Going fishing!!!

[Jason]

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

[pieterbez]

hope you catch a few hawgs
please provide pics

[skeeter t]

No fair !! We still have ice on, but it's warming up. Good luck we want pics.

[Jason]

You and me both!!!

[TAE73]

Ice should be gone here by today/tomorrow, cant get at them this weekend but next weekend for sure.

[Jason]

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.



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

[t-billy]

That's the fish of a lifetime here in the Buckeye state. Congratulations. We've still got ice for another week or two.

[mikolay87]

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

[skeeter t]

Nice fish Jason. How did you rig your carrot to get that big bite?

[CasterCreekTackle]

Nice Fish!

[pieterbez]

very nice indeed

[Jason]

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  ).

[Jason]

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

[Underdog]

Great fish Jason!!! Not many that size in Massachusetts :'(

[skeeter t]

What is the water temp down there right now ?