I was a member for several years. Got out about 7 years ago, so take this in that context.

I assume you are interested in catching big bass. While I caught quite a few bass over 8 lbs., don't expect to do that every trip. After a few years, I switched my focus to shell crackers and bluegill. At that time, there were some whopper shell crackers. Since bass were required to be released, and I kind of lost interest in bass fishing, shell cracker and bluegill became my major focus. That being said, if you are a serious bass fisherman, it would not surprise me if the next state record, and possibly world record largemouth came from Donovan lakes.