JoyoftheCatch

Anyone ever fish Province Lake on the Maine border? I am going up this weekend to visit family friends and I will be doing some fishing.

I agree 100%. I am a little disappointed with the tournaments this year. I have done draw tournaments in the past but it seems like those are disappearing and it is more of a set team for multiple tournaments. I am going to contact some of the clubs to hopefully find a boater who is in search of a partner.

I really like my Powell Diesel rods with a BPS Pro Qualifier as a reel. You can get this setup for around 150 and sometimes cheaper than that.

One more thing on jerkbaits at this time of the year, I prefer a slow drag instead a jerk of the rod tip. It is a more subtle presentation and the bait has a tighter action. It allows the bait to sit still and slowly twitch to the side. This has been most productive for me at this time of year.

Thanks Ill check them out. Definitely want to support a local business over big brands.

That is the one downside that I found with the jigs. Im going to do more research on some other brands and see what I come up with. And thanks for the info on the chatter baits. Thats the news I needed to here.

I'm thinking about the Keitech tungsten casting jigs. They have them on tackle warehouse. They look fairly decent. The head design looks like they will skip fairly easily.

Ive found some jigs that I may be getting, but does anyone know about chatter baits? I cannot find any that are lead free. I'm also looking for weighted swimbait and tube hooks. This law is really driving me crazy.

I have a tournament on Massebesic tomorrow. Im glad the weather is going to be nice, hopefully it'll warm up just enough for the fish to have an appetite.

I have a gerber prodigy. great knife for around 35 dollars. it is sharp right out of the package. the sheath is great and has many different ways of rigging it.

Winnipesaukee is always a great place. Lots of fish and big ones too. And the scenery is really nice.

Went to Naticook for a few hours this morning. Caught seven small largemouth, biggest being 13 inches. All were caught on a red lipless crank bait. As I was packing up, I ended up meeting a fellow BR member, Mebisho.

Im hoping so. Naticook is always a fun lake to fish, and bigger fish will only make it better.

Im hitting up Naticook tomorrow for a few hours. A friend of mine went there the other day and caught 25 bass in about two hours. Im hoping I'll have his kinda day.

Hey guys, I am thinking about fishing a tournament on May 2nd on Massabesic. I have always heard that the fishing on this lake is pretty tough, but any of you guys have good luck on it? I won't have time to pre fish it because I am in school until the first of may. I would assume the fish would start to move up, but with the weather we are having the fishing could be unpredictable. Do you have any advice on the lake or what you would be throwing? I will be fishing as a co angler so my options are somewhat limited. Thanks

Naticooks ramp is in veterans park. You follow the road(its a giant loop surrounding ball fields) and you will see the access point. There is a sign the boy scouts have put in with info on the lake. if you google map it look for a bunch of fields, then you should be able to tell where it is.

Nice catch! I'm also thinking about fishing the bass caster tournaments this year as a co angler. They seem like a lot of fun!

A little advice from my experience is to fish with what you have right now. Just get enough to cover the simple basics(some soft plastics, hooks, weights, some hard baits, etc.) As you start getting into it more and more you will know what you need, and what you are comfortable fishing. This also lets you slowly save money instead of hitting the wallet hard in one shopping trip. Every couple of weeks I will save 10-20 bucks and I just let that accumulate. Before you know it, I have enough money for a new setup or some new baits. Just take your time, enjoy what you have, and the amount of stuff you have will slowly grow. As for what you have now, I would personally throw 12 pound line, fluorocarbon or mono. This will cover almost all your basics. Remember to check you line for any imperfections as well, it will save a lot of money to retie. Good luck, tight lines, and welcome to BassResource!

X2 on the tatula. Or the bps pro qualifier. The pro qualifier is one of the smoothest reels i have used. Truly a great buy.

i haven't used any of these rods but, from what i have heard on this forum is that the *** is one of the nicest blanks on the market for its price point, but the handle can be uncomfortable to some people. i have also heard that the okuma is a fantastic rod for the price.sorry i don't have any hands on experience, just wanted to give some input on what I have heard about them previously

Made a trip to Bass Pro today, only needing to get some essentials for this season. Ended up walking out with a new rod and reel, and spent around 450 dollars all together. I will try and upload a pictures of everything tomorrow. Got a little carried away this time.

Powell diesels are great rods for the money. they are also a great beginner rod

I will look into that, thanks

has anyone had experience with carrot stix? I am browsing the tackle warehouse website looking through all of the brands. I heard that they were once part of Duckett or they were made very similar. Anyone know how they fish?

Thanks, I have heard that they yellow up too. I am not as worried about aesthetics as I am about performance. I will look into the ***. Thanks for the reply