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Maspy Reunion & Boone!!!
Avg. Rating: 4.8888888888889
# Reviews: 9
Views: 2013 | Lake Boon, MA
I spent from 8am to 1130 am at Maspy solo- it was great to be back at my old stomping ground. First strike of the day came around 8:10am on the frog and a big one it was! Unfortunately as soon as I went to set it, I came up empty handed despite the explosion! I caught 4 bass and a pickerel in the 2 foot range and then it was time to pick up Rick, Jen's Dad around noon time at the public ramp. We cruised around various coves and rock ledges with minimal action until I landed a nice 3lber on Mr. Ribbit in open water about 8 feet deep. I dropped off Rick around 2:30 and then went to the resident ramp to pack up to beat the thunderstorms.
I arrived back at Boone around 4pm and re-lined my frog rod before heading out for a couple more hours. I'm glad I went out again as I caught 5 keeper bass...all in 4-6 feet of open water with scattered lillies around. My 3rd fish in was a strong one as it crushed the frog a few feet from a submerged stump. The bass jumped a couple times for me and I did my best to keep the line down....the net was too far to grab so after it was close to the boat I snatched it with a viper grip. I let out my traditional WHOOOO as I was 9 hours into my day on the water and finally I landed a special one. It was great to chill with Rick and later on to hang out with Larry for a few! | 
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JULY 9TH- Boone Baby Boone
Avg. Rating: 4.9333333333333
# Reviews: 15
Views: 1828 | Lake Boon, MA
7/9/2012
So I finally had some spare time to dedicate to fishing. I was going to head to Lake Maspenock but with Boone close by it's tough to venture off so I decided to spend a few hours mid-day on my home Lake. The first hour out and I hadn't landed a fish...only 2 strikes that missed my frog and reluctantly I changed from the frog to a texas rigged baby bass senko on 6lb mono. A few minutes after the change I landed a cast a few feet past Aunt Lily and shortly after the slack in my line tightened. A solid swipe and a good one was on...finally! She jumped for me twice and half way in took the line into some thick pads. I had to pull the anchor up with one hand and hold onto the fish with the other. Due to the light line I waited it out and after about 15 seconds the fish came screaming to the boat. She shot down one more time and I was happy when the fish was safely netted. A nice 4 pounder in the boat had me feeling good. I stayed with the senko for another hour and caught three more in the pound to pound and a half range. The last 30 minutes I spent peppering the shoreline with a Kopper Frog and was rewarded with 2 small keepers. I'm still in search for my first Giant of the year but I was glad to get a nice one in the boat. |
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February Ice PIG!!!
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 18
Views: 2544 | Lake Boon, MA
2/15/2012
So I decided to push the limits today and head out on the ice after a morning full of running around. I had previously put in about 15 hours on the ice searching for Larry- a true beast to kick the year off. I landed on the ice around 1:00 pm today and worked an area to the left of my launch. With the warmer temps I didn't go beyond a comfort zone of 3-4inches of ice closer to the shoreline. After about 2 hours I had about 5 tip-ups and 2 bass. I moved a couple traps around and waited for another hour without any activity. I towed the sled to furthest trap to start packing up on what I thought was another Larryless trip. After I picked up that trap I looked up and saw the trap near an orange float pop up (this was thw trap that I had set with a 6 inch shiner)- alright, a chance at another fish I thought to myself. I got there and started to retrieve the line and noticed that roughly 30 yards of ice braid had been pulled off the reel. When I starting pulling in the line I knew it was a big ass fish!!! About 10 feet from the hole I saw a massive bass coming towards me through the 3 inches of ice. I had it at the hole and all I saw the mouth of a Pig and snatched it!!! To say that joy filled my veins is an understatement! Around 16 hours on the ice and finally I got the one I was looking for- WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I got Jen to come down to the launch to take some photos and see the fish. The bass ended up weighing 6 pound 3 ounces and measured 22 inches......a nice way to kick off the 2012 Calendar! We let Larry go and I packed up shop....possibly for the year on the ice- what a nice way to end it!!!! |
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2 Day Outing on Boone
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 7
Views: 2316 | Lake Boone
2/12/2012 - 2/13/2012
On Sunday we got a group of us out there on Boone- JB, Napa and Hansel joined me for a day on the ice near my house. The ice was between 3-5 inches on the area we could fish and with four of us out there we peppered the area with around 15 traps. The day was cold and windy but since we had constant action running at flags the weather was easier to cope with. In total we caught around 20 fish with a variety of species- largemouths, pickerel, perch and a couple crappie. Awesome to spend some time with the guys and catch some fish.
