DogBone_384

Quincy.... WWWWAAAAAYYYY up North ?

Take and print photos with date stamps printed on them.

Where is there safe ice? I'm just south of Boston and nothing near me looks safe. Whitman's, BHR, and Jacobs all have that gray, wet look to them.

I did too but prefer my Socom16 & M1A. 7.62x51 makes more of an 'impression' than 5.56... ?

I own a S & W 340PD. Weighs almost nothing and fits in a pocket easily. Shooting full load .357s is tough, but .38+ aren't bad.

Good to see SOMEONE got out. I've 'planned' on it but haven't. I'm not working this week, as of yet, so I might drive around to my normal haunts and see what they look like. It's almost mid February, so warm weather isn't far away.... Heck, mid April isn't far away either .... Quabbin reservoir opens about then, methinks.....

The last couple times I drove past ponds near me they were iced over.

I'm with MickD. The only rods I've had break on me were (a) a freak occurance, and (b) a victim of my stupidity and my truck's tailgate. Regarding your using braid on your baitcaster while still on a learning curve, I'll suggest getting some 12 pound mono ($$$), start reading here: http://www.bassresource.com/beginner/how-to-use-baitcaster.html, and get out and practice, practice, practice. I started with a BPS PQ. It took me almost a full season to get comfortable with it. Keep with it, and best of luck.

Plus or minus 8 weeks and things should be warming up. I still hope to get out and try ice fishing, but won't cry if I don't.

Snap On, but I leave my $50 cutters where they belong, in the tool box.

Glad you got out. I had a small job this morning that ran just long enough to keep me off the water today.

I wouldn't worry about it all that much. Between capitalism (read: alternative materials) and selective enforcement, nobody's going stop fishing their jigs, spinner baits, et al....

Massachusetts banned lead of any kind under 1 oz. for fishing years ago.

good luck with it.... If I don't work tomorrow I might just get a kayak off it's perch and into some water

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If this is your first T3, you're going to like it... I have a T3 and a JDM 1016. They cast a mile and are smooth. I keep my T3 in my truck with a 7' M/F Ardito travel rod. It makes a great backup combo.

The biggest problem with fishing.... is the reality that there's never enough time to do it as much as we want.... Don't forget your APA formatting & references! I carry a roll of TP, a couple of plastic shopping bags, and a 1 gallon freezer bag in the dry bag I keep in my kayak. If there are no facilities, I do my business in a bag, double or triple wrap it, then put it in the freezer bag and dispose of it as soon as possible.

I drove by Jacobs Pond in Norwell. It was wide open. They've got a nice kayak ramp where you can launch and stay dry. They say there are big bass in there, but I've not caught anything north of two pounds. There are lots of pickerel and yellow perch too, so odds are pretty good at getting something, even in the cold weather. It's 5' deep at its max, when water level is at its highest, just past the island with the lone rock at your 4 o'clock. ADD: What do you mean you got skunked this weekend Mike?!?!?!? That doesn't happen to you! what happened?

Sine we talked about Oldham at the M-G-E this afternoon, I dug this up when I got home: http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dfg/dfw/habitat/maps-ponds/dfwoldham.pdf

I'm not working Monday. If the weather cooperates I might get out and try for a January bass. BHR & Houghton's was still skimmed over on the ride home this afternoon, so south I will try...

Thanks for the info Mike, you're fishing southern waters in the Plymouth, Carver, etc. areas?

Congratulations, and I'm envious.... everythings frozen here, and not safe enough to walk on.

I went by Blue Hills Reservior and Sunset lake yesterday. Both were skimmed over. I might drive to Plymouth and scope out deeper waters.

OK, it's mid January.... half way through winter, I'm getting itchy...

I own both Veritas and HMG casting rods and like them both. I prefer the Veritas. To me they load up a little better and just have a nicer 'feel' to them. My suggestion is handle both, put your favorite reel on them if possible and go with your gut feeling because you're fishing it. They're both great rods.