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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jason on 02/17/11 08:21 UTC
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I am working part time today and tomorrow as I'm going fishing. It is finally starting to warm up and I think we've got a chance at some of these rascals. Wish me luck. I will post a summary and hopefully some pics.
Tight lines!
Jason
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hope you catch a few hawgs
please provide pics
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No fair !! We still have ice on, but it's warming up. Good luck we want pics.
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You and me both!!!
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Ice should be gone here by today/tomorrow, cant get at them this weekend but next weekend for sure.
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Well, the fishing was tough... I think we were just a little ahead of the fish, but only by a few days. If it stays warm we should be in a spawn pattern within a week or two tops. We managed to boat a handful of nice fish, I would say we did better than most considering we were targeting large fish. We talked to several people that either had no fish, or just a handful of males. We mainly fished the Birch Bug on a jig, and fished all the Carrots. They all produced. The 6" Skinny Carrot won big fish with the below female weighing in at close to 8.25lbs.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_-mSBFWFDJv8/TWAZemQ4eiI/AAAAAAAABM4/K0Y0Aw9GBPg/s640/8_25.jpg)
Overall it was a really nice couple days. The weather was awesome, a little windy, but it is so nice to have the warm weather back.
Tight lines!
Jason
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That's the fish of a lifetime here in the Buckeye state. Congratulations. We've still got ice for another week or two.
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Yeah I cant imagine a fish that big. My biggest is 5 lbs and that was huge. I cant wait to try the new baits bbut we still will have ice until the end of april
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Nice fish Jason. How did you rig your carrot to get that big bite?
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Nice Fish!
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very nice indeed
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That's the fish of a lifetime here in the Buckeye state. Congratulations. We've still got ice for another week or two.
Just remember, it's all relative. I grew up in Kansas and have a 6.8lb Bass mounted right next to my 13 and am just as proud of it. You have to consider the body of water you are fishing. An 8 is a super nice fish down here, but it would be like catching a 6 - 6.5 maybe smaller up north.
The most important thing is you are outdoors doing something you love. For me the fish are just a bonus (unless I miss a good bite - then everything changes :-\ ).
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Nice fish Jason. How did you rig your carrot to get that big bite?
Fork is super pressured, so a slow finesse presentation normally works best on bigger fish. I've been wacky rigging them with a 1/16oz weighed wacky hook. Try and hook then about 1/3 from the head, and diagonal, they will fall forward and wobble at the same time.
This is a slow way to fish, but if you are patient you will catch good quality fish.
As the water warms and the fish are more active I will probably go to a 1/8 ounce swim bait hook and Texas rig it.
I will try and post a video of the Carrots, new worms and rigging options this week.
Thanks,
Jason
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Great fish Jason!!! Not many that size in Massachusetts :'(
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What is the water temp down there right now ?
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What is the water temp down there right now ?
I saw water from the high 40's to the low 60's. We obviously focused on the warmer water. It was still tough going. I think the fish were still trying to adjust to the warmer water.
jb
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Underdog, where you from in mass?? I'm in Connecticut...
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nbarnych
I live in a town called Raynham about 45 min north of cape code. Grew up in Carver were the large mouth state record was caught by me jk :P
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Just remember, it's all relative. I grew up in Kansas and have a 6.8lb Bass mounted right next to my 13 and am just as proud of it. You have to consider the body of water you are fishing. An 8 is a super nice fish down here, but it would be like catching a 6 - 6.5 maybe smaller up north.
The most important thing is you are outdoors doing something you love. For me the fish are just a bonus (unless I miss a good bite - then everything changes :-\ ).
Yeah. If I ever boat one over 7 I'll put it on the wall. I came close year before last. Caught a largemouth that weighed 6lbs10oz. Of course the camera was home next to the computer where I left it after loading pics of the 5-10 I caught the weekend before. :-I'm on the right track though.I never caught a 5 out of public waters until two years ago. I now have four over 5lbs and one over 6. Three of the four were caught in april. The last two were caught on baits I made. The fish in my picture was caught on a hand poured craw and weighed 5-9.
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Very cool. I love the satisfaction of making something that works as well or better than multi-million dollar companies. :D
Great fish!