The next morning JB joined me again for a full day on the ice. I got bait and met Jon out there and noticed that we had gained some ice which allowed us to go further up the narrows. Jon drilled through about 20 new holes by the time I got there which made setting up easy. It was another active day out there with around 15 fish landed and the biggest was a gator with a fat belly that Jon pulled through on one of the deep traps. We called it a day around 4:00 pm and the two day event definately made up for lost time on the hardwater earlier this winter. |
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First Ice Outing in 2012
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 16
Views: 2273 | Lake Boon, MA
1/16/2012
Finally.......Ice!!!!! I wasn't sure if we would have adequate ice this Monday but after I returned from a trip at Newburyport this weekend I checked the ice around 6:30 am yesterday morning and was stoked that there was between 4-5 inches of ices on an area near my launch. It wasn't completely comfortable due to the open water a couple hundred yards away, which is what prevented me from going to my favorite spots from last ice season. Instead I headed towards the "narrows" and fished the areas I knew were safe. I got out on the ice around 10:00 am and fished until around 4:00 pm. The work was easy with no snow on the ice and only 4 to 5 inches of ice to plug through with the old Mutt chipper. I ended up working about a 2 acre area and cut through around 20 holes. The second flag of the day around 10:45 resulted in the first bass of my 2012 season and the biggest of the day being just over 2 pounds. I had roughly 10 flags which brought in 5 bass, a solid limit to start the year. Four of the flags that I missed had nothing on the end when I got there and one I missed was ofcourse a fish that felt like a fairly substantial one- ohhh well, next time I'll get ya, lol! There was a little hockey game going on and some other random skaters which was nice to see. The Boone community is anxious to partake in the Winter festivities but due to Mother Nature is had been non-existant prior to yesterday. I'm glad I was able to catch some bass and spend some time on the ice. I'm hopeful for this Sunday to get a group out there again. |
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11-11-11: Dock Bass
Avg. Rating: 4.9
# Reviews: 10
Views: 2098 | Lake Boon, MA
11/11/2011
Today I had an hour window to throw some casts from the ramp near my house. I had been out on the boat the last 2 afternoons for a couple hours each day and managed to catch around 10 bass with the biggest couple being around 2 pounds. I did miss a couple big bites near some submerged trees which had me a bit frustrated, until today.
I wasn't expected much, having fished from the launch on a half dozen occassions when I was either too lazy to get out in the boat or just didn't have enough time. I had caught a couple bass on the jig and worms but nothing for the wall of fame. It was windy and the water level is down about a foot now so I figured I would throw a variety of light jigs and creature baits and work them off a couple drop offs. I had been fishing for about 20 minutes and all I had felt to that point was a minor tap. I went to old faithful, the frog and threw it towards the only dock in casting distance. On the 3rd toss, after I retrieved past the dock it got to a patch of leaves and as it went through a vicious splash missed the lure- okay Lawrence you have my undivided attention now! I went back in there two more times without any reaction. I switched back to a creature bait and landed it a couple inches from the edge of the dock. After a few yo yo's off the bottom the bass struck again except this time I was able to set it. The bass gave an intense fight during the reel in, taking drag on several stretches of the retrieve especially when it was close to me on the shore. It must have peeled 5 feet of line 3 different times when it was within 10 feet of me and I was lucky when it ran out of gas and I had her lip locked on the launch. I was surprised at how hard it fought for this time of year, the cold water didn't seem to affect it. The dock bass weighed in at 5 pounds 5 ounces and I let her go after a few photo's. That could be the last larry for me until the ice but ya never know when they'll decide to strike. |
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Top Surface- Late October Lunker
