THE BUCKET LIST for many bass anglers includes catching a largemouth that weighs 10 pounds or more before heading up yonder. Relatively few anglers ever cross this wish off their list. Even a good number of Bassmaster Elite Series pros have yet to do so.
One notable exception is Texan Chris Zaldain, who has sacked a slew of heavyweight bass while fishing the Elite Series. Zaldain began tangling with 10-pounders in the early 2000s when he lived in California. Every weekend he would make a three-hour drive to one of the country’s premier trophy bass fisheries: Clear Lake.
Now that Zaldain is a Texan, Lake Fork, another of the nation’s top mega-bass lakes, is his favorite place to battle beastly bass. If you are serious about catching a 10-pounder, give yourself an honest shot at success by scheduling a trip to a
