DogBone_384

Fall transition is only a few weeks away… Booked trips for Cape in Sept, Oct, and Nov… I expect yo see you at at least one of them.

Ditto. Presidents, President XTs, Supreme XTs and one Patriarch XT.

Do you have a rudder on your Lure? I have ‘15 and ‘18 Lures (w/Overdrive). I installed rudders, and problem solved.

This.

Welcome to the forum. SE MA and Cape Cod have the best fresh water fishing by far. Hang onto this thread. Its members are great people and full of top notch info.

Took a friend's son to Mash/Wake yesterday. Not a bad day, a handful of dinks and one decent SMB towards the end of the day. This was Evan's only fishing trip this year. He caught a handful of yellow perch, one white perch, and a nice SMB (roughly 2 pounds). I marked most fish suspended in 20'+ and saw one big SMB cruise under my boat while sitting in 15' or so, near a steep drop off. Water temps were 84.x, it was hot and humid with light winds from the SW. Air pressure was 30.1.

AMEN …

Got out to Ponkapoag in Canton Wednesday evening for a while. Caught three LMB and one pick. Nothing of any size, but one Larry fought pretty good. Various green/red flake soft baits did the trick. Water temps were in the low 80's, winds were about 10 mph from the south, and air pressure was 30.2. Finished work early this afternoon and took off to Hedges in Plymouth for the first time in a while. Conditions looked perfect for topwater: mostly cloudy and near-glass smooth water. I threw a Whopper Plopper, Rapala Skitter Walk, Vision 110+1 jr, Lucky Craft Pointer, various DT's, various drop shot baits, a 3.8" Keitech, ... breath .... a green/gold flake tube, and a green pumpkin/red Zoom Baby Brush Hog. The night sure didn't pan out as I'd hoped, but I nabbed two SMB and one FAT yellow perch. One smallie took the tube, shallow, right next to a lay-down. The perch grabbed the clown V110 jr, and the second SMB ate the Baby Brush Hog near the grass along the NE shore. Water temps at Hedges was 80.x and air pressure was 29.9. It's been a tough year, but fall is not far away. Jerkbaits and drop-shotting are on my 'improvement' list... Cape Cod calls!

I run Lowrance Hook-5’s in my kayaks too. I power them with my Milwaukee M12 batteries in a Pelican case. I get about a day and a half from one M12XC. My Pelican stores two batteries.

I do all my own mechanical work. I’ve been driving Toyota trucks for over 20 years and have combined 600,000+ miles w/o any break downs or leaks. Just oil, brakes, tires, and occasional battery. I keep them clean to a fault, including engine compartments.

Ditto.

Hence the name …..

I feel for you. Hopefully a new PB is in the works after you get your trailer repaired.

Launched at Sheep around 11:00 this morning and met @Saltysmalljaws as he was coming off the water. He said he had a good morning and that the smallies were chewing. I took his advice and quickly found a 2.33 SMB in about 20' of water on a green/gold flake tube. That was the highlight of the day. I marked plenty of fish, roughly where Jake said he'd had luck, but drop shot, deep crank, chatter bait, tube, and a 5" perch wacky rigged Senko produced zilch. I had a couple follow my TacticalBassin' deep crank, but that was it. I left Sheep and went over to Hinckleys, hoping for some late afternoon topwater action. Nope. Three and a half hours of throwing what I threw at Sheep and more, came up with a 3/4 pound white perch. Water temps were in the low 80's. Winds were light in the late morning but picked up to 15+ by the time I launched at Hinckleys. Air pressure was 30. To add some salt... I stopped by Hedges to make a few topwater casts from shore. Four casts later my Whopper Plopper was gone. Not worth the four hour round trip. Tomorrow's another day. Hope everyone that got out this weekend did better than I did today.

X3 I had Kistler make a couple rods for me. Customs based on the Argon blank run around $250. I called Kistler once to pay an invoice and Trey answered the phone. Good luck with your rod.

I live only a few miles from there. One of the reasons You’ll find me at Hinckleys and/or Snake pond tomorrow… it’s worth the drive.

I’ve launched here a couple times. https://g.co/kgs/obmGZG Here’s a link for all public ramps from the MA’s website: https://mass-eoeea.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c956ffbcff3142c2b6295985cce37372 Good luck!

I fished a private pond today with @Fishing Rhino. Had a good day. Landed 7 LMB. All but one were at, or above two pounds. Five liked a t-rigged green pumpkin/black flake Palmetto Bug, one a bone Whopper Plopper 110, and the last came on a blue/black 3.8” Fat Swing Impact on an underspin. Lost two and had a couple of followers. @Fishing Rhino caught at least as many fish, with most being 2 pounds +,-. Nearly all fish were skinny, looking bigger than they weighed. We didn’t have electronics today, but the water felt warmer than the air temp. It was overcast when we launched and rained for most of the trip after the first hour. Air pressure was 30.2 and winds were 5 - 7 mph.

yup ... typical New Englander!

I'll be in Dennis Port the week after Thanksgiving and first week in April '22 with my boat and at least one kayak. I also plan on getting down there as much as my schedule allows. Outside my reserved weeks, the first two weeks in October would top my list. Perhaps we can get a few of us down there for some group fishing. Historically, water temps in September are in the low 70's and don't hit the 50's until nearly Halloween. As far as moon phases, I don't live by them but my records reflect better fishing when solunar tables say so.

Welcome to the forum! I’m from the Boston area but fish in Plymouth / Cape Cod mostly. I fish Sawdy Pond a few times per year, which is on your border. It’s a good pond

Yes, I have two 30's. Excellent reel for the $$. I also have a few Supreme XTs, which I prefer. The Supreme's are lighter and smoother. If $150 is in your budget, I recommend upgrading, but if not, the President XT is a good choice. Good luck picking your reel.

Ditto. My ‘17 Tundra and wife’s ‘18 Wrangler JLU are paid for. I also tripped across a ‘99 CR-V with 97K on it for $500 last fall, which I drive most of the time. We’re keeping all three until further notice.

I put it on the night before a trip.

I’d go this route. I don’t have any big dollar rods, but rather a lot of Kistler KLX/Helium/Magnesium (spinning) rods and don’t think I’m missing out on anything. I don’t consider myself a good enough fisherman to justify $500+ rods. My two bottom contact rods are Heliums. Kistler has sales throughout the year, so don’t be scared of his retail pricing. If you have any questions, call their office, Trey will likely be the one answering the phone. If something off the shelf doesn’t meet your requirements, he’ll build what you want for not much more dough. To that end, I had a spinning jerkbait rod built last fall and @Saltysmalljaws, our local jerkbait guru, was very impressed with it when last we fished together. There are many great rod manufacturers out there. I ended up a Kistler fan because they’re made in the USA and just feel right to me. Their customer service is also A+. Best of luck getting the rod you want. Right about where I buy.