Brian Barde

Pittsfield, MA, United States

USCG Licensed Captain | Northeast Bass Fishing | Enjoying the outdoors | Passionate | #KindlewoodOutdoors #BardeRodz #KindlewoodCares
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Commented on Hi all, I just signed up for Straight...

May 21 at 07:40 AM

It's only uphill from there! :-)

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May 21 at 07:39 AM

Had a great weekend! SUF School must be helping!

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May 21 at 07:28 AM

Second place on Saturday! First Place on Sunday!

What a whirl wind of 4 days!!!! Fix injector (thanks Thayer's Marine, Inc. for having part in stock and quick shipping), had a great time fishing my favorite lake, then I broke that leaf spring on the boat trailer on the way home (thanks to the Greylock Bass crew for roadside assistance), spent all day getting parts and installing new springs, next day I fish a Saturday tournament (2nd place), fish a Sunday tournament (1st place). I am ready for work on Monday so I can relax!!

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May 17 at 07:45 AM

I have two tournaments this weekend. Adversity is dope, right? Injector fails last Sunday. It was delivered Wednesday night, installed, configured and tested Wed. night (yesterday), Thursday my buddy and I went to Lake George to hit some pre-spawn beauties. We had a great day on the water. On the way home my leaf spring decided it had enough. Adversity is Dope, and I really want to make it to these two tournaments this weekend... I know what I will be doing today.
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Replied on Smallmouth Tank

May 16 at 10:52 PM

😁👍

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May 15 at 09:41 PM

Smallmouth Tank
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May 14 at 11:05 AM

3/8 peanut butter and jelly with a green pumpkin craw trailer. It is becoming my favorite go to. They were up on dock posts, laydowns and other vertical structure. I think the bottom composition combined with vertical structure was the key for some fish. They did not like the muck. They did like the more rocky bottom with weeds nearby. 0 - 10 feet near some spawning areas. Smallies were at the top of slopes to deeper areas. Some already moved up to spawning areas. Some were on beds which is a totally different pattern.

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Commented on What a weekend made top 10 in the der...

May 12 at 07:23 AM

Nice!

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Replied on If it was only a bass...

May 12 at 07:22 AM

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26ish inches, 4 pounds

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May 10 at 07:36 PM

Today was tough fishing up here in the NE. The water temperature is trending down. Fish are pre-spawn, some spawn, and they seem to be scattered. After 4 hours of trying different baits and techniques, I did manage to get a pattern going. It was a slow jig bite on vertical structure with some weed cover close. BTW, the Straight Up Fishing TV Sweatshirt is thick, soft and warm.

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