A Gray Day At Ponkapoag
Watch the video here http://youtu.be/w6tfWOjo9P4
A gray, overcast morning with moderate temps and light breeze is usually a good time to fish. I started out alternating between a frog and a stick bait but was having trouble finding fish in the usual spots. After an hour I tied on a black spinnerbait knowing that is a foolproof tactic for pickerel here. I was not disappointed and was soon into three very nice fish. Even though the first threw the hook, at least the skunk was off. I switched back to a stick bait and soon hooked into a couple small bass. But for some reason I was getting impatient with slow fishing, I wanted to cast and retrieve, so I went back to the black spinnerbait and was soon into my 4th decent pickerel. Instead of focusing on the edges, I sought out deeper water where the weeds weren't as thick. I was rewarded with three more bass on the spinnerbait.
TIGHT LINES!
I think my trip got lost in all the web madness of the past coupled days.
Sam, damn right I'm careful about those slime darts, all teeth and hooks down there. I don't want some nasty infection from a pickerel bite.