timcauliffe

Solid one from Lake Boon a couple weeks ago. No scale. Pushed 22”.

Planning one last outing with a good friend this weekend. I'm in the Hudson, MA area and looking for open water in the 45min range. I've been fishing the Sturbridge area, but any one have anywhere in that area that's not iced over yet? Have a 14' v-hull with 10hp if that helps. I would drive around and do it myself, but figured I could ask here first. PM me if you don't want spot burners!

Need some purchasing advice... I can get good deals on both the LC Pointer 128SP and Slender Pointer 127MR. Which should I do? Both suit my fancy.

Lateral Vision www.lateralvisionbrand.com

Ventured out of MA for a 1-hour ride to Massabesic Lake on Saturday morning 5am-12. We had some dink smallies on spooks early in the morning fishing transitional spots, but not many. A bunch of hits. We moved on under the bridge to the other side and fished dropoffs and surrounding grass/pad areas burning 3/8-1/2oz spinnerbaits with Keitech trailers and pulled a few hefty largies and couple dink smallies. A bunch of reaction strikes. Fun morning. Would definitely go back - just need to get myself an NH license instead of buying daily licenses each time.

Ended up with the shallow-v at a great price. Thanks for all of the tips!

Got it. Are we looking at a semi-v or deep-v here? Hard to tell. https://westernmass.craigslist.org/boa/6011398415.html and https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/boa/6026177498.html

I do not own it yet!

I'm about to acquire a 14' shallow V-hull for a good price. Is it worth doing a deck modification in the front or would that work better / be more stable on a deep V? Pictures attached!

Thought so. PS I grew up in Sterling!

Any open water in the Central MA area? Live in Hudson and was looking to take the jon boat out this weekend!

Your best bet for an affordable rod and reel is the Daiwa Lexa 300 and a Daiwa DX H or XH or Okuma Guide Select H or XH. Both the older version and "a" series are great rods. I would not recommend using the same setup for saltwater and freshwater. Saltwater will cause you to clean your reel more when wanting to use it for freshwater. Hudds are great, but you may also want to look at Real Prey Swimbaits. They are made from high-grade silicone and give a better tail kick at both slower and fast retrieves AND will last longer. Made in MA, too

We just had one open no more than a year or two ago here in Hudson, MA - where I live. Wondering if it will close or be turned into a BPS...

Fast Sink will obviously get you down there quick. Medium Sink is going to get you down there not as quick. Both options work well. Depends on how you want to fish it. Top hook is always good, but if you want to BB rig it with a treble on top, go with the bottom hook option.

Both work great. The Dark Shiner is great one, but the light shiner looks great, too.