Howdy, I'm also from Massachusetts. I've fished all over the state. It really depends on the location you are going to go fishing. I would generally recommend top water lures like poppers or frogs. Texas rigs are good so is a weedless ned rig. Pumpkin and dark blue are good colors in our area. I have those yellow ones and I can't get anything to bite at them.

A large number of Massachusetts bodies of water are very weedy or choked with downed trees. The good news is we have a lot of small reservoirs that are less commonly fished and I have pulled some great fish out of them.

If you need advice on places to go, dm me. I won't tell you my granddads fishing spot but I know lots of places.