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I fished Moose Pond back in September. It was my first New England body of water. In 3 hours of rain I caught 15-20 largemouth with one over 6lbs. My best friend has lived there for 10 years and still hasn't caught one over 5. Maine is legit. But you have to be open to what the water gives you...

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Find brush piles deeper than 10' and throw shaky headed trick worms on them. Be ready to have your heart broken. That will hold up until Fall.

Thanks for the feedback guys. Is there any issue with clearing clumps of vegetation off the Ulterra? I'm a little concerned about the "stow and go" automated unit taking a beating with the weight of clumps.

Hello folks! I am outfitting a new boat and am interested in a Minn Kota Ulterra. However, I do have a few questions. I love my old foot pedal controlled MK. And I understand I can get a foot pedal with the Ulterra. I like the ability to move while I'm casting and I like being able to navigate narrow pathways through thick weeds or stumps with ease. Do I need the foot pedal or is the transition to remote pretty seemless? Also, I regularly have to pull up my motor to clear huge clumps of hydrilla or other slop. What do you folks do about this issue? Thank you.

Cape Fear towards Sanford. Also, there used to be a reservoir on the river called Buckhorn; not to be confused with Buckhorn Reservoir northeast of Raleigh. Some big bass in there and catfish the size of logs.

To me it seems a lefty is a natural born fisherman mechanics-wise. No need to change hands during that crucial initial fall time.

Thanks for the input Flip. I'll do that.

I used to do at least one tournament every week when I was back in North Carolina. That was about ten years ago. Now, between my work schedule and family, I get to do maybe 6-7 a year. I do fish at least once a week still, but my weekend is on Wednesday and Thursday. I don't know of any weekday tournaments around here. Every time I do get out though I measure my day as if I were in a tourney. Five best. I don't sit on schools of dinks. I don't fish with live bait. And I'm constantly honing my techniques in pursuit of being what I consider in my mind a better angler. The tournaments I do fish have the best local sticks. These guys know how to drop 25-30 pounds year round and they keep their lips buttoned. I can't blame them. Most of them have dedicated years to those weights. I don't need spots. I can find those. I just want to know how those big bag anglers think about what I'm encountering.

Shoot, I wish I knew! Lol. I don't have a circle of fellow anglers around me and I'm not in a club. So I don't get any "insider" info. I have to rely on what I already know and gleen this forum for any tips.

No, I'm not confident that I would be able to put five fat ones in the boat just by flipping. I'm decent at flipping, but I haven't spent a whole day down here with just with a flipping stick. Maybe I should just go out and do that for a few days to see what materialises...

48lbs thanks to a 13 kicker. I could see where some of these guys would have 55-60 in their best five. I wish.

Good point Team9nine. Thank you.

I think what I'm going to try is this... I'm going to go out and nail 10-12 pounds in three fish as quick as I can. Once I have that, spend the rest of the time flipping. That way, I'll have 5-6 hours to hopefully catch two over 5. That matches the weights I can do now, but gives me a better chance at much more weight.

Lol gardnerjigman. That happened to me several times up in North Carolina when I was starting out tournament fishing. I quickly figured out that offshore is where it is at for most of the year up there. There they certainly group to size. Down here in Florida, I've been told that the fish mostly stick around weeds for most of the year. For the summer a lot of them move out and school offshore, but most of the time they can be found elsewhere. I've only been fishing for a year down here and am trying to figure these big girls out.