Avg. Rating: 4.9
# Reviews: 10
Views: 1866 | Lake Boon, MA
10/21/2011
I had the opportunity to do a couple hours of night fishing on Lake Boone and it was awesome. The water was glass the whole night and I managed to find a late October slob. I headed out around 7pm on the water and started off casting near the docks as I went through the channel. A couple small jumps at the Jitter and one little bass in the boat and I decided to head to a shelf on the other side of the lake. After the first 10 casts in the new area I ended up getting the attention of a Lunker on the jitterbug. There was a loud strike that missed and then a second later he came back and connected with a treble hook on the lure. I was able to crank it in the boat after a great battle. The bass weighed in at 5 lbs 8 ounces and proved that Oct. 21st isn't too late to catch a top surface Lunker. |
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Last Minute Larry
Avg. Rating: 4.944444444444399
# Reviews: 18
Views: 1830 | Lake Boon, MA
10/3/2011
I had the day off from work today and had a variety of projects around the house to take care of but obviously i found time for a couple hour mid-day outing on Boon. The majority of the trip was slow, probably only 6 hits but I managed to land four of them, 3 bass were on the frog and 1 pickeral on the wacky worm. I was going to call it to get back to work but on the way back home I stopped at a mini cove that Jen had discovered on one of our last trips...she did real well landing three bass, all in the two pound range. So I figured why not give it a shot. A couple casts into the cove and my frog got mauled in the corner of the cove. The bass came screaming out of the shallows and tried to head down to the bottom when it got to the boat. After about 30 seconds it was time to net Larry. Brought her back to the launch for a couple photo's and measurements. Another great bass for the Wall of Fame- 20 inches and weighed in at 5 pounds 6 ounces. A lot of work the rest of the week but looking forward to Winthrop on Sunday and Boon again on Monday! |
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Fall Donkey at Boon
Avg. Rating: 4.9166666666667
# Reviews: 12
Views: 1986 | Lake Boon, MA
9/28/2011
I went out tonight on a short trip on Boon solo style from 5pm-6:30pm. There was some wind to consider so I took what mother nature gave me and arrived to the cove with the least ripples in the water. I'm still persistent utlizing the frog as it has been my go to lure all year. I went the first 30 minutes without a strike and decided to shift further into the cove with a thicker cover of pads and stone wall on the shoreline.....the same area I saw a monster jump a week ago. My first cast in the new area landed on top of the wall and I gave it a tug to send it into the water- a second later and a swoosh of strike missed. I let it sit for about 5 seconds and hopped it over a couple feet of pads and as it hit an open pocket of water BINGO lunker on! I set the Donkey and the fight began. I always reel in hard and high when in the shallows and pads to keep the fish from getting tangled on the bottom. This badass faught hard and at one point there was a stand still as it got far enough down to lodge into some weeds. I decided to go for it and lifted staight up and felt the fish come free, roughly 15 seconds later and I lip locked larry! There is nothing like an attack on the frog- I had a big cooler on me and took it back to the ramp near my house and had Jen meet me to snap a couple photos. Mr. Donkey weighed in at 5 pounds 8 ounces and measured 21 inches.....a great way to end September and wecolme October for some more Fall Bass. |
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Goliath Bass- Career Best
Avg. Rating: 4.8181818181818
# Reviews: 22
Views: 2336 | Lake Boon, MA
9/21/2011
I got out of a meeting earlier than expected and Jen did as well so we headed out on a glass surfaced Lake Boon around 4:30pm to do some fishing. We went to two coves I've wanted to try: with the water temperatures dropping and the shallower depths, occasional stump and patches of lily pads, I figured it would be our best bet for a lunker bass. We started fishing the cove on the right for the first half hour- Jen was using a crawfish bait and I was switching off with the frog and senko. A couple modest nipples but no fish so we decided to shift to the other cove.
