Pond Fishing For Bass!

will crask · 06-13-09, 05:42 PM

What is the best method for catching big BASS in a good size pond?

I know that thay are in there but dont seem to be able to catch the real big ones. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

BassAddict · 06-13-09, 08:19 PM

Read my post from today.

fishin spro · 06-13-09, 08:56 PM

what kind of cover is in the pond...grass, pads, laydowns, hydrilla, buck brush?

bamabassman · 06-13-09, 10:42 PM

ok, this may sound sarcastic.but i am serious. go as much as you can and try everything you have. time on the pond and learning as much as possible is the key here.look for cover, and also watch the baitfish. if there are hawgs in the pond. ya gotta learn the pond. fish the deepest part (dam), fish where the fresh water comes into it too. there aren't many places where they can hide, depending on the size of the pond. so look for key spots. treest, stumps, dropoffs, grass, docks, etc.

1/4 stick · 06-13-09, 11:35 PM

Try more natural colors. Pond bass normally won't go for the chartruese and flashy colors too often. Try colors like white, black, pumpkin, etc. And what bama said too.

aikenyounggun · 06-14-09, 10:09 AM

ummm it really depends on the pond...... in the last 2 years i have seen 4 fish pulled out a pond that have been 6+.... one on a wacky worm, one on a fluke, one on like a 7 inch balck worm, and one on a spinnerbait...

it really depends..... just time on the water will tell you that

Bassboss · 06-14-09, 10:29 AM

When I shore fish, I try to move a long the bank at a slow steady pace, and when you're walking, walk softly, and slowly about 10' or more from the water. One thing to remember is to NEVER run if you see a fish along the shore. Fist make casts to from where you are, and than s-l-o-w approach the fish, trying not to spook him. When you walking, the sound of your foot steps goes from the ground to the water. So the fish can here your foot steps a long ways away if you're walking normally. When the sun is to your back, and casting a shadow in the water, crouch down, make it so that your shadow does not hit the water, or much of it. One mistake I see a lot of people do when I shore fish, is cast straight out as far as they can, and this is not always a bad thing, but 9 out of 10 times, the fish will be hold in an area know as the strike zone. It's normally where the bottom changes color. For example, there may be some lightly colored sand at the bottom of the water from 0 - 8 feet from the bank, but after the water reaches 9 feet of the bank, the bottom changes to a darker color. This area is where you'll get most you hits. Of you cast parallel to this change in bottom color, you'll get most of your hits there!

As far as lures to use, it really depends on the cover. If it's at all weedy, use spinnerbait, texposed 7" black worms, wacky rig senko, and finesse worms are great too, you can also shaky head a wacky worm, works great for we when they are not biting. Zoom super flukes are good too!

Lemme know if you need some more help!

CCbass · 06-21-09, 05:38 AM

Bassboss shut the f... up, your young, you spew off on any listing and the fact is your bass knowledge sucks. Live a little, fish a little, and learn a little more before you come on here and act like a bass pro.

Cavs1123 · 06-30-09, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CCbass

Bassboss shut the f... up, your young, you spew off on any listing and the fact is your bass knowledge sucks. Live a little, fish a little, and learn a little more before you come on here and act like a bass pro.

what was that all about?

BigBassin144 · 06-30-09, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Cavs1123

what was that all about?

You're young, but you'll learn. With the internet and forums like this come people who want to make trouble or just make people mad. They are called trolls, and no one (as you can see) likes them. So never be a troll

BB

MallenManson · 06-30-09, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by cavs1123

what was that all about?

pms.........

nosman11 · 06-29-09, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Bassboss

When I shore fish, I try to move a long the bank at a slow steady pace, and when you're walking, walk softly, and slowly about 10' or more from the water. One thing to remember is to NEVER run if you see a fish along the shore. Fist make casts to from where you are, and than s-l-o-w approach the fish, trying not to spook him. When you walking, the sound of your foot steps goes from the ground to the water. So the fish can here your foot steps a long ways away if you're walking normally. When the sun is to your back, and casting a shadow in the water, crouch down, make it so that your shadow does not hit the water, or much of it. One mistake I see a lot of people do when I shore fish, is cast straight out as far as they can, and this is not always a bad thing, but 9 out of 10 times, the fish will be hold in an area know as the strike zone.

This has worked well for me since I dont have a boat.

bingham · 06-30-09, 04:02 PM

Not askin for a bashing here and not gonna say it nothin like the troll did , BUT, this is exactly what aiken said? i do see this alot from you bb and i just dont understand why you say exactly what someone else said? it seems to me like you take a little from what everyone says and puts it all together to try and make it your own?

