I had to be in Tyler this morning for work, so I booked MK Ranch for the afternoon.  I did get a chance to try Whataburger.  I've been meaning to try it since I moved here and finally had the chance.  Decent burger, but not life changing.  If you have a good burger joint in Dallas, feel free to let me know of a good spot.

As for fishing, it was really good.  I took my kayak with my Lowrance fish finder.  I located fish in the middle of the lake around the standing timber and one laid over branch.  I tried senkos and black lizards with no luck.  I put a little Liquid Mayhem on them and still nothing.  I finally went to a Strike King KVD chartreuse crankbait that dove around 5 feet.  They hit it all day.  All but two were above the cull mark.  Late in the day, I moved to the side opposite of the lake from the house and cast toward the levee.  I got crushed and I was sure I had just set the hook on my personal best.  My Duckett 7'11" rod was bent over and the fight was on.  I stood up in my kayak and finally got the fish to the kayak.  To my surprise, two 3-4 lb fish hit my crankbait.  One had the front treble hook and the other had the back.  I wish I had a GoPro, because it was awesome.  Combined, they were above my personal best or right on it, but I suppose that's not how the PB works.  It was a blast.  

I hit the road around 6, but would have stayed until dark if I wasn't heading out to 9G Sunday.

MK is a great lake and I'll be back.  Thanks to the property owner for letting us fish it.

Posted By: William Butler