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@je1946 what were you catching those quabbin smallies on? if you dont mind sharing.

@bass_masster looks like that full size brush hug texas rigged with a pegged tungsten weight is doing wonders for the both of us.

good stuff everyone! So happy its fishing. So happy just to be experiencing this weather after that horrific winter haha its truly awesome.

not sure if its nonantum. Its literally like right in or just outside newton centre. Off Beacon st, take a left on lake av and youre there! Like i said its been pretty beaten down. Still some bass and some beasts in there though.

Good work Grampa. No shame in getting that bite in! So i hit my honey hole again yesterday and had another great day. I caught my two biggest bass of the season. First was about 3 pounds on a live shiner (ill do this from shore before taking my boat out just to relax a bit), second came on a texas rigged zoom brush hog (blue fleck) 1/8 oz tungsten weight. I pitched the bait to the outside edge of some scattered pads that were just growing in, in a shaded area. She thumped it and started moving set the hook and fight on! This fish had to be at least 5, an absolute pig was so happy. Pic attached below. it was another 20 fish day. Unlike the hula grub fest that was last sunday, i caught most fish on brush hugs and then some senko fish at the end. Loads of fun. Might try striper fishing next weekend- might be early though. Will keep everyone updated. Pic of the fish below. Also, threw a line out a crystal lake earlier this week. Nothing doin. (in Newton, ma) I've caught some reel nice fish there over the years but the pressure has really gotten too it. Small body of water. Lots of people taking the big largemouth and eating them anyways, its worth a cast you can randomly get a great bite. Tight lines.

@jigfishn ya water temps were def abnormally cool for this time of year.. BUT, that being said, obviously the recent superb/warm weather should change things! Fishing should get better and better.

i totally agree. Take a some deep breaths, rewind, remind yourself that you LOVE fishing and love conquering the battle that is figuring out the largemouth. switch from one confidence bait to a next. really work it, and remember to fish sloooowwwlllyyyyy. Heck, you've heard all these things before! you know what youre doing. Be confident. Be determined. Keep working baits you know you can catch fish with in places you know you'll catch. Itll pop for ya. Thats how it goes for all of us at one point or another.

Thanks Grampa! I will definitely try that some time. Sounds intriguing. Any small change can go a long way if the bites tough. Here's to hoping everyone has lots of success this week/weekend. Will give a report next time i hit up a body of water.

New here to the forum (as a member). Longtime viewer. Also longtime Massachusetts Largemouth/striped bass angler. Been pretty successful too! So after my two previous trips to my favorite honey hole (the only body of water i wont ever share the name of. Not like that at all! Just this one spot, its special to my farther and i). Anyways..after two crappy trips out (we own an 8-foot pontoon boat with a trolling motor we use)..the third trip was unbelievable. We caught 36 bass and 4 crappie yesterday. Nothing to rave about size wise (though there were a few 3 pounders mixed in, and one 4 or 5 pounder that got away) nonetheless just an unbelievable day fishing. I tend to have a day or two like this every May! Anyways im typically a big advocate for the senko.. But yesterday almost all the bass were caught on a double tailed hula grub rigged on a 1/8 oz jig head. Love this setup. Can work it offshore in the open or cast it to shore or parallel to the bank and work it back to the boat nice and slowly. When i ran out of hula grubs (cuz i stupidly didnt bring enough, assuming the senko would be the ticket)..i switched to pitching a brush hog texas rigged with a 1/8 oz weight and caught my biggest fish on that. Lots of fish were locating near a couple sets of pads that must have emerged in the past week. So i believe a combo of the warmth and and new vegetation provided for the awesome fishing day. looking forward to sharing tips/tactics/reports with all of you and reading yours as well! Tight lines, enjoy this awesome weather. Matt