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Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

Thursday's forecast looked to be pretty nice so I headed out on my bike. Started off at the ice out pond around 1:45pm. Chickadees and robins were pretty loud this time which was a good sign.

Started by throwing a glass minnow Husky Jerk HJ-6. Saw bluegills and bass stacked up in my usual hot spot. Tried doing the single jerk 5 second pause retrieve but they were just slowly following it. Decided to try a retrieve where I'd give it anywhere from 2 to 6 quick twitches and then pause. That had them more interested. Caught a 10" bass and lost one. Had many followers too.

Eventually got the HJ-6 snagged in a branch so I switched over to a yellow perch HJ-6. That's when it started to get windier than what the NWS was predicting. The birds quieted down and there were many of those 15 and 16 mph gusts with a number of steady 8 to 10 mph winds. NWS was originally predicting winds reaching 11 mph later in the afternoon.

Hit all of my usual open spots at the ice out pond with the HJ-6 to only catch a bluegill. Mother Nature seemed to cast a spell on me every time I'd stop at a spot that would usually produce. Winds would pick up when I'd get to that spot while it wasn't too windy when I was fishing a spot that didn't produce. The ice out pond is one of those small, shallow, clear water ponds that rely on light winds for good fishing.

By 3:45pm I went to the private lake. Started by throwing the HJ-6 and doing that same retrieve that was working for me at the ice out pond. Had 2 bluegills follow. Then casted into where a brook feeds in and did a constant retrieve which caught a 1 pound bass.

Switched over to the traditional private lake producer, the silver shad Jointed Shad Rap JSR-4. Did a slow retrieve with it. Caught a 10" bass at one spot. Next I get a hard, stiff it and set the hook. Battle is on with my light action setup and 6 pound mono. Without much line taken out, I get the fish in.

20" 4 pounds 10 ounces

Let it go back in the water and started casting again. Landed a 17.5" 2 1/2 pounder.

No more luck after the 2 1/2 pounder, except for a chubby 8" bullgill, so I switched over to a helsinki shad Clackin Crank CNC-53. Nothing was interested in that so I switched over to a yellow perch X-Rap Shad Shallow XRSH-6 but didn't have any luck.

Last stop was the deeper area where I was having more luck about 2 weeks ago. Didn't get anything there so by 6pm decided to give the funeral home pond a few tries.

Threw the yellow perch HJ-6 out there and caught a dinky 6" bass.

Hit the road around 6:30pm

Stevius86 · Joined: 12 Apr 2012 Posts: 165 Location: Ellington

Michael I hate you in a good way! You catching these hogs like its noone's business. Good job brother

sbehuniak09 · Joined: 10 Jul 2012 Posts: 229 Location: Seymour, CT

Unless you're holding that fish 3" from the lens that looks like a 7-8 pounder lol. My god, you're killing it. Nice job!
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Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

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Redneckangler · Joined: 05 May 2012 Posts: 851 Location: Meriden, CT

Nice looking fish!
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jimbojonez · Joined: 04 Feb 2012 Posts: 295 Location: Berlin/Kensington

buying jointed shad rap! Michael is Rapala sending you free gear yet?
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RaMPaGeBaSsMaN · Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 100 Location: West hartford

Nice fish wish I had the time to get out as often. And the access to those honey holes! Wink

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Fishin'Fireman · Joined: 15 May 2012 Posts: 122 Location: Simsbury

Nice fish Michael, you're on fire so far.

How do you like the glass minnow raps? I use all Raps pretty much and thats one I havent really used.
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Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

anointed130 · Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:37 pm Post subject:

One of these Saturdays I would like to get together with you mike, I buy these rapalas and I seem to mostly lose them to rocks and trees, I would love to know how to actually use these things and stop donating them to the trees
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Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

I have a long history of getting Rapalas snagged on trees, rocks, and submerged branches too. But from my long history of doing that, I've learned tricks on how to save the lure.

If you actually are willing to drive down to Bridgeport, I know of 1 place that is a largemouth producer and has very aggressive bluegills and pumpkinseeds. Property has a number of ponds which were originally farm ponds that hold a number for pigs that lurk around looking for a meal. PB 8 pounds 1 ounce largemouth came from 1 of the ponds on the property.

RaMPaGeBaSsMaN · Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 100 Location: West hartford