NEjitterbugger Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 I heard they closed the beach down because of high water levels..How are things looking out there? Â OHHH YEAHHH!!! Totally forgot to mention, water levels on massasecum and the Contoocook were very high. When I went to massasecum a few weeks ago the launch was probably 20-25 feet (not depth) further out than it was today... The one thing that was bothersome was the clarity, it was sooooo murky. It was so bad in some places that you couldn't see 3ft down, when last time I was there you could see 10 ft down to the bottom in the same spot... Â Â So the one problem I came across from the high water levels was the water clarity, that's it... Quote
Nashua Nev Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 my 2 cents on kayaks.  I just sold my 10 foot sit in kayak. was just a basic one. at first it was great , but after using it for 1/2 a year i decided to move to a sit on top. My basic info. I am 5 ft 5 160lb and almost 50 yrs old. the kayak i had was about 40 lbs , the weight was great,  after a while i felt confined in the sit in. i felt a could not see the top of the water enough to fish weeds and see weeds / pads on top.  fishing rod butt ends need to be shorter or i felt i was constantly having to hold the rod up high so the end would not hit. not enough room to store things including a small anchor and small tackle bag without having to fight to get at it behind me. couldnt move around easy enough,  now with the sit on top all of the above except for rod butt ends needing to be shorter are solved.   i can move and get at everything even behind me so much easier. i dont feel confined and can even hang my feet over the edge and sit sideways and kneeling when the back needs to be stretched is easy.  even seeing the weeds is much better. it is a little heavier and a little bigger but i am ok wth that.  i use a regular paddle from a canoe not a double ended kayak paddle when i fish.   plenty of room for an anchor as well as a basic portable depth finder / water temp and my tackle bag as i can move around very easy. i bring 2 and sometimes 3 rods with me. ....very happy 1 Quote
Nashua Nev Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 river fish tonight  and the hand from a big pickerel, got me with a good bite.         1 Quote
DevilDoc Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 At my neighbors camp in Lee so far about 7 little guys. This is the biggest. Purple wacky rig. Quote
Tyfisher Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Always love your night fishing pics, Nev. Those are some quality fish. I was throwing a buzzbait for the first time last night and caught one just shy of 3lbs, was quite pleased! Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Sunset lake - Greenfield - 2lbs 5oz - Jitterbug  Quote
Nashua Nev Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Noisy noisy Buzz baits have been good this year as have spinner baits lots and lots of noise with double colorado spinner blades cranked slow, I have been doing a bunch of experimenting this year. Everything seems to work at one time or another. I am trying to learn more and more about catching the big girls. Patience seems to be a big key.  And forgetting about 3 lbers and smaller to get to the bigger ones.  Last year i caught a lot , a real lot of 1 to 3 , this year the number of fish is way down , but bigger fish have been the bonus. Just far fewer fish. One of the biggest things i have seen this year so far is bigger baits.   I just bought a 5 1/2 inch black jitterbug , i wish i could find a rattling brokentail one but they dont make them. I am gonna buy another one and make it a jointed one. Also Ragetail lobsters making them extra large by cutting one in 1/2 , sliding the the tail on an extra long shank hook covering the eye of the hook and beyond onto the line and then putting a full rage lobster normally. I was making them before putting them on and superglueing them together using a small part of a toothpick, Makes for about a 6 1/2 inch long craw.  right now it seems to be working with larger fish but also missing smaller ones. I am on a mission for a 7 lber this year.  Have to think big. I had one in my sights that was a very easy 7+ but i could not get it in the boat. It is tough to tell how big a fish really is by sight, especially when i have never caught / seen one swimming around with a tag on it that says i weigh 8 lbs 3 oz.  I had 2 others that were very big fighters hooked on the xl jitterbug but i was not able to get them close enough to shore to see them. I lost both of them. I believe it was my fault by having my drag set too tight and trying to muscle them in.   I lost another big something to a line break or cut. I think it was a big pickerel or possibly a pike. That one was in the Merrimack river. Tomorrow is Sunday gonna hit the river tonight from about 9 pm to 11. I kinda wish i could do 9 pm to about 2:30 am but i cannot , and function the next day. 2 Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Going to try Potanipo for a few hours today, I'll post our results... Quote
Nashua Nev Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Jitterbug , what other places have you fished in that area?  wilton reservoir? small pond off of 13 near brookline line. coming from milford toward brookline it would be on the left, melondy? pratt pond in mason ? Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Rocky pond in hollis... Â Â Melendy... Â Â Those are two decent places... I will get back to you later and think of some more spots. Â Â Â Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Caught this HAWG at Potanipo this afternoon!!!!!! Â Scale said 3lbs 0 oz, thought it was gunna be atlest 4lbs... LOL still a hell of a nice fish!!!! Â Â Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 My shipment came in from overstockbait.com, cant wait to throw these rages!!! 1 Quote
bobh64 Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Took a weekend off from fishing to spend with family and to replenish the supply of fishing bait. Hope to be on Swains during the week then off the some Maine lake fishing. Have fun all. Quote
bobh64 Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Â Â My shipment came in from overstockbait.com, cant wait to throw these rages!!! Â They have been great you have to look at them daily to hit the deals just right I have bought the multi pack sales a couple times. 1 Quote
PLombard68 Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 new $199 cheap kayak       Where did you get that for $199? I was going to buy the Morea sit on top kayak from walmart but it looks cheap. that one you got looks awesome. Quote
Nashua Nev Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Sports aurhority, sourh nashua. Was on sale for 329 from 449. I have a coupon for 100 off of 300 i can email you, and i had 30 bucks in gift card. So technically 229. Quote
DevilDoc Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Wheelwright pond Xmas colored wacky rig got 10 bass 2 pickerels and a lot of sun 1 Quote
mhtranger Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 Took a weekend off from fishing to spend with family and to replenish the supply of fishing bait. Hope to be on Swains during the week then off the some Maine lake fishing. Have fun all. I hit Swains on Sat. Had pretty good luck catching but nothing big. I did catch a good sunburn. Boat launch made my trailer look like the creature from the black lagoon. Weeds there suck. Quote
Tyfisher Posted July 8, 2013 Posted July 8, 2013 Wheelwright pond Xmas colored wacky rig got 10 bass 2 pickerels and a lot of sun Where did you access Wheelwright from? I've always wanted to fish there, but haven't found any reasonable way to get access (this is speaking as a shore fisherman). Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted July 8, 2013 Posted July 8, 2013 Back to back days with nice fish... Yesterday 3lbs 0 oz - Potanipo - Texas rigged bps punch hog, black blue flake. Today, Glen Lake - 2lbs 10 oz - Texas rigged rage craw, bama bug...     1 Quote
Super User Shane J Posted July 8, 2013 Super User Posted July 8, 2013 Bama is a great color choice for Glenn Lake. That's exactly what the real craws there look like. Nice job, Jitterbug! 2 Quote
mhtranger Posted July 8, 2013 Posted July 8, 2013 Any boat restrictions on Glen? Would like to hit that after work this week. Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted July 8, 2013 Posted July 8, 2013 I believe it is residents only, we parked at the elementary school though... Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted July 8, 2013 Posted July 8, 2013 Bama is a great color choice for Glenn Lake. That's exactly what the real craws there look like. Nice job, Jitterbug! Â I love that color!!!! Quote
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