We began deep into one side of the cove and after about 5 casts I hooked onto a solid fish using the frog. It was a great fight through the lily pads and muck on top of the water and I was rewarded with a bass in the 2 pound range. After 15 minutes I backed out of that area and we focused on a narrow left pocket of open water surrounded by pads. As we moved I saw a lunker bass jump out of the pads a distance from where we were. In my mind we would shift after just a couple casts to go towards the commotion I had just witnessed. Jen took a break from casting and was looking at email on her phone when I launched a cast with the frog a few feet from the back edge of the pocket. A worked the frog back about 15 feet and as it approached the layer of thick pads a monster breached and sucked the bait in...I snapped my rod back and locked into the fish. With around 50 feet of line left to bring in I said "Babe, please get off the phone and focus on netting this thing." It took a while to get Lawrence to the boat, between the size of the fish, the pads, and thick stick stick grass, I was surpised when she was only a few feet from the boat still secured to the hooks. Jen did a magnificent job netting the Goliath and we let out some WHOOOO's once it was safely in the boat. Physically and mentally drained from the encounter I was quite relieved- we took several photo's and after weighing the bass I realized it was my personal best...6 pounds 4 ounces, an extremely special moment. We let the big guy go and called it a night shortly after. What a day!!!!!!!!
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NH & MA Angling
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 5
Views: 2712 | Lake Waukewan, NH
9/12/2011 - 9/14/2011
Jen and I headed up to NH for a couple days to stay at a boat house on Lake Winnepasauke. First time staying in a boat house- the water in the garage was crystal clear and despite the steady current in the channel we could easily see to the bottom at the end of the dock which must have been 10 feet deep. We brought our rods on the trip not expected to do much fishing, or least that's what Jen thought lol. The first day we took a canoe out to Lake Waukewan, a smaller body of water that I am quite familar with. We took some casts in a cove and had a couple small strikes but nothing in the boat. We decided to paddle to the other end of the large cove and that's when I locked onto the first fish of the trip- a nice pickeral in about 12 feet of water. We drifted further in and that's when Jen landed the Bass of the trip on her creature bait- a beautiful 4 1/2 pound largemouth. The water was so clear we could see the fish the last 20 feet of the retrieve and it put up a nice fight.
The next morning we look in the boat house and see a school of lunker bass, smallies and largies mixed in the pack in the (my guess) 3-6 lb range. Excited at what we saw we dropped in a few lines, I was working a small jig and was able to land a nice smallie around 3 lbs. After about 20 minutes of this I could tell Jen had enough so we put the rods away for the rest of the day. Again the next morning I walked out on the dock to see what the weather was like and as I looked in the water I saw a couple monster bass. I ran back in to get my rod that had the jig on it and dropped it in front of the fish, they didn't budge but instead just remained calm and stared at it. I was about to give up after a few minutes and out from the bottom of the dock another nice small mouth smashed the jig and bam, fish on the dock. Jen came out and took a couple pictures on her camera since mine had run out of battery. I switched to a small grub in an attempt to land small fish to use for bait, I was able to catch a rock bass and perch but both were a little too big to sacrifice. After our three days in NH we were able to catch 5 species of fish including some quality bass.
We came back home on the 14th and after we unpacked we decided to take the boat out for some afternoon fishing since the weather looked to be pretty good. In total we caught 5 more bass, the biggest I caught on a wacky worm after I pitched it to a stump- I bass came buzzing out from underneath and inhaled the worm. After a fun fight we got her in the boat- A nice 3lb 10oz fish to cap the day. Overall a nice break from work and I'm glad we were able to explore some different water. |
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September 1st Night Outing
Avg. Rating: 4.923076923076901
# Reviews: 13
Views: 1775 | Lake Boon, MA
9/1/2011
I planted the seed early in the week with my fiance that I would be spending a couple hours one night on the lake to some jitterbugging. Thursday was the night that she conceded so I headed out around 7:30pm and fished until around 10:30pm. There was a little wind to contend with in the basin I had in mind so I went to the deeper basin to a cove that had some docks and drastic depth changes. The top water bite was still active and I benefited by landing 7 bass. The biggest came after I missed an explosion near the boat. I made a second short cast beyond the miss and about 15 feet from the boat she smacked it again except this time two of the treble hooks were secured in her mouth. An abrupt fight before I swung her into the boat. Not a monster but a really healthy bass weighing in at 3lbs 12ozs made for my best night bass of the season. I enjoyed a few shock tops on the way home and called it a night! |
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Log Hog Time!!!
