork for 2 reasons, fished Lake Erie most of my life and never have been to Lake Fork. Lake Fork isn't far from the Gulf and I'd be there on the same trip.
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Posted May 11 2012 - 12:20 PM
Lake Fork. I caught my PB there (the one in my avatar) and it's only four and a half hours away.
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Posted May 11 2012 - 12:45 PM
I would love to fish either one and I hope to make a trip down to Lake Fork next spring, but I would choose Erie to answer the question. I love fishing structure, and have not caught a smallmouth over about three pounds. There is something about the challenge of open water that appeals to me. I have stood on the shore of Lake Erie, in Erie, Pa when the wind was up, and that was an impressive sight.
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Posted May 11 2012 - 12:50 PM
I voted lake Fork, I have yet to catch a SMB in my 40+ years of fishing and really would like to know what a 5 or 6 lb smallie is like, but I chose Fork instead because I really want a chance to get a double digit LMB...and to fish with Long Mike, that would be a dream come true !!!
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Posted May 11 2012 - 01:12 PM
Kinda like Long Mike, I can be on Lake Erie in 4 1/2 hours. As a matter of fact, I'm surrounded by good/great smallmouth fishing.
But I can only find the Mesquite BBQ in Texas. I'll take Lake Fork!
But I can only find the Mesquite BBQ in Texas. I'll take Lake Fork!
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- Favorite Lake or River:Delavan Lake, Lake Geneva. I guide on both lakes at night!! I also like to fish Table Rock.
Posted May 11 2012 - 01:55 PM
I catch a good small mouth every year 6 lbs. or over in my lakes. And I am not braggin! So lake Fork for me, to have a chance at a 10lb'er or better.
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Posted May 11 2012 - 03:27 PM
Lake Fork FTW. I would love to have the opportunity to land one of them monsters!!
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Posted May 11 2012 - 04:00 PM
I been to lake fork so I pick lake Erie. Never been and plus I would love hook a 6lb smallie!
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Posted May 11 2012 - 04:42 PM
I've caught a DD largemouth but still hunting for a smallie over 6, Erie without even having to think about it.
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Posted May 11 2012 - 09:26 PM
Fork, I just love catching huge largemouth (really, I would like to go to falcon more though)
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- Favorite Lake or River:Lake Erie for Smallies & Lake Baccarac for Largemouth
Posted May 11 2012 - 11:44 PM
Lake Erie - would love to upgrade.
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Posted May 12 2012 - 08:57 AM
I love Texas too much, i had to pick Fork. Although now that i think about it i would rather catch some smallies in erie. Never been smallie fishing and i live 2 hours from fork. Yep, Erie it is!
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Posted May 12 2012 - 02:15 PM
May 23 at daylight I'll have this scene in a cove on Lake Fork except most of the stumps will be under the surface (I took this picture last year). It's only a 17 hour drive:
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