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lunker-lander · 07-05-07, 01:23 PM

Hey everybody, got a quik question. I have about a 3 acre pond behind our local high school with a lot of slop,branches,scum,etc. on the surface. Me and my buddies catch many bass here each outing in the 10-14" range. We use to use scum frogs and poppers to catch them, now we use T-Rigs and Weightless T-Rigs b/c poppers and frogs aren't workin' anymore. This pond gets a fair amount of pressure from local kids and people, but me and my buddies are the only ones to take canoes out here b/c it's such a long drag(300yds).Why can't we still get these bass on topwater? Could this be b/c the bass are used to seeing topwater lures?

Also, what else could I use to produce bigger bass? Many folks talk of 5 pounders coming out of here each year. What could I do to score one of these bad boys?

Just going to say thanks in advance, b/c I know all the nice people of Kevin's Bassin' Site will drill me with pro knowledge.

DeadManwalking92 · 07-08-07, 11:29 AM

That is probely the reason. The bass are probely used to seeing topwater lures that they have learned not to bite them. As for baits for big bass try soft plastic jerkbaits like a Zoom Super Fluke, or try crawling a floating plastic worm across the surface. If all else fails there is always live bait.

zooker · 07-08-07, 11:52 AM

a fluke or sluggo worked over thru under the surface probly work best.. i trick worm tends to hang up more than you think-the swivel-..buzzbaits may work..

bass normally don't hit top water all year long.it could be just a faze but don't bet on it.. the warm water causes it..most every lake will shut down when it gets blistering hot.. your best bet get the hell out of bed before sunrise.which is 6:11am today. hit it 4-5 am and see what happens..

zooker

bassfisher02 · 07-08-07, 01:05 PM

Havent you bassically already asked the same exact question under your "Once, but not twice" post? I mean i dont mind giving out information but when its only a few posts down from this one i dont see why its necassery.

zooker · 07-08-07, 01:09 PM

*zook does his fred sanford impression- OHH.. OHH... I SAY!! that there is a youngster wid a head on his shoulders..lol..welcome to our world 02..

zooker

lunker-lander · 07-08-07, 04:13 PM

Yea, sorry about the same post twice. I typed this post once and it didnt come up, so I typed it again. Then the first came up, then the second, so now have the same post with two different titles.

bassfisher02 · 07-08-07, 04:16 PM

Haha no problem, it happens.

07-05-07, 01:23 PM	#1
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Sloppy Seconds Hey everybody, got a quik question. I have about a 3 acre pond behind our local high school with a lot of slop,branches,scum,etc. on the surface. Me and my buddies catch many bass here each outing in the 10-14" range. We use to use scum frogs and poppers to catch them, now we use T-Rigs and Weightless T-Rigs b/c poppers and frogs aren't workin' anymore. This pond gets a fair amount of pressure from local kids and people, but me and my buddies are the only ones to take canoes out here b/c it's such a long drag(300yds).Why can't we still get these bass on topwater? Could this be b/c the bass are used to seeing topwater lures? Also, what else could I use to produce bigger bass? Many folks talk of 5 pounders coming out of here each year. What could I do to score one of these bad boys? Just going to say thanks in advance, b/c I know all the nice people of Kevin's Bassin' Site will drill me with pro knowledge. __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

07-08-07, 11:29 AM	#2
DeadManwalking92 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Parma,OH Posts: 59	That is probely the reason. The bass are probely used to seeing topwater lures that they have learned not to bite them. As for baits for big bass try soft plastic jerkbaits like a Zoom Super Fluke, or try crawling a floating plastic worm across the surface. If all else fails there is always live bait. __________________ After God made all the fish he made me and said "Get to work"

07-08-07, 11:52 AM	#3
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	a fluke or sluggo worked over thru under the surface probly work best.. i trick worm tends to hang up more than you think-the swivel-..buzzbaits may work.. bass normally don't hit top water all year long.it could be just a faze but don't bet on it.. the warm water causes it..most every lake will shut down when it gets blistering hot.. your best bet get the hell out of bed before sunrise.which is 6:11am today. hit it 4-5 am and see what happens.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

07-08-07, 01:05 PM	#4
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Havent you bassically already asked the same exact question under your "Once, but not twice" post? I mean i dont mind giving out information but when its only a few posts down from this one i dont see why its necassery. __________________ Good Fishin'

07-08-07, 01:09 PM	#5
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	*zook does his fred sanford impression- OHH.. OHH... I SAY!! that there is a youngster wid a head on his shoulders..lol..welcome to our world 02.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

07-08-07, 04:13 PM	#6
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Yea, sorry about the same post twice. I typed this post once and it didnt come up, so I typed it again. Then the first came up, then the second, so now have the same post with two different titles. __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

07-08-07, 04:16 PM	#7
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Haha no problem, it happens. __________________ Good Fishin'

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