FishinBrian Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 Hey everyone, I recently pulled out the fishing rod and tackle box and headed to a few local ponds in the area. I tried just about everything - topwater frogs, crankbaits, wacky rigged worms, live worms, etc. and didn't catch a single bass. I caught a couple sunfish but that's not what I'm aiming for. I was wondering what the best way to fish in this coldish (55-70 degree fahrenheit) is/what the best lures and baits are. I'm mainly fishing small ponds about 30 minutes north of Boston and don't own a boat. Any information helps, and thanks a lot for reading! Brian Quote
Mike2841 Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 I've only gotten 2 so far, one of a jig fished slow really slow, and one off a t rigged rage tail lobster also fished very slow Quote
mhtranger Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 Brian, where are you located? I am also about 30 min north of Boston. I have caught 2 from shore on a jig with a rage craw trailer worked painfully sloooooooow. Water is still to cold for them to be actively chasing baits. Quote
Mike2841 Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 Chatterbait, swim jigs, cranks Nice fish. Tried chatter baits all day Monday got nothing, just picked up some rage blades too haven't fished them yet tho 1 Quote
Backwoodsbasser Posted April 24, 2014 Posted April 24, 2014 Fish lower mystic reservoir where te parm is just before the river outlet w crankbaits and soft jerks like a fluke Quote
BR1AN Posted April 24, 2014 Posted April 24, 2014 tonight was windy as all hell but i managed to land my first bass of the season on my rapala perch lure and i landed a massive pickerel off one of those sunfish swimbaits by storm Quote
FishinBrian Posted April 24, 2014 Author Posted April 24, 2014 Brian, where are you located? I am also about 30 min north of Boston. I have caught 2 from shore on a jig with a rage craw trailer worked painfully sloooooooow. Water is still to cold for them to be actively chasing baits. I'm located near Lowell, MA Quote
bassboy107 Posted April 24, 2014 Posted April 24, 2014 I've only gotten 1 this year so far. I got it on a Carolina rig. I missed a few on jigs too. Quote
Super User Crestliner2008 Posted April 25, 2014 Super User Posted April 25, 2014 You really need to be tossing some suspending hard jerkbaits around here now. Get some X-Raps in Hot Steel. Fish the Quabbin starting tomorrow. You will not be disappointed. Quote
bucketmouth_fishin Posted April 26, 2014 Posted April 26, 2014 I've had about 50 LMBs so far. Been ripping them it out with KVD 2.5's and 1.5's. Natural colors and rattles work great. Also the Sexy Ghost Minnow or Shad. Retrieve slow, pauses. jerk. I was out today and I had the Jonboat in and the water was 59-61 all over Russell Millpond, so the water is plenty warm for the Bass right now. I'm also located right next to Lowell in Billerica, Ma. Been catching all sizes from under a 1lb up over 4.5lbs. Also a pig n jig or just a senko, texas rigged or wacky rigged. You can find the KVD series at Walmart in Lowell or drive all the way to Hookset, NH at the Bass Pro and they have a much larger selection of the KVD series. Try them out, you won't be disappointed. Quote
Super User DogBone_384 Posted April 27, 2014 Super User Posted April 27, 2014 I'm just south of Boston and caught only 1 dink on a Rapala crank bait, which is better than nothing. I've used cranks, jigs, spinner baits, and Senkos so far.I have a castable fish finder & it tells me that the water temp is still in the low 40's.I've seen some small groups @ 10' at one of my regular stops, but not much is moving where I've been so far this year.Hope this helps. Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 Between today and yesterday including a 4lbs 6oz largie... (last two pics) 1 Quote
BR1AN Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 does a small swivel effect the way lures work? just seems like a pain in the ass to keep tying each one when i wanna switch. Quote
bucketmouth_fishin Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Between today and yesterday including a 4lbs 6oz largie... (last two pics) Wow what a pig! What pond did you pull him out of? Quote
Backwoodsbasser Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 How does that Castable fish finder work? I've been thinking about getting one for shore and kayak fishing Quote
Super User DogBone_384 Posted April 28, 2014 Super User Posted April 28, 2014 How does that Castable fish finder work? I've been thinking about getting one for shore and kayak fishing It seems to work pretty well. It's made by Vexilar and sells for around $129, or so. It looks like a big green/white bobber that sets its own WIFI signal that your 'smart phone' connects to via Vexilar's app. I use an iPhone 4S and occasionally get connection problems easily solved by restarting the phone. Battery life is decent, and range in plain sight is good. Because it weighs 4 OZ., you'll want a pretty sturdy rod to cast it with. Quote
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