Mainebass1984

The guy in the front certainly has an advantage. He is in control of everything. It is also his boat so he should have an advantage. That doesn't mean you back boat your buddy all day though. That also doesn't mean the guy in the back cant catch more fish or win the tourney. Some times it is very smart and rewarding for the guy in the back to fish a different lure then the guy in the front.

NICE !

Last November in Maine 9 lbs 1 oz JIG Released

Usually 1/8 to 1/4 ounce

They catch big fish. Keep at it you will get the hang of it. I have got some big fish without walking it. Sometimes all you need is a steady plop plop stop or to just cast it out there.

As it turns out they fished Cobbe, Long Pond yesterday and China today for the show. They also fished Great Pond and East Pond with sponsors fun fishing. I saw a pic of a 7 lber Timmy Horton got out of Cobbe. Its a bummer we got to wait so long to see the footage.

It is usually pretty d**n tough in September after they draw down the water. In the spring though it is all together different place.

I have been using it on my spinning rod. I was told to use it on a baitcaster by another fisherman and wanted to hear everybodies input.

When drop shotting 6 or 8 lb flouro should I be using a spinning rod or baitcaster.. and why ?

I go night fishing pretty often from June - Oct. I have my best luck using spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and buzzbaits. I tend to fish in water less then 10 feet, usually 6 or less. The thickest weeds beds, inlets, and outlets produce well for me. A buzzbait reeled over the thickest weed beds produces some jarring strikes. Personally I like to use a plastic four bladed buzzbait with a twin grub trailer. Use a trailer hook on every thing.

I am seriously looking into buying a bass boat. I don't want to break the bank with a 45,000 - 60,000 dollar boat. I am looking into boats with a single axle trailer and 150-200 hp. I would very much prefer a brand new boat not a used one. I was thinking about getting a skeeter but I am undecided. I would like to hear everybodies recommendation and opinions on what brand of bass boat to get and why.

Who is fishing this weekend ??

Is anyone fishing the Northern Bass Open on Sebago Lake in Sept ?

Nice fish. Well done.

1130 am in the morning mid November in Maine. 9 lbs 1 oz. 23 3/4 inches long, 19 1/2 inch girth. Probably would have weighed a bit more in the spring ?

Right location. Right lure. At the right time.

Great post topic. So many variables are involved when targeting big bass. I may fish in Maine and Vermont but I prefer to target big bass. Lots of great information on here. I would consider myself a big bass hunter. It is what I fish for, BIG bass. I think that along with all the afore mentioned information time of year and weather has a lot to do with catching big bass.

Toss a hollow bellied frog right into the middle. It is an excellent bait for super thick vegetation.

China... Oh man there are a lot of lunkers in there. Great place to fish. Very interested to see how they do.

Tournament on Lake Champlain on Sunday. 1st place 15.6 lbs of fish. Missed lunker by .07 lbs. My 2 biggest at 4.95 lbs and 4.5 lbs Went after smallmouth on Monday. Nothing huge but a 3 lb 5 oz.

The fishing the past few days has been pretty good. There were times though when I went HOURS with out a bite. Saturday I got up real earlier and made it to the northern end of Lake Champlain. The fish were biting as soon as we launched the boat. I was getting a bunch of blow ups on a frog. We found fish in 2 weed beds. All the other areas we fished sucked. We tried for smallmouth and there was not much happening there. I did loose a big smallmouth but tat was about it. We started an finished the day on the same productive weed bed. For the day the two of us boated 35 bassour biggest five went around 17 lbs with a 3 lb 11 oz largemouth lunker. Sunday I fished a tournament out of Larabee's point on southern Lake Champlain. Between the tournament I was fishing and the 4 other tournaments that day there were over 80 boats fishing tournaments on the southern area of Lake Champlain. Then of course there were other fisherman not in the tournaments and recreational boaters. The place was a zoo. I didn't catch very many fish at all. The morning bite was good though. My first 2 fish in the boat were good ones and we needed them. The first fish slammed a jig pitched into some Milfoil at our first spot. At the second spot we went too after the fog lifted I was getting some frog blow ups. I got my second fish of the day here a nice one that exploded on my frog. The rest of the day was pretty slow. Nothing of any size the rest of the day. My partner and I went hours with out a bite. At the weigh in everyone said they had a tough day like we had had after the morning bite. We finished in 1st place with 15.6 lbs of fish and missed lunker by .07 lbs. Without the two bigger fish bites we would have not finished well at all. The two biggest fish 4.95 and 4.5 lbs Monday I had a few appointments in the morning. I decided to fish for smallies in the afternoon. It was hot with almost no wind. They didn't cooperate at first. I hadn't fished this lake for 2 years. After fishing a few spots and figuring them out I started catching fish. They were holding in deep weeds. I caught 26 bass for the day. Mostly around 2 -2 1/2 lbs. I saw 2 big smallies swimming by my boat. I toss my jig out there and they both go for it. As my jig was sitting on bottom both of them were nose down on it , one on each side. I hop and the bigger one inhaled it. The fight was on and I could see it was a real nice smallie. The fish was making strong runs and on one run the hook pulled out, bummer. It was a good one. In the same spot I hooked into a big fish I didn't see. It was like setting the hook into a stump, big fish. Big fish and 8 lb flouro carbon... The fish broke my line, bummer. I did manage to catch a couple better fish but nothing the size of those two. I finished the day with a 3 lb 1 oz and a 3 lb 5 oz. Definitely going to go back there soon. 3 lb 5 oz

Id love to know what lakes they are fishing.

Fishing in the rain can produce excellent fishing and big bass. Who cares its raining if your catching bass !

Not every time, I wish it was every time. 5 lber is a big bass where I fish in Maine or New England. Takes a lot of time on the water to figure out where the biggest fish in a lake hang out. Once you get that figured out you catch them a bit more often.

5lber is a big bass anywhere in New England