Lily Pads

frogfisher · 07-05-08, 12:34 PM

What do you guys reccommend when fishing from the bank into lily pads on a small pond. I catch most of my bass real close to the bank under trees and fallen branches. There are rocks in some places, mud bottom in others along with weeds. The water clarity is stained. I catch most of my bass on a soft-plastic craw.

frogfisher · 07-05-08, 12:35 PM

I meant a small lake, more of a pond. Not small pond.

Buzz Wing · 07-05-08, 01:41 PM

Didn't you name yourself after this lure?

A FROG!

Like... Duh...

frogfisher · 07-05-08, 08:11 PM

I mean other than frogs.... Sometimes the fish don't go for the frogs.... as crazy as it sounds

bamabassman · 07-05-08, 08:40 PM

try a lizard. it may work for ya.

Jim80 · 07-05-08, 09:30 PM

or throw a weightless fluke if what everyone else said hasn't worked

MrPhotographer06 · 07-05-08, 10:41 PM

never hit anything on a weightless unless i saw the fish move.. when i was fishing yesterday morning i was trying just a weighted but fishing it across the top fast enough to move it w/o sinking and i looked back down to see where my paddle was and while i was reeling it sounded like a crow smashed into the water the hit was so hard.. i was reeling too fast because i was planning on moving but that proves that it does work.. that was at about 7:30 AM

keithdog · 07-05-08, 11:50 PM

I have great luck with a weedless spoon called the Jawbreaker. It comes with a skirt already installed on the spoon. I've caught a ton of bass on that bait in the pads, as long as the pads are laying flat. I also do well with spinnerbaits in the pads. I just caught a nice bass the other day from shore by casting a spinnerbait out over and past the pads into open water and reeling the spinner back towards the pads from open water. It got about 3 feet from the pads and he nailed it. Another lure I use is a 1/2 oz. jig n pig combo. Use short pitches and work it back right through the pads slowly. Your going to need stout equipmrnt for this type of fishing. I use a 7 foot medium heavy rod and casting reel loaded with 40 pound braid line.

3dkicker · 07-06-08, 07:39 PM

Floating worm, Senko type, Swimbait, spinnerbait (see dawg above), and try swimming those frogs instead of as topwater. Just a few ideas.

Marty · 07-06-08, 08:12 PM

Any weedless topwater, or a non-weedless if you can get away with it. A wide variety of soft plastics fished in various ways. They can be twitched or swum, and it's usually a good idea to let them sink into holes or at the edges. Or, as mentioned above, weedless spoons, although I don't use them anymore.

BigBassin144 · 07-06-08, 08:48 PM

Horny Toad or Rage Tail Toad on a 5/0 Owner Twist-Lok hook. great stuff.

BB

cassidyta · 07-11-08, 02:55 PM

I throw a a weightless finesse roboworm. I usually go with natural (oxblood) or the pink (morning dawn). When I work pads, I prefer to go with a conflict color. If the pads are on my side of the small lake, I will skip the worm across the pads with the goal of having it hit the water within the first foot of the pad. If the pads are opposite of me and I can reach them( preferred) I will cast onto the pads and twitch the worm back towards the water. I attempt to make the worm slide into the water slowly. If you are close enough, make the head vibrate the water before it falls completely. In the heat of the day, I have been able to get into the big boys (10 lbs+) by switching to a 10 or 12 inch snake and using the same technique. Out here we only have rattlers, so I go with a dark snake. I will thread the line through a small rubber or pork frog to give the appearance that the snake is chasing it. I know that it sounds like a lot of setup, but it has generated seom great results for me out of pads or fallen tullies.

jr-bass-ct · 07-19-08, 12:57 PM

I use the weedless fred arbogast sputterbuzz lure

good luck !!!

buddy_fuentes · 08-10-08, 09:24 AM

Trick worm...rigged with just a hook. Zoom has some good ones in white, yellow, and some other colors, too. I like white or yellow to be different in areas where the pressure is on.

It will work through the pads and doesn't look like the frog that everyone is throwing. Can be fished on top or down a few feet. Hang on!

Buddy

zooker · 08-10-08, 10:12 AM

seems every one thought of the normal baits to use. lets try one a bit out of the box... a buzzbait worked over the pads..

zooker

bamabassman · 08-10-08, 10:15 AM

zooke i tried that yesterday morning as a matter of fact. NUTHIN!! fished it for almost 2 hours.

CarpMan · 08-10-08, 11:01 AM

watermelon seed scumfrog, look for holes in the pads. That's all!

buddy_fuentes · 08-10-08, 02:55 PM

A Barracuda spoon with a (non-reversed skirt) is tough to beat in grass and works in pads, too.

Buddy

Bob Smith · 08-11-08, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3dkicker

Floating worm, Senko type, Swimbait, spinnerbait (see dawg above), and try swimming those frogs instead of as topwater. Just a few ideas.

Double Ditto this post!

doc · 08-11-08, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Smith

Double Ditto this post!

I second that quote. Along the same note even the spro (or most hollow bodied) frogs can be worked underwater. Give them a squeeze under the water and allow them to fill up, you now have a slow sinking frog for a few casts. can be deadly if they wont hit the surface, or if you just missed the fish on the surface, reel in real quick, fill er with water, and throw it back out. The bass usually makes a 2nd pass for "stunned" prey.

bamabassman · 08-11-08, 06:59 PM

thanks doc. i wuz wondering how to make a floating frog sink, hehehe. truly i wuz. i'll try that in da lily pads saturday.

