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The winter blues are hitting me hard lol Just went online and ordered a fly tying vise, bobbin, and plethora of bucktail hair and swimbait heads. Was interested in getting into some lure making but the lead ban kinda threw a wrench into those plans so this seems like a good alternative. From everything I read bucktail jigs kill in cold and clear water so it would seem that they'll be bang on around Plymouth and the Cape right around ice out...ill be sure to have some herring and perch patterns going and maybe some small blacks for smallmouth. New to fishing bucktails so anyone with any experience I'd love to hear your tips and tricks...both tying and fishing them!

Beautiful rig! She looks like a striper chaser?

Got my first haul of Vision 110’s a couple weeks ago, promptly got one hung up in a massive lay down 10 yards from the shore. 40 degree water didn’t stop me from walking into knee high water to pull the whole lay down out? That was the end of my day. I wish I didn’t fall madly in love with the 110 the first time I saw it in person lmao

Never made it out this weekend as well, woke up Saturday and checked Windfinder to see 20 knots all across the Cape and decided better of it. There are definitely nice bass to be had in Little. My girlfriends grandfather’s season best 7.5 came out of there this past September.

Hanson! Grew up in Abington but do most of my fishing in Plymouth. Might settle for trout at Long Pond Plymouth. Sounds good, maybe I’ll see you down there!

Figured this would be a kind of cool thread not just for me but others who enjoy camping in here as well. This winter I was able to get my hands on an Old Town Sportsman PDL and I'm looking to explore as many new bodies of water both near and far as I can. My job last year didn't allow me to travel much as I had to work most weekends but this year I'm looking to set aside a lot more time for the important things. I have a tent, propane stove and all the camping essentials already; I'm just looking for recommendations on good spots to set up shop for a weekend. Public land, campgrounds, state parks are all fair game. No preference to type of body of water; ponds, lakes, and rivers are all also fair game. Driving 4 or 5 hours from the South Shore of MA isn't really a problem for me so this extends my range to most of the Northeast. Camp sites with direct access to water are obviously a huge plus but I also don't mind cartopping to the water for fishing. Short list of spots already on the list: Nickerson State Park down the cape - several great kayak bass fishing ponds within the park Sebago Lake State Park - Already been with my father, a little bigger water than I'm comfortable with on my kayak and not exactly a bass fishing destination but there's some great salmon fishing right off the state park that I can take advantage of before and after the boat traffic waves kick up in the afternoon. I know there are some people that keep their camping spots as tight to the vest as their fishing spots but I kinda figure sharing information is what this site is all about. Thanks for your help guys!

Unsuccessfully ventured out today to try and find some pockets of water at some of my shore fishing spots around here north of the wall (bridge). Totally overestimated the small warmup we've had. Got a late start to my day so I didn't travel much but I'm gonna make it a full day mission tomorrow. Curious if anyone further south was able to find fishable water.

Thanks DogBone, that’s a huge help. Never thought of the credit card statement. Getting desperate, might have to dust off the leadcore set-up and troll up some hold over trout. I’ve always had a rough go of it bass fishing there save for the odd largemouth in the back cove.

Figured this was a good place to ask as it’s a state of MA issue. anyone have experience getting their canoe or kayak registered? Looking to purchase a trolling motor mount for the flush mount rod holders on my Old Town. More cost effective and much lighter than a torqeedo system or similar since I already have a trolling motor. I only bought the kayak this December but I was a dummy and took the paper receipt which I have since lost. I know I need to contact the Department of Revenue and pay taxes on it but I’m not sure how to go about proof of purchase. Also I believe I’ll have to get my kayak inspected. any help appreciated!

That’s good to know! I was licking my chops at the thought of getting the yak in the big pond cause the access is so easy. Am I correct in assuming the forage base is probably mostly crappie, bluegill, and perch? Will probably be my winter hideout until they start putting the feed bag on a little further south.

Hey guys new to the forum but been lurking/back reading for a little while now; thanks for everyone's contributions to this thread as it's helped me scratch a little bit of the itch this winter. Any sickos out catching fish on open water lately? I purchased an Old Town Sportsman 106 PDL shortly after Christmas and have been getting out semi regularly until last week. Managed to get into some monster pickerel over at Halfway Pond in Plymouth which has managed to stay open (the northern half at least) but other than that I've mainly been getting I disagree handed to me. Couldnt justify packing up the kayak and driving the 45 minutes to Plymouth today so I headed 5 minutes down the street to Hobart pond in Whitman center. It's a town park recreational kind of deal so it's heavily pressured and pretty uninteresting but makes for a good winter bank fishing spot to scratch the itch. It's two small ponds with a walkway down the middle and minimal trees which makes for plenty of spots to cast from. I told myself I'd commit to practicing my finesse game this winter but got so bored of freezing I disagree off with my drop shot rod in hand that I walked the bank and chunked a jerkbait around for a couple hours. Mainly worked the small pond thinking I'll be able to cover a decent percentage of the water making it slightly easier to get lucky. Working my way back to the car I stopped at a sort of choke point in the smaller of the two ponds, opposite a main point where the pond narrowed and fished the jerkbait slightly more thoroughly. It ended up paying off with a dink largemouth. Definitely not a monster but it's been a tough winter and boy did it feel good to get bit by a bass for the first time in 2021.