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gillbuster

Massachusetts leader board - 2008

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09/06/08 04:23:11

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Here is the current leader board for record fish caught in Mass... maybe next weekend someone can add their name to the list for a trophy takenout of Rohunta. I think some of the crappie/bluegills caught at our June gathering would have competitive

Adult Sportfish Awards Leaders

Adult Awards Leaders by Species
Species	Lbs.	Oz.	Water	Town
Bass, Largemouth	8	10	Upper Artichoke Reservoir	West Newbury
Bass, Smallmouth	5	15	Five Mile Pond	Springfield
Bullhead*	6	4	Forest Lake	Methuen
Carp	27	9	Connecticut River	Hatfield
Catfish, Channel	16	2	Connecticut River	Hadley
Catfish, White	4	8	Charles River	Cambridge
Crappie	2	8	Webster Lake	Webster
Perch, White	2	2	Taunton River	Bridgewater
Perch, Yellow	1	15	Mystic Lake	Marstons Mills
Pickerel, Chain	5	14	Lake Pentucket	Haverhill
Northern Pike	29	7	East Brimfield Reservoir	Brimfield
Salmon (broodstock)	18	13	Congamond Lake	Southwick
Salmon (landlocked)	6	4	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
Salmon (landlocked)	6	4	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
American Shad	7	0	Merrimack River	Lawrence
American Shad	7	0	Merrimack River	Lawrence
Sunfish	1	2	Mashpee-Wakeby Pond	Mashpee
Trout, Brook*	10	0	Ashfield Pond	Ashfield
Trout, Brown	8	8	Cliff Pond	Brewster
Trout, Lake	17	11	Wachusett Reservoir	West Boylston
Trout, Rainbow	6	6	Ashfield Pond	Ashfield
Trout, Tiger	2	10	Chapin Pond	Ludlow
Tiger Muskellunge	20	12	Quinigamond Lake	Worcester
Walleye	6	0	Connecticut River	Springfield

* = new state record

Youth Sportfish Awards Leaders

Youth Awards Leaders by Species
Species	Lbs.	Oz.	Water	Town
Bass, Largemouth	7	7	Stockbridge Bowl	Stockbridge
Bass, Largemouth	7	7	Sawmill Pond	Wilbraham
Bass, Smallmouth	4	13	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
Bullhead	2	0	Porter Lake	Springfield
Carp	20	4	Dufresne Pond	Granby
Catfish, Channel	9	0	Connecticut River	Hadley
Catfish, White	4	4	Charles River	Cambridge
Crappie	2	2	Congamond Lake	Southwick
Perch, White	1	12	Herring Pond	Eastham
Perch, Yellow	1	13	Wachusett Reservoir	West Boylston
Pickerel, Chain	4	15	Eel River	Plymouth
Northern Pike	21	11	Quaboag Pond	Brookfield
Salmon (broodstock)	9	9	Sheep Pond	Brewster
Salmon (landlocked)	5	12	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
American Shad	5	4	Connecticut River	Chicopee
Sunfish	0	15	Johns Pond	Mashpee
Trout, Brook	2	5	Peters Pond	Sandwich
Trout, Brown	3	12	Webster Lake	Webster
Trout, Lake	14	7	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
Trout, Rainbow	5	2	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
Trout, Tiger	2	10	Big Alum Pond	Sturbridge
Tiger Muskellunge
Walleye	2	11	Connecticut River	Springfield

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spinzo

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09/06/08 17:28:39

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I'd be shocked if some of the bluegill we caught in June weren't a shade better. Then again, it's better to keep some things quiet than to ruin a good thing in pursuit of individual glory.

Mike

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Flytackle

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09/07/08 03:08:01

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Amen to that bro.

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JeffSod

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09/07/08 05:46:10

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I also agree and would have to report my record bluegill or crappie as coming from Sampsons Pond in Carver (like the state record lmb)

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Flytackle

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09/07/08 06:38:51

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That big white perch from Eastham is right next door to Wellfleet - I have never fished there - will have to give it a try.

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gillbuster

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09/07/08 07:30:27

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I totally agree...my personal take.... it is the best to do CPR (catch, take picture and released) and post the pictures on "The Bass Pond" no better braggin rights than that, plus can look back on ones fishing history....also, let these trophy grow and possibly be caught another day by someone else to enjoy

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spinzo

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09/07/08 11:50:38

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BTW, I see the Brimfield Reservoir was listed as having produced the year's best pike thus far. I had a chance to see some REAL intruiging water while en route to the flea market last week. Specifically Brimfield Reservoir (part of which is known as Long Pond) which stretches between the Mass Pike and Route 20. Very fishy looking piece of water.

Here's the Mass Wildlife report: http://www.mass.gov/dfwel...aps/ponds/pdf/dfweast.pdf

Might be a consideration for Sept. 2009. Easy to get to, and a known producer.

Mike

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the goldie

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09/07/08 15:40:30

those are some pretty big fish. The june gathering must of had some close especially for me with the junior records a lot less than the adult ones. i hope we can catch some pin fish at rohunta!
tight lines
max

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Wee Hooker

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09/08/08 08:27:06

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The problem as I see it with getting your name on these lists is that : a) you have to kill what might be an ancient and irreplaceable fish , b) you have to tell every chuckle head on the planet where you caught it. Guess I'm getting old/soft but I really don't care to do either. (If I did, I beleive my name would have been in that LMB slot for several years now.) Just my 2 cents.

p.s. Good info though.