Avg. Rating: 4.95
# Reviews: 20
Views: 1518 | Lake Boon, MA
7/25/2011
Headed out on Boone late afternoon from around 5:00pm to 6:30om despite the rain. It had been a while since I fished in the rain and with the calm winds and cloudy skies I felt pretty good as I made my way to a couple coves. I tied on a new snag proof frog since my last one had got mangled from previous bass attacks. It didn't take long to break it in on a nice 1 1/2 pound bass in the lily pads. I had the troller on slow gear and was peppering a cove about 100 feet from the shore. I saw a couple stumps in the water and thought to myself this must hold a good bass- it did but a few seconds after the strike I found myself just retrieving the lure. I continued to the next cove and landed a nice 2 pound bass in about 2 feet of water.
The rain picked up so I decided to turn around and re-fish the path I had previously taken in. Around 6:15pm I approached the log/stump area where I had lost the fish earlier. A nice long cast beyond the cover and I began my spiratic hop of a retrieve. I took my eyes off the lure for a few seconds to admire a prehistoric looking heron that took off from the shore. During that time I felt my frog get stuck, or at least I thought that was the case as I didn't hear a strike. I started to crank the line in and a couple seconds later I saw a serious bass jump near the log.....gametime!!! I continued to reel in hard as I didn't know if the hog was set but after it's third jump I realized the hook was in there good and solid. I kept the fish coming towards me and I honestly thought it was going to be my career bass! Finally it was under the boat and I netted the monster with my spare hand. She was a Hog, 5 pounds and 11 ounces, just under 22 inches and although it wasn't my career bass it was certainly one I won't forget as I thought I caught a log in the rain! I snapped a few photos and took a quick video which you should check out before setting it free. I think my parents named me incorrectly as this summer Frog Valpey would be more suitable.....haha! Much work and many Weddings in my future during the of this week, this lunker completed my fish fix.....at least for a little while! |
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July Beast with Dad- Lunker Landed!!!
Avg. Rating: 4.9411764705882
# Reviews: 17
Views: 1446 | Lake Boone
7/21/2011
So I have been able to do some pretty consistent fishing the last week and a half including the tournament last week at Norton Res., couple solo trips on Boone and a trip with my Dad and Napa. All awesome trips that resulted in some great bass, plenty of 2's a couple 3's and Napa's 4 pounder, mainly fishing top surface during the day with the frog and at night with the jitterbug. I had yet to catch a true beast during that span and I had one more evening to take advantage of so I invited my Dad to head out on Boone for a couple hours.
We hit the water around 6:00pm tonight, both rocking snag proof frogs on the end of our rods. I've been using this brand recently and found the strike to hook up ratio to be top notch due to the big hooks and soft plastic body. We fished a few points the first 20 minutes and came up empty handed. My Dad wanted to move closer to the spot where he had landed his career bass a couple weeks prior so we made our way in closer to the edge of the cove. We were there for about 5 minutes, my Dad working the interior on the shoreline and I decided to throw the frog out into open water with a few scattered pads. After a long retrieve, roughly 25 feet from the boat the explosion I had been searching for erupted on my frog and not more than a second later I snapped my rod back and the BEAST was on. We had the pleasure of seeing the lunker leap out of the water a mere 10 feet from the boat and then started taking drag as I kept the tip up high and line tight. After I pulled the fish off the bottom my Dad got her in the net on the second time and we chuckled at the Pig in the boat. The fish was 22 inches long and weighed in at 5lbs 9 oz's, the second biggest bass of my summer and 2 ounces shy of Ted's bass in that same cove.
We continued to fish and landed a couple more bass, and I missed one solid bass right on the shoreline as it jumped and shook the hook free. It felt good to land a good one in the presence of my Dad and we got back to the my house around 8:00pm to call it night. Big frog bass is by far the most exciting and rewarding catch in my book! |
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Couple Trips at Boone- Napa's Lunker!