07-05-08, 12:34 PM	#1
frogfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MD Posts: 139	Lily Pads What do you guys reccommend when fishing from the bank into lily pads on a small pond. I catch most of my bass real close to the bank under trees and fallen branches. There are rocks in some places, mud bottom in others along with weeds. The water clarity is stained. I catch most of my bass on a soft-plastic craw.

07-05-08, 09:30 PM	#6
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	or throw a weightless fluke if what everyone else said hasn't worked __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten. Last edited by Jim80; 07-05-08 at 11:55 PM.

07-05-08, 10:41 PM	#7
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	never hit anything on a weightless unless i saw the fish move.. when i was fishing yesterday morning i was trying just a weighted but fishing it across the top fast enough to move it w/o sinking and i looked back down to see where my paddle was and while i was reeling it sounded like a crow smashed into the water the hit was so hard.. i was reeling too fast because i was planning on moving but that proves that it does work.. that was at about 7:30 AM __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

07-06-08, 07:39 PM	#9
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Floating worm, Senko type, Swimbait, spinnerbait (see dawg above), and try swimming those frogs instead of as topwater. Just a few ideas. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

07-06-08, 08:12 PM	#10
Marty BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,580	Any weedless topwater, or a non-weedless if you can get away with it. A wide variety of soft plastics fished in various ways. They can be twitched or swum, and it's usually a good idea to let them sink into holes or at the edges. Or, as mentioned above, weedless spoons, although I don't use them anymore. __________________ Meeting expenses is easy...they're EVERYWHERE The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits Rochester, NY

07-05-08, 12:35 PM	#2
frogfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MD Posts: 139	I meant a small lake, more of a pond. Not small pond.

07-05-08, 01:41 PM	#3
Buzz Wing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hudson, MI Posts: 1,219	Didn't you name yourself after this lure? A FROG! Like... Duh...

07-05-08, 08:11 PM	#4
frogfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MD Posts: 139	I mean other than frogs.... Sometimes the fish don't go for the frogs.... as crazy as it sounds

07-05-08, 08:40 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	try a lizard. it may work for ya.

07-05-08, 11:50 PM	#8
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I have great luck with a weedless spoon called the Jawbreaker. It comes with a skirt already installed on the spoon. I've caught a ton of bass on that bait in the pads, as long as the pads are laying flat. I also do well with spinnerbaits in the pads. I just caught a nice bass the other day from shore by casting a spinnerbait out over and past the pads into open water and reeling the spinner back towards the pads from open water. It got about 3 feet from the pads and he nailed it. Another lure I use is a 1/2 oz. jig n pig combo. Use short pitches and work it back right through the pads slowly. Your going to need stout equipmrnt for this type of fishing. I use a 7 foot medium heavy rod and casting reel loaded with 40 pound braid line.

07-06-08, 08:48 PM	#11
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Horny Toad or Rage Tail Toad on a 5/0 Owner Twist-Lok hook. great stuff. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

07-11-08, 02:55 PM	#12
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	I throw a a weightless finesse roboworm. I usually go with natural (oxblood) or the pink (morning dawn). When I work pads, I prefer to go with a conflict color. If the pads are on my side of the small lake, I will skip the worm across the pads with the goal of having it hit the water within the first foot of the pad. If the pads are opposite of me and I can reach them( preferred) I will cast onto the pads and twitch the worm back towards the water. I attempt to make the worm slide into the water slowly. If you are close enough, make the head vibrate the water before it falls completely. In the heat of the day, I have been able to get into the big boys (10 lbs+) by switching to a 10 or 12 inch snake and using the same technique. Out here we only have rattlers, so I go with a dark snake. I will thread the line through a small rubber or pork frog to give the appearance that the snake is chasing it. I know that it sounds like a lot of setup, but it has generated seom great results for me out of pads or fallen tullies.

07-19-08, 12:57 PM	#13
jr-bass-ct BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: newlodon ct Posts: 8	I use the weedless fred arbogast sputterbuzz lure *good luck !!!*

08-10-08, 09:24 AM	#14
buddy_fuentes BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Maurepas. LA Posts: 48	Trick worm...rigged with just a hook. Zoom has some good ones in white, yellow, and some other colors, too. I like white or yellow to be different in areas where the pressure is on. It will work through the pads and doesn't look like the frog that everyone is throwing. Can be fished on top or down a few feet. Hang on! Buddy

08-10-08, 10:12 AM	#15
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	seems every one thought of the normal baits to use. lets try one a bit out of the box... a buzzbait worked over the pads.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

08-10-08, 10:15 AM	#16
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	zooke i tried that yesterday morning as a matter of fact. NUTHIN!! fished it for almost 2 hours.

08-10-08, 11:01 AM	#17
CarpMan BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 676	watermelon seed scumfrog, look for holes in the pads. That's all!

08-10-08, 02:55 PM	#18
buddy_fuentes BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Maurepas. LA Posts: 48	A Barracuda spoon with a (non-reversed skirt) is tough to beat in grass and works in pads, too. Buddy

08-11-08, 06:59 PM	#21
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	thanks doc. i wuz wondering how to make a floating frog sink, hehehe. truly i wuz. i'll try that in da lily pads saturday.

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