Bassin' from the banks..a newbie here

[promeetheeus]

hello all..great forum!
i have a question..i found several ponds that are VERY, VERY hard to get to and you need a SMALL boat to fish them (my 14ft is TOO BIG) or the bank..well, i started using the bank and have spotty luck in the fish i have caught..mostly 1-2 lb smallies BUT i am told there are some BIG FISH in these ponds and some BIG LARGEMOUTHS as well..any suggestion how to fish for them effectively from the bank and what lures?

since i am fishing from the bank, a top water, buzzbait, VERY SHALLOW crank or spinner seems to be in order..from another forum, i saw that the jitterbug in black was a "go to" for many people and it seemed to be a bait for this type of fishing so i bought one and my first time out, i caught 8 bass in various size in the 2.5 range..a big step up and i was VERY, VERY impressed!
the water varies from 2-15 feet (some areas drop straight down) and from SLOP around the edges out a good ways to clear water with heavy undergrowth of hydrillia (about a foot under the water top)..

any and all suggestions will be tried!

can't believe i waited this long to be a bass fisherman!

thanks..

[bass kicker]

i was just fishing the bank of a small pond yesterday and i caught tones of bass on a pearl yum dinger and jumbo twisty tailed jig while i was fishing for pike it kinda sucked because i didnt land most of them because bass is still out of season here 5 days til it opens

well i hope that will help you out

[youngbassman77]

Promeetheeus,

I usually fish from the bank as well, and I've fished in ponds similar to the one you are describing. A shallow-diving crankbait and a spinnerbait seem to get the job done for me. A weightless worm, and a single-tail grub also produces for me too. You should just try different lures and see what happens... There are days when I go out there and get skunked !!! But all in all, still fun... Good luck !

Oh, welcome to the fourm !

~YBM

[ToPwAt'R GuY]

I like using spider jigs when fishing from the bank.

[JB]

throw a manns -1 crankbait, also a watermelon punkinseed tiki/senko stick,
weightless

[promeetheeus]

thanks alot guys

[m cress]

Welcome to the board

[bassguy2004]

Welcome to the board Promeetheeus, if your 14 footer is too big, maybe a float tube or a kickboat might be the way to fish your pond.

[Rodman_Rob]

usually when I fish from the bank they tell me I have to make a deposit or leave

[BassFisherman1]

I`ll have`t to say i would use a small spinnerbait or like bassguy said a float tube to get on the pond and try some bigger baits

[lizardsrule]

Hands down the absolutely best, positively most bass catching pond bait is a WEIGHTLESS LIZARD

Lizards

[weedangler]

no dought about it i always have a Manns baby -1 tied on and a plastic of some sort

[1FASTLASER]

Welcome to the board buddy.

[brandonjames]

I took my little one fishing from shore yesterday afternoon. I started out with a small spinner bait and used that for about 30 minutes and nothing, I started to notice the fish were hitting the top of the water so I put on a buzz bait and within 15 minutes I had reeled in three and missed two. It all depends on what the fish are hungy for I think.

[michiganbassassasin]

I am new here to but not new to bass fishing I believe folks are gonna get sick of hearing about these wave worms. Try them on a weightless texas rig you can pull them up about a foot and then let them drop or you can give them a small quick tug just enough to make them dance.There are only two colors i use baby bass pearl for clear water and sweet potato pie for murky water. Here is the web address www.wavefishing.com SET THE HOOK!!!!!

[Man?orAstroman?]

Originally Posted by lizardsrule

Hands down the absolutely best, positively most bass catching pond bait is a WEIGHTLESS LIZARD

Lizards

Lizards! What size/color and what kind of rigging do you use? I only have one color of junebug, and I Texas rigged it, but let it sink then slowly reeled it. Nothing. Any suggestions?

[Crazy4bass]

Man?orAstroman?
I don't know if this would help you but I always use the color red for just about any fish. I always get eather garlic and salted lizards. You should try a 6" lizard or a weightless lizard too. I hope I was a help and as always good luck at fishing!
Kate

[GorillaWarfare]

I actually caught a couple bass last week on a black wacky rigged lizard (6") at night. I've been told they are better tex rigged so you can get the swimming motion with the arms and whatnot...
Gorilla

[lizardsrule]

Originally Posted by Man?orAstroman?

Lizards! What size/color and what kind of rigging do you use? I only have one color of junebug, and I Texas rigged it, but let it sink then slowly reeled it. Nothing. Any suggestions?

My favorite color is Black, then Black, and Black. I also like green pumpkin, and junebug. I always use a twitch, twitch, pause cadence, with the fish determining how fast LOL. Sometimes you need to work it as slow as a rock, other times a quick pace is good. You can even just slowly reel it in at times an get some hits. There just isn't a bad way to fish a lizard, unless it's too fast or too slow for that day. Most folks do fish them too fast however.

Lizards

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