Finally catchin some fish up here in Mass. Fished Fl in early March and then the Fork trip. I guess I kinda got spoiled.  ;D Been out for about the past 4 or 5 weekends and only had 1 dink to show for it. Finally this weekend things are starting to heat up.

Went out Sat and caught a couple in the 1lb range. Then at the end of the day caught my first LM fishing Carolina rig using a green lizard. About 3lbs none the less. No pic, forgot the camera.

Went out Sun to a dam of the resevior up here (Quabbin) with a new fishing buddy I met this spring and we had some better luck. He likes live shiners so I rigged up my spinning reel with on of those and let it free swim. Meanwhile I'm throwing an orange tiger stripe Bandit right up against a wall. After about the 3rd cast I get it in a right as I'm pulling it up a smallie come to the top of the water with mouth wide open. Oh boy. So keep casting but stop the retrieve every once in a while letting it float up a couple feet. Caught about 4 smallies that way. All about 1.5lbs. I'm happy though never caught a smallie while trying before. That bite dies down so I start throwing a green stick bait courtesy *** and catch about 4 LM all in the 2.5lb range. All in all a great day. Weather was perfect. Caught about 8 fish in 4 hrs of fishing and catch my first smallie early in the season. Now I just gotta find the big ones.  

Average size LM for the day.

Double. My first smallie and my buddy caught the LM.

Another LM

Way to go Craig!!

We just came into the spawn down here, last week was amazing, this should be your week up there, hurry,....CALL IN SICK!!

I did have a bit of a headache this morning.  ;D

Now that I've gotten mine out of the way we need to get you up here and put you on some smallies.