Avg. Rating: 4.9
# Reviews: 10
Views: 2369 | Lake Boon, MA
7/9/2011 - 7/10/2011
Went out on Lake Boone several times over the weekend and enjoyed fishing some new spots in the deeper basin. Napa joined me for the majority of the adventures and had much success throughout the trips. The first time out on saturday afternoon Jen and I went out for about an hour and I had an action packed visit at a nearby cove- 3 bass all in the 1 1/2 - 2 lb range and then a big pickeral. Napa and I went out the following night from around 6pm - 1 am- we fished deep waters with some shallower shelfs off a couple points. Over 15 bass in the boat and a couple awesome ones landed by Napa. Around 10pm Napa was retrieving a jitterbug past a dock near a shelf I had recently discovered and got a solid strike. After some entertaining jumps and a desperate last dive the fish was in the net. A beautiful largemouth bass over 4 lbs was a great excuse for us to tip back a couple more brews. At the end of the trip he got another great bass, weighing in just over three pounds from the shallows of cove infested with lili pads. It was great to spend some time on the water and I'm glad the trips produced a nice wall bass! |
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Frog Bassin!
Avg. Rating: 4.7857142857143
# Reviews: 14
Views: 1880 | Lake Boon, MA
6/23/2011
I headed out on Boone for a little while and I'm glad I did. I stopped at a couple points with some pads and stumps in the water and connected with numerous bass. The first was the best of the day as she struck my frog a few feet after i retrieved it by the pads, similar to the last big bass i caught. I knew it was a big bass because I didn't have a chance to set the hook, the lunker did it on her own. After a solid fight I netted the fish and took a video and a few pictures before letting it go. After that it was another hour of steady action on frogs and senko's- I believe 8 bass in total with the average around a pound and a half. Great outing, probably due to the light rain and overcast skies but Boone is looking good for us this weekend. Thank you Ms. Piggy! |
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LARRY Strikes!!!
Avg. Rating: 4.7647058823529
# Reviews: 17
Views: 1681 | Lake Boon, MA
6/3/2011
I've come to the realization that June 3rd is the best day of the year for me to angle. Last year, exactly one year ago I landed 2 lunker bass in a 2 hour night fishing excursion at Lake Maspenock. Today I went out on Lake Boon with Jen's Dad Rick for a couple hours of fishing. The conditions were great overall but we had some wind to contend with so we decided to try a secluded cove that had water 5 feet deep with lily pads emerged in the middle. We each caught a bass about 10 minutes into the trip on senkos and felt good to break the ice. Shortly after we moved further into the cove I switched to a Spro Frog looking to elevate the action. Not more than 5 casts later I was retreiving the frog back to the boat, hopping it along until it was about 30 feet from the boat. At this point it just got beyond the lily pads and as it entered the open water a specatular strike occured- my rod locked into a bent position immediately and not long after the drag started to buzz.......every time I gained 10 feet the fish took back 5, it was awesome! I told Rick that I had a monster on and as I looked over he had already grabbed the net. About 20 seconds later the fish surfaced for the first time, I kept the pressure on until it got close to the boat and Rick scooped it up in the net. Larry measured just over 22 inches long and weighed in at 5lbs 15 oz's. This marks the first open water SLOB of my season and was the best 1 year anniversary gift I could have asked for since Maspy's memorable evening. What a great day on the water and looking forward to getting back out soon! |
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Ted's Epic Bass- Battle at Boone
Avg. Rating: 4.8965517241379
# Reviews: 29
Views: 6248 | Lake Boone
5/2/2011
My Dad and I made our first open water trip on Boone together around 5:30pm tonight. He came up earlier in the morning to help me with a variety of projects around the house...including setting up an area in the garage as a tackle shop/ work bench. We got out on the water and it was glass, what a day to tour the lake. I took us to the third basin which turns into a section of coves. After about 20 minutes I landed the first fish of the trip, nothing to write home about but nice to break the ice. We cruised around a couple different coves and threw some casts, each landed a pickerel. We only had until around 7:00 to be on the water so around 6:45 we went back into the original cove we started at and fished the shoreline. Not long after my Dad locked on to a special fish. I saw his rod drastically bent and line moving to the right- I knew after only a few seconds it was a big fish. I grabbed the net and he let's out a modest "it's not that big" comment. His rod is only a 6ft medium/light set-up so the battle was great to witness. The lunker was at the bottom in the weeds for a while and we weren't sure if she got off until we saw the line and weeds move towards the boat. When it approached the fish went under the boat and I look up and my Dad calmly works the Pig to the edge of the boat. About 10 seconds later we had it in the canoe- we both had sh*t eating grins on our faces as he took it out of the net. The bass weighed 5lbs 11 oz's and is the biggest bass he's ever caught- what a way to end the day! We took some photo's and sent Larry back in the water. Thanks for a great day Dad and way to make your debut on the Wall! |
