Hitting the Nashua in about an hour wish me luck boys. First time using the RAGE CRAWS!!!!!

 

 

what club do you fish out of? Funny enough i fish out of mainely bass.

 

 

Maine Bass Trail....it's run by Wayne Hooper this year our club is fishing Sebago, Kezar, Arrowhead, Moose, Pleasant (Casco), and Little Sebago

Maine Bass Trail....it's run by Wayne Hooper this year our club is fishing Sebago, Kezar, Arrowhead, Moose, Pleasant (Casco), and Little Sebago

Been fishing with Wayne and his son for almost 20 yrs Will be interesting how their Mousam and Moose Opens will fair with the ice. I retired tournament fishing but Wayne keeps trying to drag me back in lol.

 

 

 

 

what club do you fish out of? Funny enough i fish out of mainely bass.

 

PS...You guys have a tourney on Thompson and I am beyond jealous. That was our first stop last year and it was insane. Top 3 were seperated by 1lb and 2oz. Smallest bag weighed in was like 12lbs for 5 fish. I finished 4th with 17.4 I must have culled 15 times throughout the day gaining 1-3oz's each cull. I grew up fishing that lake and had a lot of confidence in my spots and my bait. Didn't finish where I wanted, but had a fun day anyway. 

Been fishing with Wayne and his son for almost 20 yrs Will be interesting how their Mousam and Moose Opens will fair with the ice. I retired tournament fishing but Wayne keeps trying to drag me back in lol.

What kind of boat do you have Bob?

What kind of boat do you have Bob?

Black Tracker Avalanche 

Thought so. I fished the lunker tourney with you on Mousam I believe at the end of last year. I used Waynes boat because I had just sold mine, now I own a Tracker Avalanche.

I'm so pumped for Thompson now. Hopefully the ice will be out by the 26th.

Wow its a terribly small world on here. I have fished a bunch of the Wayne Hooper tournaments..

 

Mainely bass.... Looks like I will be fishing against you a bunch this year. I will be doing almost all the Wayne Hooper tournaments. My friend and I always have done a few each year. He drives a black 1984 Bronco with a black 2003 Skeeter with a 150 on it.

 

The first open on Mousam is the 20th... I would assume it will be cancelled because of ice. The Moose tourney should be interesting. The first Maine bass trail I will be doing will be the Sebago tourney.

 

Shane there are no bass in Maine.... None.

 

Any pics of your brother in laws 10 lber ? I wonder if I know where he fishes...

I guarantee you know where he fishes.

Whelp turned to out to be a day from hell today. All day and yesterday my canoe was fine with the foam blocks and straps all strapped down even break checked it and gained speed and drove down all windy back roads to make sure it was secure. Today I drove with it all fine soon as I got on the high way caught wind flew right off the roof to the side good thing nothing got damaged nor did anyone get hurt luckily everything was ok my car has a little scratch on the side of it that'll have to buff out but other than that it we were fine. Looks like I'll be getting the Thule's better be safe than sorry you know. I did end up going fishing though just from shore at mines falls walked the trails and fished a few open spots got nothing, but it was nice feeling out my bait caster and spinning rod also it was fun throwing the rage craw on the jig love the action it has still learning how to use it though. I fished it similar to a wacky rig jigging it vertical and when I hit something I would give it a swift pop, but I fished it slow as well. Can't wait to get the racks so I can actually get out and fish hopefully catch something haha. 

Probably for the better anyway, Mike. Today was pretty windy to be on a river in a canoe. 

Probably for the better anyway, Mike. Today was pretty windy to be on a river in a canoe. 

Yea haha It looked like it. Hopefully I can get on some fish with the jig though I just got work at it it's a little different then your average steady retrieve. 

I'll be having a rod like instrument in my hand basically all day everyday for the next few months... School = pencil, then lacrosse = lacrosse stick, then after lacrosse I go fishing - fishing rod...

