Brackett Pond In Harold Parker State Forest
Decided to hit up one of the ponds at Harold Parker in Andover after work yesterday. It wasn't raining when I left the house but was coming down pretty hard when I got there. I had my rain gear with me so no problem there. My plan was to buzzbait the place to death. I don't care what anyone says. That bait works anytime, any day. So I start buzzing, and buzzing, and buzzing...ok maybe it's not gonna work. I switch over to a senko and start working around some pads...nothing. I switch colors several times but not even a line twitch. I start chucking a black and yellow spinnerbait around with a silver colorado blade. I was wondering the whole time where did I get this lure? I'd never buy a Pittsburg Steelers lure. Off it comes. I only brought a couple of lures with me so I'm down to either a black spinnerbait or going back to the plastics or the buzzbait. Buzzbait it is. 2 or 3 cast later I score my first lmb...a dink. I catch a couple of more dinks on it and I'm just happy for the action. Then I get a nice hit on it and think finally something to feel good about. I land the fish and it's a heavy one. The rain stops and i'm happy for that. The water flattened out and was perfect for topwater. I caught a couple of more dinks and another decent fish around 2 pounds when it started getting dark. I make a cast that was basically all open water. After a couple of reel cranks I get the topwater explosion of a lifetime. I nearly sh*t my pants!!! I got a good look at the fish and I'll just say it was big. It smacked the lure straight up into the air. I couldn't believe what just happened. So I take a few deep breaths and start working my way back to my car praying for another big boy to hit. That didn't happen. I think I'm gonna go back today. Maybe get me a Lunkah!