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Lake Boon Fishing
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 10
Views: 5888 | Lake Boon, MA
2/16/2011
I have a trip planned to fish all day Sunday with my Dad and some friends which I'm really looking forward to. I got out of work a little earlier than expected and couldn't resist the urge to spend a little time on ice. I picked up a dozen shiners and arrived to my spot around 3:30. It was a steady hour of flags and met a couple local fisherman that were riding around on their 4 wheelers. During the conversation I was having with one of them a flag went up and I made my way over. I had showed him a few pictures of past trips and when I felt the fish on the end on the line I realized that it would soon be time for a few more pictures. The fish felt heavy and I was skeptical if it would fit throught the hole as I did a half ass job recycling it from a past trip. Fortunately the Big Bass made it through and I after weighing her I felt the day was complete- a nice 4 1/2 pound Piggy. The fellow angler took a couple photos for me before I released it into the lake. I donated the remainder of my bait to a close by seagull before packing up shop. Another awesome day on the ice and looking forward to having some company out there on Sunday. |
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Persistancy Results in LUNKER!!!
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 13
Views: 2901 | Lake Boon, MA
2/7/2011
On Saturday we decided to try our luck again on Boon since the first trip resulted in much success. Jen's Dad Rick, and Napa joined me during the four hour outing. It was another day in consistent tip-ups and fish as we caught about a dozen in total. We concentrated on the same area I had been a couple days before- the cove that I now refer to as the "Guarantee." Most of our catches were bass and we added a few pickerel as well.....no lunkers but a great day out on the ice. I was glad everyone smelled like fish by the end of the trip. It was great to get Rick out on the ice and it's always a treat to have Arrogant Anglers out there in full force.
I decided to go out again today as it was my last day off before reality will strike as I return to work tomorrow. Based on prior day success and witnessing a few missed tip-ups that resulted in much of my line getting spooled, I decided to head to the same cove for another try at landing a big bass. The work was minimal as I recycled most of the holes from days past and after setting the first trap within a minute I got my first bass. I was out there solo but chose to put out 5 traps to maximize my odds to land the fish I had been searching for. After my first two hours on the ice, from about 1pm to 3pm I caught about 10 bass- another day of running after flags. There was a 10 minute lull and thats when I figured I might as well make the rounds and check the bait on all traps. As I headed to the first trap the flag flung up and the set-up was shaking at the hole. I calmly made my way to the hole and saw that the line was running at a good clip, music to my ears. I removed the trap and pulled out some line to give myself time for a solid set, a second later resulted in fish on. The fight was awesome as it was the first Lunker Bass in my 2011 season, I retrieved about 20 yards of line and elevated a the bass through the hole- BLEEP YEAH!!!!!!!! It was a monster and biggest fish I've pulled through the ice since I started ice fishing last year. The beauty weighed 5 pounds 4 ounces and was just over 20 inches long- what a way to end my week off and a warm welcome to the new waters. Persistancy paid off!!!!! |
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Lake Boon- Home Sweet Home
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 10
Views: 5309 | Lake Boon, MA
2/3/2011
So I recently moved out of the Maspy "Frat" House- Napa helped me close down shop there over the weekend. I was sad to put that place behind me but at the same time extremely excited as Jen and I bought a house across the street from Lake Boon in Hudson. We have a nice view and lake access which is a major plus. I've had the itch to get out since the second we moved into the house and today I had nothing on the agenda so I set out for my first trip on the ice at Boon. The night before I looked on the internet and found an area that appeared intriguing on the map and it was close to my house. It was a nice little cove with 10 feet of water and some cover below the surface. The conditions were tough with the snow on the ice and getting all my gear out there as I was solo angling. All the work was well worth it as I literally couldn'y keep up with all the flags. It took me a couple hours to get all 5 traps set up due to the action I was having. From 9:00am to 10:30am I managed to pull in 6 bass and missed plenty of other flags. Soon after I set the last trap in the ice it went up and that's when the GATOR showed it's face. As I was pulling it in I thought to myself this must be a big bass........then I saw the jaws emerge and realized it was the biggest Pikeral of my career. The beast measured 26 inches and weighed 4 pounds and 2 ounces, just 6 ounces shy of a PIN.
