Pail Rider

Busted another good one last night after the thunder rolled through. This 6lb/2oz hog didn't want to come out of the salad, I thought she was gonna go 8+ with all the crap I pulled in with her.

If that is the dumbest thing you did all day, you had a pretty good day. At least you landed 3 fish before you sailed it.

Of the two, Northwood....but, there are 'bassier' lakes in that immediate area....Harvey, Genness, and Bow...and if you are carry in/carry out fishing...Wild Goose, Little Durgin and Little Bow.

My son and I got out on the Stumps for a couple hours yesterday afternoon to relax after work. He landed 2 on a buzzbait (no scale in his yak) and I Landed 4, smallest 2.3 lbs and the largest was this 5.6lb chunker. 1/2 oz black jig w/ a bama craw trailer punched through the mat accounted for 3 of my bass.

I think that has happened to us all...and no doubt about it, it sucks. Good for you having the pfd on. I have a set of truck keys and a couple combos on the bottom of Harvey Lake in Northwood from a canoe tipover....that was a long walk home that night.

Thank you and Semper Fi to your buddy Mike. Can you imagine seeing a stringer like "back in the day" nowadays...people would FREAK! David...Stumps used to frustrate the heck out of me, and I literally hated it. I believe it was Shane that said forget the obvious trees and stumps...spot on advice. Finding holes and punching through the hydrilla and milfoil has accounted for most of the brutes I have pulled out of there including the hog in my avatar.

Grandpa had that place dialed in!!

I did a few years there too, you probably had my rack, fart sack, sheets, blanket, pillows, sleeping bag, the same MRE's that we picked over...and maybe even hit on the same women out in Oceanside!!

Hey guys, FNG checking in to say "hey". I'm Ken from Hopkinton, raised over in Northwood. I live a half mile from Stumpfield and spend most of my time there, but try to fish a few new lakes/ponds each year. Been lurking for a while, figured it was time to jump in with both feet. Have had a pretty good spring/summer....no PB's, but several piggies in the 4-6lb range. Hey DevilDoc, I am a DevilDog...perhaps we pounded some of the same ground??