 

Then weekends = Fishing

 

(thank god my girlfriend will go fishing, or else there would be a problem LOL)

Hey guys , I'm sure most of you know some of the residents of Maine have been trying to get legislation passed to ban soft plastics in the state, lets all make an effort to not throw our used plastics overboard.  The trout guys are saying it's killing the fish as they are unable to digest them  so please keep used and broken soft plastic baits in the boat and dispose of them properly. we don't need to give the anti fishing people fuel to feed the fire.  Thanks.

I make it a point to throw nothing overboard. On purpose. Safer for environment and the very least don't make our happy place look like a dump.

No plastics go in the water from me, unless they are attached to some terminal tackle!

Hey guys , I'm sure most of you know some of the residents of Maine have been trying to get legislation passed to ban soft plastics in the state, lets all make an effort to not throw our used plastics overboard.  The trout guys are saying it's killing the fish as they are unable to digest them  so please keep used and broken soft plastic baits in the boat and dispose of them properly. we don't need to give the anti fishing people fuel to feed the fire.  Thanks.

 

There was a hearing this past winter in February on soft plastics. A report by Maine department of inland fisheries and wildlife was presented to the legislative body in Augusta. I listened to it over the internet. Fisheries Biologists did in the field research to determine the effect of soft plastics on several ponds from each region of the state. They found that discarded soft plastics were more common in southern regions that were warm water fisheries. They also presented data from creel surveys that  found that soft plastics found in the stomach contents of all species of trout, most common n brook trout and lake trout. The percentage of fish found to have soft plastics in there stomachs varied from water to water but, were quite low overall. Another part of the presentation cited scientific research done by Unity College ( my class did this study) regarding the effects of ingesting soft plastics. You can find the report Maine department of inland fisheries and wildlife presented to legislators on the state website. What the department found was that soft plastics is a non issue and that angler education regarding properly discarding their soft plastics would be the best policy. The department recommended no additional action regarding soft plastics. I do not discard used soft plastics into the water. I do lose a bait or two from tie to time though. The soft plastic issue must start with the companies that manufacture them. Even biodegradable baits take years and year to degrade. They will never ban soft plastics in the state or any state. Tod o that they would have to take on giant mutli-million dollar companies that would fight tooth and nail to have them not banned. The state doesn't want to spend millions of dollars on such a lawsuit. The study in itself is joke, done merely to appease trout unlimited and other trout fisherman that claim they kill trout when in fact they don't. The whole thing is joke, the bill was introduced by a trout unlimited member, representative davis I think of Brownville. He also introduced to other bills. He wanted to ban all recreational activities on the water with in the first 200 yards of the shoreline. That means no fishing from a dock, no duck hunting, no kayaking etc. In the other bill he wanted to ban metal hooks. This guy is a joke. He is a trout unlimited member and with out a doubt on there payroll.

ohhh the joys of politics

Soft plastics are indeed very dangerous... When I'm fishing tournaments and need to do a quick change, I typically throw the used one on the deck of my boat which might lead to a stain on my carpet. Very bad. Oh and then there's always the danger of going in to buy one pack, and leaving with 5 or 6. Extremely dangerous... 

I thought when they were talking about the dangers of plastics and fishing, they were talking about my credit card

That's the most danger for me, too, DevilDoc.

I thought when they were talking about the dangers of plastics and fishing, they were talking about my credit card

Man isn't that the truth.  Yes, this guy Rep Davis of Brownville sure does sound like a bit of a strange duck, but just goes to show you the anti fishing and hunting folks will use whatever weapons they can.  MaineBass, thanks for the update and info, and I know most of the sportsmen and women usually police themselves pretty gd.

Went out today to a small pond (shore fishing) and caught this little guy on a jig with you guessed it a "Rage Craw" in grn pumpkin. Can't wait to get on the boat!

Dont know if any of you fish MA  but official opening for the Quabbin Res will be the 26th of Apr.