Never used a wacky rig before today, but they were killing it.

Caught on a 7' MF Abu Garcia Veritas 2-piece spinning rod with a Shimano Sienna 2500 reel spooled with Suffix 832 braid:

 

http://i.imgur.com/fjSiZWR.jpg

 

Used a YUM Dinger F2 wacky rigged with o-rings and a 2/0 Gamakatsu octopus hook.

Temps were 68-70F with high winds (you can see the foam on one fish from the chop), everything was blowing towards the shore we fished, so all you had to do was toss out the wacky rig and bounce/let it drift back, they were all pressed up in deep pockets against the shore waiting for baitfish and food. Got a few smaller ones also peppered in. I believe these were mostly males, the big females are still holding on beds. Weather rolled in and got bad quite so we had to call it quits and head back. Wished I had checked the barometric pressure around that time and recorded it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saw a hawk kill a bird in mid-air, that's what he was pointing at.

 

 

What pond or lake in So Carver MA if I may ask?

Looks like one of the 1000 bogs that all over down there.  If you can get permission to get in some fab fishin to be had.