Charles River Boat Ramp, Brighton, MA Fishing Report
Nighttime Hog At Brighton Boat Ramp
**Please look at the photo. Can you tell me what those black marks near the tail are??
Was very windy when I got there. No good for presenting any sort of topwater, let alone getting it out there in the first place. Used a black senko for a while. Couple of short strikes, but nothing solid.
Switched over to my 3/8, black, jointed Jitterbug. Cast along the shoreline. There is a small downed tree there. (If you look closely, it has, or had about 5 jitterbugs stuck in it. I now tie on a 30 lb. leader to my braid. I've managed to tear some branches off and save my lure a few times with that. If you're curious, if you add about a foot and a half, it really allows for the lure to wiggle better for some reason.) I threw about 20 feet past that tree, on a line with it, which is app. 6-7 feet from the shore. Right as the lure neared the tree, I got hit by a cow; big splash, weight on the line, the whole deal. It took a little bit to get it in because she was fighting pretty hard. I didn't have a scale or anything to measure it, so I put it up against my 22 in. rim to snap a photo. Threw her back in and continued.
I caught a few tiny smallies, between 7-11 in. Nothing to write home about. Packed up and went home.
- Added By: jessekayboston on 08/23/11 10:33 PM
- Location: Charles River Boat Ramp, Brighton, MA
- Report Date: 8/24/2011
- # of Hotspots: 1
- # of Photos: 1
- # of Fish Caught: 1
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Hog! Catch
- # of Fish Caught: 1
- Water Type: freshwater
- Type of Fish: Largemouth Bass
- Fish Length (Avg): 22 inches
- Fish Length (Max): 22 inches
- Bait Type: Topwater Bait Check Prices
- Bait Details: 3/8 oz. jointed, black Jitterbug. Heavy test, mono leader tied onto braid.
- Location Details: See fishing trip.
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Ha! You'd be selling a bunch of mine and I would probably buy them back. Each jitterbug I've bought this year, I've lost after catching an average of three fish on them. So sad. Nighttime is a real b****!
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Sweet fish man, Ive thought about taking a chain saw to a few trees at crystal lake this year. I bet Id make a fortune selling all the lures stuck in them!
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goto:Google images and type in Bass MelanosisAKA Hyper-pigmentation
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Yeah... They weren't really raised bumps. I'm just wondering if it was sick or not. It put up a hell of a fight, so it didn't seem ill.
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AKA Hyper-pigmentation
sorta like any melenoma in humans-albinoism is a human form of what you have there on those bass -
Bass Melanosis
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Stas, thanks man!
Which laydown? Brighton or Crystal? -
check out this link:
http://www.fishingfury.com/20090531/dark-blotches-on-bass/ -
I was at bass pro a couple of months ago and most of the LMB swimming in thier fish tank have these black spots like your fish. I'm guessing its a virus of some sort. Btw, I had to wade into that laydown the other day to retrieve my spinner :)
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Hey man, I've got a few different people responding to what those black marks near the tail might be. Any idea?