Tournament in Central MA - Not Good!

[Redtail]

A lot of my friends fished in a tournament in Central MA on Saturday.  The temp was in the low sixties and the water was around 53.  I went to the weigh in (12 boats).  Five boats got nothing, four boats got two, two boats got four and one boat had a limit.  All the fish seemed to be the same size, just over a pound.  Lunker was 1.82.  That's what I call a tough day on the water!

It seems that from my short experience that the fish don't seem to "wake up" until the water gets close to 60 degrees.

[RobbyZ5001]

Sometimes YOU need to wake them up. Putting a jig on their forehead works or Rat L Traps.

[nboucher]

Don't give up. There are reports posted of big fish caught over the weekend (check my fishing tournament or outing). I snagged a five-and-a-half pounder in SE Mass on Saturday on one of my favorite early spring baits, a Husky Jerk worked very slowly.

[=Matt 5.0=]

The one in my avatar was awake and feeding on cray's. Water temp was 54* Air temp about the same. This was yesterday (Sunday the 13th)

I would say my biggest weakness was cold water fishing...I really only started heading out in March/April the last 3 years. I would always wait til June, but you CAN catch those big girls early. I just proved it to myself!

The jig bite is ON!

[Tin]

The jig bite is ON!

Yup, and it is treating some of us very well. Sometimes in less than a foot of water.

[Masshole Mike]

my sister's boyfriend pulled out three 4+ LM on the cape this past weekend, all on senko's. me thinks i might have to make a trip down there this weekend.

[Basshole18]

I have been SMASHING fish on the cape. The bite is anything but tough down here as long as you're fishing the right baits. I've already gotten a 5lbs largemouth, a 4-2 LM, and 2 4+lbs smallies and my buddy got a 5.1 smallmouth!!! Fish any of the herring-run fed ponds and camp-out in front of the run-mouth and chuck a suspending jerkbait for insane smallie action. For largemouth fish the deep water points with good drop offs coming out of coves with a football jig, slow. Or a drop shot. I've gotten about 50 fish in the last week.

Mass Hole Mike, get a buddy and come on down here I'll show you a pond that I'm sure you have not fished and will BLOW your mind!

[WTRDOG]

I fished torney's on the cape for over 10 years.Whether it was a small club torney,Military bass,freedom trail.I seen only a handful of 4Lb + smallies at weigh in's.Alot of people are hyping the fishing down the cape,come on down to the cape and catch 4lb smallies.....alot of guys don't even know what a 4# smallie looks like never mind a 5 lber.Let's see some pics. 4lb smallies down the cape don't come a dime a dozen..... :

[bassmedic46]

maybe I'll have to go to the cape, not getting many bites here. Tight lines

[macmaster761]

trout runnin in the charles, caught a 3+ largy, 1 pound largy, and a nice bluegill as well, seen a few crappies taken out on spinners and jointed cranks as well.