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Flytackle

Pins

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09/08/08 10:04:04

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I killed a bluegill from Mashpee-Wakeby a few years ago on a Tisdale outing so I could get my pin - I had been trying to break the 1 lb. mark for a while, and finally got one on a Jet Bug while bass fishing. I would like to get smallie pin - 4 lbs. 8 oz. is the qualifying weight. What a bruiser that is. I have hooked three fish in my life that would qualify and didn't land a one. One was hooked on a spinning rod (Zara Spook) and the others on a 6 weight - I was outgunned for sure. On our June gathering just about every Crappie that came to hand was a pin fish (1 lb. 8 oz.). I may keep one next year for a pin and then eat it! Last years Gold Pin bluegill came from Mashpee-Wakeby and weighed 1 lb. 12 oz.!! Yikes - that's enough to drop you to your knees in thanks. I'm glad that the state has the pin program. I recognize that releasing a trophy leaves it for another day, but sometimes bringing a fish home and sharing the excitment of it's capture with friends and family is part of the fun of fishing. Having a meal, trying for a pin or getting a mount are all part of the sporting experience for me. I have some mounted ducks that my family and I call by name. That handsome hooded Merganser drake? That's Miguel. My eight year old still occasionaly mentions the bluegill I brought home from Mashpee-Wakeby. She calls it "Pinny".

Alec

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gillbuster

Massachusetts leaderboard by fish species - Dec 08

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12/01/08 15:44:19

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Here is the updated lsit for Massachusetts. Great to see the youth leaderboard be as close in size to the Adults. Do we have any other states who post similar results so we can compare the fisheries of our great sport

Adult Awards Leaders by Species

Species	Lbs.	Oz.	Water	Town
Bass, Largemouth	9	6	Johns Pond	Mashpee
Bass, Smallmouth	6	8	Sheep Pond	Brewster
Bullhead*	6	4	Forest Lake	Methuen
Carp	28	4	Quinsigamond Lake	Worcester
Catfish, Channel	16	2	Connecticut River	Hadley
Catfish, White	6	10	Mashpee-Wakeby Pond	Mashpee
Crappie	2	8	Webster Lake	Webster
Perch, White	2	13	Hinkley Pond	Harwich
Perch, Yellow	1	15	Mystic Lake	Marstons Mills
Pickerel, Chain	6	4	Mashpee-Wakeby Pond	Mashpee
Northern Pike	29	7	East Brimfield Reservoir	Brimfield
Salmon (broodstock)	18	13	Congamond Lake	Southwick
Salmon (landlocked)	6	11	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
American Shad	7	0	Merrimack River	Lawrence
American Shad	7	0	Merrimack River	Lawrence
Sunfish	1	9	Mashpee-Wakeby Pond	Mashpee
Trout, Brook*	10	0	Ashfield Pond	Ashfield
Trout, Brown	8	8	Cliff Pond	Brewster
Trout, Lake	17	11	Wachusett Reservoir	West Boylston
Trout, Rainbow	6	6	Ashfield Pond	Ashfield
Trout, Tiger	2	14	Cochituate Lake	Natick
Tiger Muskellunge	20	12	Quinigamond Lake	Worcester
Walleye	6	0	Connecticut River	Springfield

* = new state record

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Youth Sportfish Awards Leaders

Youth Awards Leaders by Species
Species	Lbs.	Oz.	Water	Town
Bass, Largemouth	7	7	Stockbridge Bowl	Stockbridge
Bass, Largemouth	7	7	Sawmill Pond	Wilbraham
Bass, Smallmouth	5	2	Connecticut River	Northfield
Bullhead	2	0	Herring Pond	Eastham
Bullhead	2	0	Porter Lake	Springfield
Carp	20	4	Dufresne Pond	Granby
Catfish, Channel	9	0	Connecticut River	Agawam
Catfish, White	4	4	Charles River	Cambridge
Crappie	2	2	Congamond Lake	Southwick
Perch, White	2	4	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
Perch, Yellow	1	12	Congomond Reservoir	Southwick
Pickerel, Chain	4	15	Eel River	Plymouth
Northern Pike	21	11	Quaboag Pond	Brookfield
Salmon (broodstock)	9	9	Sheep Pond	Brewster
Salmon (landlocked)	5	15	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
American Shad	5	4	Connecticut River	Chicopee
Sunfish	1	2	Lower Highland Lake	Goshen
Trout, Brook	2	5	Peters Pond	Sandwich
Trout, Brown	4	4	Long Pond	Plymouth
Trout, Lake	14	7	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
Trout, Rainbow	5	2	Quabbin Reservoir	N/A
Trout, Tiger	2	10	Big Alum Pond	Sturbridge
Tiger Muskellunge
Walleye	7	0	Connecticut River	Montague

Last Edited By: gillbuster 12/01/08 15:47:43. Edited 1 time.

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Wee Hooker

agreed

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12/06/08 07:42:44

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Great to see the youth leaderboard be as close in size to the Adults

Agreed althought the cinic in me tends to believe that many of those youth numbers were either caught solely by dod or he did the baiting , casting, reel assist and landing but put the kids name on it. It's the socer mom mentality applied to fishing.