Breathing heavy

Lake Fork is special. It’s one of the few places in the world that can make a seasoned Elite Series Pro as giddy as a little kid on Christmas each time there’s a thump at the end of their line.

If you’ve been watching Bassmaster LIVE, you’ve seen it. You’ve heard it, in the heavy breathing and panicked excitement as these anglers set the hook and cry out “Big ‘un” every time. Sometimes, as the fish surfaces, they have to recant and admit the fish wasn’t as big as they thought when they first set the hook.

But on this place, you just don’t know. And there’s a legitimate chance that each swing of the rod could result in an 8- pound plus bass. This place was literally built to make that a possibility.

This place is plainly put, special.