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Thanks Jigfishn! I hate all the weed gunk too and prefer to keep moving. Ive been using spinners here more than anythingbut would love to throw some topwater baits. I really love headon torpedos but I haven't see any fish action on the surface. I would say it's too early in the season and maybe it is but the water in that pond is already really warm. I have been casting long, trying to probe deeper and I guess that will be the way to go. It's a bit frustrating not knowing what its like out there though. My favorite place to fish was always the charles up in mlillis but now that I am shorebound that is out of the question.

Hawg - do you find crankbaits to work well in this pond? I've tried rattle traps, crawfish colored with no joy. Maybe the gold/chrome would work better. I seem to have very little action here.

I got out to Houghton's last night but I was fighting traffic so I did not get a change to rig up a jig. What I did do is use a small 1/8 ounce shad spinnerbait. I caught a nice 2 or 2 1/2lb bass about four feet deep. This was on an ultralight spincaster with 4lb test. Nice to finally be on the board on this pond. My son was with me and he caught an nice sized pickerel on a drop-shot rig with a gulp! earthworm. Water is really warm there. I wish I could 'see' the depths. I can't seem to find the drop off's. Anyway, it's a start!

Thanks grampa. Ill give the jig a shot and see what happens.

Hello everyone! I'm another eastern MA local fisherman. I actually joined bassresource because of this thread Basically I'm shorebound and always looking for good places to drop a line. I've hit Houghton's a few times the past week and had almost no luck at all. Hooked into one good bass on a small shad spinnerbait but he jumped off about 6 feet from me. Other than that no bites - and no action on the water either. I usually get there around dusk and I would expect to see some jumping but there hasn't been any at all. Watching the other anglers while I'm there I don't see them pulling in anything either. Going to try it in the morning next week and see if there is any difference. Any suggestions on what to throw would be appreciated. I like the small spinners here since the pickerel and even the crappie will hit it. Was thinking about drop-shotting a gulp earthworm deeper, see if I can find any cover or drop offs. I hit Buckmaster a couple weeks ago and pulled in a few small bass. Not sure where all the fish are hiding. The ones I got were in the lillies. This pond has always been kind of unproductive for me. Love any thoughts on other places to try. Anything close to the two I mentioned above is a plus since I like to try and throw a lure in after work when possible.