been real lucky with the bass stopper worm

[big lunker]

any other suggestions for a 25ft pond with only weed as cover and a rock bottom.and when is the best time to fish the large mouth

[Jim80]

you could start in the morning with top waters , t-rig a worm and work it through the weeds . when the sun comes out i like to throw a single willow spinner bait and keep it right above the weeds . good luck man and welcome to the forums

[Buzz Wing]

Chatterbaits and topwater are killer pond baits.

Welcome aboard as well!

[Bmuskin]

I just found the Bassstopper worms. My brother in law used one in a strip pit recently and did pretty good with a red shad color. Back east we used these pre rigged worms a lot very similar to the Bassstoppers called Kelly's. If you google Kelly Worm you will be directed to a website. Real similar to K&E Bassstoppers but they have a really nice anice scent. We did well with them this spring and my brother in law swears by them. I however am starting to swear by a wacky rigged Senko. I found some crazy yellow Senkos at Dicks in the clearance bin for 2.00. I wacky rigged a couple in some ponds where they have sunfish and have been nailing bass ever since. I really think they look like a sunfish and most of the small ponds and strip pits we fish in have no shad or other prey.