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Johnny Skeeter · Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 700 Location: Vernon Ct

Hit coventry tonite from 515-715 and all i can say is wow! Actually when 9/11/01 happened i was fishing there and go back every year on 9/11...dont know why i guess a sort of "tribute" the those who lost their lives on that day.
Anyway,winds out of nw 5-15 w gusts,partly sunny,water temp 71 deg. Caught 10 bass,4 smallies/6 largies. Fish were caught between 6-18 f/o/w on jigs,grubs and spinnerbaits. tried buzzbaits,senkos and spook jr to no avail. What made this trip sepcial was a 3 pound smallie who put on quite an arial show and a 6.1 pound largie that may have been the strongest fight i have ever had from a largie(and i have caught numerous 7plus pound largies in my lifetime). the weird thing was they were caught on the same bait in the axact same spot.(14ish feet ,grass line,inside edge.)Caught on a jig dragged and hop combo presentation. Two of the other fish where 2 lb class both caught on a spinnerbait. All in all a pretty good trip for 2 hours. Econ police was at the ramp handing out tix.
Johnnie
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TurtleKiss · Joined: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 1200 Location: central CT

Nice report, JS. That's a fantastic haul for such a short time on the water (I didn't think it's possible to fish for only 2 hours.) I see a lot of people are using spinnerbaits in this gusty weather lately...my buddy caught scads of fish on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits at Breakneck last week, and I did considerably poorer using my frog and other soft plastics. I spent a few hours at Moodus throwing the spinnerbait Friday and got skunked. Definitely not one of my confidence lures.

I've been thinking about hitting Morey and Coventry very soon (never been to either.) What's the bottom composition of Coventry like? It can't be as bad as Moodus if you're using jigs.
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DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Nice job catching some big ones out there Johnny!!

Johnny Skeeter · Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 700 Location: Vernon Ct

DD thanks for the props. Kira the composition of the lake varies according to depth and location. It ranges from sand,thick grass flats,rocky/pebble bottom,chunk rock/boulders. Pretty much what you would expect from a natural lake in the northeast. Pm me for more info.
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lookn4bass · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 235 Location: Clinton

great outing!
i was considering going to coventry (since i haven't fished it before) and went to beseck instead. which was a mistake with the boat traffic and getting skunked. btw, all the weeds are gone in beseck!!!

Bass Addict · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:53 pm Post subject:

I caught my biggest tourney fish there on a red shad 10" worm texas rigged. My fish was like 4.50ish. That was my first and last time there.I ended up with one big lmb and about 12 rock bass Mad

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Sorry honey, looks like we will be late again due to motor problems.

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brennan · Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 334 Location: Trumbull, CT

Nice trip Johnny!

On numerous occasions this year at lakes like Candlewood, I have hooked pretty average largemouth bass and would have sworn they were 5lb+ smallies... I have mis-identified several 4lb largies as "big pike." Wonder if it can be linked to the weather, or i am just losing my touch for reality....

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SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Nice job Johnny!!
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