I continued to fish the same area and caught 5 more bass and another Slob of a pickeral that weighed 3 pounds. I missed one good bass right at the hole and as I was packing up shop almost got spooled at another hole, again couldn't land the fish but at that point I didn't mind much. I'm glad to see the new terrain has the potential for some awesome fish and look forward to catching some beasts here this year. I believe this is the Landlords home territory.....or maybe I should say it was hahaha- watch out for the Arrogance!!! |
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Couple Hours On The Ice
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 6
Views: 1859 | Lake Maspenock, MA
1/4/2011
I got done all I needed to do at work earlier than expected so I set out on Maspy around 2:30pm for a couple hours of ice fishing. I set up four traps in an area I wanted to try but couldn't in past trips due to the thickness of the ice. I was in search for my first bass of the 2011 season and the first tip up of the day resulted in just that. A beauty of a largemouth bass- I didn't have my scale on me but estimated it to be around 3 and a half pounds. I took a couple photos and as I was releasing it another flag went up. By the time I got to it all I had was weeds and my bait was robbed. About a half hour later the same hole as fish number 1 one delivered a nice pickeral. That was it for the action and I packed up my gear around 4:30 before the darkness came. The ice is getting solid again and I'm hoping to get a full day in this weekend. |
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Ice Fishing at Maspy
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 8
Views: 3043 | Lake Maspenock, MA
12/23/2010
I enjoyed a full day out on the lake today and had a pretty successful trip. My buddy Hayes joined for the first half of the day. The ice had slush on top which made it wet and somewhat sketchy but all the spots we fished at had 3-4 inches of solid ice under so we were able to relax a bit.
The first fish came on our 3rd tip up as the first 2 were robbed before we could reel in. It was a beauty of a perch, one of the biggest I've seen- not a bad way to start the day. About an hour later Mike pulled in a nice pickerel, a great fight to witness. He had to leave around 2:00 but I stayed out for a couple more hours. I moved the traps around a bit to get to different areas. Over the next two hours I caught 3 pickerel and had a couple other missed flags. Overall a great day out there, some fish, some snow flurries and a little whiskey. Hopefully the next trip will yield some nice bass! |
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November Tour
Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 13
Views: 3168 | Lake Maspenock
11/16/2010
I decided to utilize my day off of work on various waters, mainly on foot with the exception of Maspy. I started at Hopkinton Res. the State Park, then went to Lake White Hall. I managed to burn about 500 calories hiking up various paths and threw plenty of casts but didn't even get a nibble.
It was about lunch time so I decided to head back to the house and get some food. Shortly after I decided to take the canoe out on Maspy for a couple hours and I'm glad I did. The water was glass all day at every body of water I had angled and Maspenock was no different. Ideal conditions to look for some fish. I managed to get 4 bass and 1 pickerel on my home turf. The biggest bass was my first one, 18 inches and weighed 3lbs 7oz's which was caught on a weighted tube. This catch motivated me to stay out there and I focused on an area Napa and I had ice fished this past year and had great success. I believe there is under water movement near the bottom which helps to attrack fish. I caught 2 of the bass on a spoon and a bass and pickeral on rubber worms.
I continued my pursuit for Larry at a different pond in Upton called Pratt Pond. The daylight disappeared quickly but I stayed long enough to get two more bass. The place looked ideal and I will definately drop by this spot another day.
Overall I had an awesome day touring the lakes around Hoptown and again Maspy was the place that delivered the most. Season isn't over yet! |
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