I lost the bet for first fish on the new boat. My son Mike caught this one last night....we measured, pics and back he went. He was a biggie for sure...may have been a state pin ..... but glad we released him.... I guess he has bragging rights for a while.

WOW! Very nice Tate. What were the measurements?

I did the same thing earlier this year, I caught what was most likely my new PB and would have qualified for a state pin, but I did the same as you, I sent her on her way to do her thing.

Congrats to your son!

WOW! Very nice Tate. What were the measurements?

I did the same thing earlier this year, I caught what was most likely my new PB and would have qualified for a state pin, but I did the same as you, I sent her on her way to do her thing.

Congrats to your son!

Thank you ...... She was 21 x 16.5 ..... the girth was amazing.

Nice that puts her around 6.1 if my math is correct very nice catch

Thank you ...... She was 21 x 16.5 ..... the girth was amazing.

Wow, a dandy for sure. Nice oinker!

Nice fish. Excellent way to start the year. Many years ago, 1965 - 1969, my wife and I lived in Holliston.

Nice fish. Excellent way to start the year. Many years ago, 1965 - 1969, my wife and I lived in Holliston.

We live on the Holliston border .... you must have fished Winthrop ... my old friend Bruno caught a state pin fish in that place.

We live on the Holliston border .... you must have fished Winthrop ... my old friend Bruno caught a state pin fish in that place.

Yes, I did fish Lake Winthrop. There was an older gent, Mr. Kingsbury, who had property with a garden and a small vegetable stand at one end of the "lake". He let me keep my jon boat on his property. The road to his property dead ended at his place. There was a small outlet stream on the opposite side of the road. Maybe it was an inlet, I'm not sure.

There were some nice bass in it. Is that where the fish in the photo was caught. Is there a public access to Winthrop? I might run up there with my canoe for old times sake.

Yes, I did fish Lake Winthrop. There was an older gent, Mr. Kingsbury, who had property with a garden and a small vegetable stand at one end of the "lake". He let me keep my jon boat on his property. The road to his property dead ended at his place. There was a small outlet stream on the opposite side of the road. Maybe it was an inlet, I'm not sure.

There were some nice bass in it. Is that where the fish in the photo was caught. Is there a public access to Winthrop? I might run up there with my canoe for old times sake.

That must have been convenient leaving your boat there.... my sons fish was not in Winthrop .... we never had much luck there but there is public access. If you are in downtown Holliston on 16 traveling East ... take a right at the Bank across from Mobile .... you go up there a couple streets and one of the rights will bring you down to a small park/beach. The lake will be on your left and the ramp is to the back left of the parking lot. Let me know and I can get exact directions.

- brian

Very nice fish. I expect nothing less from a "Mike".