the big ones do get up to ma. i have taken several 40#+ by the holyoke dam from shore, and a friend of mine took a 51# last year. they come up, but most guys here don't have a clue how to pick the big girls out! CT is a bit harder to learn spots in. there is much more water to cover, as they are not all coralled at the dam like in holyoke. once you learn CT, however, it is more productive. it took me about three seasons to truly learn the CT waters from shore, but i am always learning something new. like the spot i found this past spring that was LOADED with bass. every cast resulted in fish over 30".
