bwillis

Since it happens all the time, I don't sweat it

Nice, I grew up in concord, and I have some good spots in the area.

It's a river, and we just had a warm spell for about a week. Most moving water is open, however I just did some ice fishing on 18" of ice about 30 minutes from home. It's a river, with a fairly sandy, rocky bottom. I'm not expecting to catch anything, but I've had the fishing itch for a couple weeks now, and I need to get out.

Hello BR! I live in NH, and later this week, Temps will be in the 50s, and there's open water a few minutes down the road. I was thinking of going and making a few casts for the hell of it. I'll probably use a spinning rod with 6 or 8 lb test. I'm thinking a Ned rig or a tube, worked slower than slow. Any input from more experienced cold water guys?

Welcome fellow New Hampshire angler! What part of the state do you live in? I'm in Central NH, on the Merrimack/belknap county lines. Always looking for a fishing buddy if you're in my area.

Probably about 50/50 for me these days. Various places online, or Wal-Mart/Dick's/Bass Pro locally

5lb largemouth on a Savage Gear Lily Ninja frog

Baby Bass Green Pumpkin Chartreuse Tip Watermelon candy

Got this fatty last week on a wacky rigged yum dinner. Saw 2 fish hanging out and pitched to them and she slammed it immediately. Weight was 6.75 lbs, my new PB! I went to the same spot a couple days later, and saw a lot of fish cruising and just hanging out shallow. I threw a whole bunch of different baits at them and managed to annoy a couple into biting. I've also been up to stumpfield a few times the last week or so, pulled a 4lber and a 3 3/4 lb er out of there. First was on a lizard, the other was on a dropshot.

I had an army buddy I used to fish with every once in a while, and it took a while to get him to stop casting with his entire body and almost flipping the canoe.

I'm 30, and if I never bought another pack, I probably have enough to last me the rest of my life with some left over for my grandkids

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I have 1 360 box with a variety of terminal tackle, which is supplied from other 360s stocked with specific stuff. 360 full of lipless cranks 360 full of other hardbaits Spinnerbait box full 50 pounds of plastics in a big box in my trunk I have a couple tackle bags I use, with some of the above boxes and a few bags of plastics, with a pocket stuffed with pliers and stuff. It stays somewhat organized for a trip, maybe 2 or 3, then its a disaster.

I'll go $12

Got out with a couple buddies for a while tonight. Landed 5 bass and a decent sized pickerel, as well as missed a couple more. All fish were caught on a Zoom lizard on a keel-weighted hook swam across the top or just below the surface. Biggest bass was around 2 lbs

Anyone fishing this weekend that wants or wouldn't mind a fishing partner? I haven't been able to get out much and haven't had much luck yet this year.

It works really well in lily pads, especially in gaps between groups of pads.

Weightless lizard, cast it onto the weeds, swim it across the top, then let it sink once it's off the edge of the weeds

Got out to Hoit Rd Marsh on Wednesday, caught a big sunfish and a small bass w/ a Damiki Air Craw on a shaky head, and had a pickerel hit it as well. My girlfriend's son caught a decent sized crappie on some powerbait wax worms. Hit up Sondogardy Pond in Northfield this morning and got another small bass on the shaky head.

Damiki Air Craws- Got a few packs on sale and I can't wait to try them out Cotton Cordell Crazy Shad

I saw on the Southern NH thread that you're moving back up to NH, whenever you do, I have a big old bucket of soft plastics that you're welcome to pick through and take what you'd like. And I probably have some other stuff too, I'll check when I get home. Just shoot me a PM.

I heard back from Fish and Game and they were aware of it and said that it was oxygen depletion

No I didn't, but now that you mention it i'll shoot them a quick email

I swung by Horseshoe Pond in Concord on Monday. The ice was all gone, but there was a big fish kill. Few hundred sunfish, couple dozen bass to include several 3-4 pounders. Hopefully it doesn't affect the fishing there this year.

I throw baby brush hogs on 1/16-1/4oz shaky heads or sometimes as a jig trailer. Full-sized brush hogs I will throw on a larger shaky head w/ an EWG style hook.