Nice one

blkfalc4 · May 07, 2017, 07:23:23 AM

A 9.31 LMB pig caught late April in Wareham tourney.

Was released also.

Smallie_Stalker · May 07, 2017, 04:25:00 PM

Woohoo!!!!

That's a HUUUGGGGEEEE fish up here in these parts.

Mike Cork · May 08, 2017, 09:30:55 AM

I would think that's pushing a record for that far north

Smallie_Stalker · May 09, 2017, 04:28:12 PM

We actually do have some big girls up here but most of them either live deeeep or just ain't stupid. I have personally seen 3 friends catch a largemouth over 10, and the wife of a friend of mine caught one over 12 on a live shiner in the Charles River. That fish was in first place in the old In-Fisherman contest for the region for 3 months and almost won.

MA state record is 15 lbs. 8 oz, so we do have double digit fish despite the shorter growing season. Rare for sure but it does give us hope.

muzz · December 16, 2018, 08:38:52 PM

A friend of mine was told that the 15+ beast State Record wasn't ACTUALLY caught at Sampson's pond....
Whether the guy that told him that was full of it I'll never know.
I also remember going to the store and getting the In-Fisherman weekly around here, I believe it came out on Tuesdays....

Man am I old

coldfront · December 16, 2018, 08:41:12 PM

Quote from: Smallie_Stalker on May 09, 2017, 04:28:12 PM
We actually do have some big girls up here but most of them either live deeeep or just ain't stupid. I have personally seen 3 friends catch a largemouth over 10, and the wife of a friend of mine caught one over 12 on a live shiner in the Charles River. That fish was in first place in the old In-Fisherman contest for the region for 3 months and almost won.

MA state record is 15 lbs. 8 oz, so we do have double digit fish despite the shorter growing season. Rare for sure but it does give us hope.

I have read where that 15 8 lb LMB is considered the largest specimen for northern strain EVER.
Most states up north have records for northern strains that are in the 11 lb range.

that MA fish is/was HUUUGE!

and as for that 9 pounder: WOW!

Smallie_Stalker · December 16, 2018, 11:13:46 PM

Quote from: muzz on December 16, 2018, 08:38:52 PM
A friend of mine was told that the 15+ beast State Record wasn't ACTUALLY caught at Sampson's pond....
Whether the guy that told him that was full of it I'll never know.
I also remember going to the store and getting the In-Fisherman weekly around here, I believe it came out on Tuesdays....

Man am I old

I heard a story like that too muzz. I guess we'll never know for sure.

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muzz · December 17, 2018, 12:43:54 PM

I fished Sampson's once... ONCE...fishing was pretty lousy....
Worst part of the day was when we were coming in to the beach with the canoe to get out...
2 women with their 3 little kids were washing clothes in the beach/canoe launch area, one of the things they were washing were dirty DIAPERS!
I was bogued out.... yes, you read that right, diapers...

#Hurl

coldfront · December 17, 2018, 12:51:36 PM

Quote from: muzz on December 17, 2018, 12:43:54 PM
I fished Sampson's once... ONCE...fishing was pretty lousy....
Worst part of the day was when we were coming in to the beach with the canoe to get out...
2 women with their 3 little kids were washing clothes in the beach/canoe launch area, one of the things they were washing were dirty DIAPERS!
I was bogued out.... yes, you read that right, diapers...

#Hurl

and they won't let those dirty gas/oil outboards onto their pristine waters.

muzz · December 17, 2018, 01:13:00 PM

LMAO
I was flabbergasted...