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Originally Posted by Bassboss

As far as lures to use, it really depends on the cover. If it's at all weedy, use spinnerbait, texposed 7" black worms, wacky rig senko, and finesse worms are great too, you can also shaky head a wacky worm, works great for we when they are not biting. Zoom super flukes are good too!

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Originally Posted by aikenyounggun

ummm it really depends on the pond...... in the last 2 years i have seen 4 fish pulled out a pond that have been 6+.... one on a wacky worm, one on a fluke, one on like a 7 inch balck worm, and one on a spinnerbait...

am i alone on this one or has anyone else noticed?

vabeachbass · 06-21-09, 08:25 AM

woow - guess I wont share for fear of being flamed.

For my own knowledge, I'd like to hear more on the conditions of the pond and what has been used so far and whether from boat or from shore?

bamabassman · 06-21-09, 08:46 AM

va.ignore this guy.he is a troll. look at the time he made this post. probably still on the juice. he has been warned of his ignorant behavior. and told NOT to do this sort of thing. ccbass, you better watch it man. now you got me mad. i am gonna do everything i can now to get you booted off this site for good. if you can't do anything but cuss a kid on here that is trying to help someone. YOU GET THE F##K OFF! come to me and say this to MY face bub. i ain't hard to find. i'll even draw you a map to where i am. now leave this site for good.

Bubba_Bruiser · 06-21-09, 02:02 PM

CC, they have meds for acting & speaking erratically dude. You should look in to it. And if there is nothing wrong, you have by far hit D1ck status. There is a time & place for everything, and you have failed to hit neither. If the Bassboss wants to talk, it is his right. He fishes almost everyday in a pond, he ought to be able to give his .02. Bama's right about talking that way to the kid, uncalled for. Be glad his Dad lives on the other side of the nation, because if you talked to my kid that way, you would be on the business end of a bat.

bamabassman · 06-21-09, 02:10 PM

BUBBA, I AM CALLING HIM OUT. I WANT HIM. FACE TO MY FIST! i'll meet him halfway or come to him. whichever he wants. tired of drunks posting stupidity on here.

bassFishingWNY · 06-21-09, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

BUBBA, I AM CALLING HIM OUT. I WANT HIM. FACE TO MY FIST! i'll meet him halfway or come to him. whichever he wants. tired of drunks posting stupidity on here.

Everyone has a right to their opinion. We live in America. We are all guest here, Kevin has the only say who he want's.
Report him, that's all you can do. I believe you can block him, not read any of his posts?

Jim80 · 06-21-09, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

tired of drunks posting stupidity on here.

I'll stop posting if there is a sobriety clause

jim

MallenManson · 06-30-09, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim80

I'll stop posting if there is a sobriety clause

jim

We might hafta build our own site, jim.
Beer-n-bait.com?

bamabassman · 06-21-09, 02:49 PM

this fool has done this time after time wny. he has been given many chances to redeem hisself. kevin will not ban him, we have to. so i am calling him out, so to speak, if he is man enough..he'll show, if not.he'll do the right thing and leave this site. all of us here are the moderators. i will not iggy him cause i want to piss him off as much as he pisses off others. i will go to his site and do what he does here. whatever it takes, i'll do. there will be others that will back me up on this one too. keep watching, you will see.

and no one has the right to do what he did, cuss out a kid for posting what he does as far as fishing a pond from the bank. that is why i am pissed. and he posted another idiotic message on another thread. all at 4 am. drunk as cooter brown does not work here. i hate drunks.

nofearengineer · 06-21-09, 02:55 PM

Amen, Brother Bama. You know where I stand on this.

rrw4258 · 06-21-09, 03:27 PM

I am with ya Bama, if he is just going to put down others, DON'T POST!

As for what Bassboss said I agree with alot of the things he mentioned and he was just trying to give a fair opinion on pond fishing.

Ryan

keithdog · 06-21-09, 04:28 PM

First off, be sure to use a quiet approach at all times. Most ponds are fairly quiet places. Walking around and stepping on sticks, bark, working through brush and weeds, banging into rocks and so on will put ANY fish on allert. The vibration going from ground to water could easily cause a fish to think there is a Heron or Racoon nearby looking for a meal causing panick in the fish. Be SURE to first cast ahead of you parallel to shore as you work the shoreline. You want to catch those bass near shore before walking up and spooking them into deep water. Stop every 10 feet or so and work the shallows ahead of you working your lure gradually into deeper water. Also, I would suggest using a medium action outfit with smaller, quieter lures. I would prefer a spinning outfit with a 6 foot rod and 12 pound test for most ponds. That will cover most situations fairly well. If there is a lot of brush and so on you may want a med/heavy outfit with heavier line, perhaps braid. I like 6 foot rods for shore fishing because it is easier to work around overhanging branches and shrubs you run into on shore. Lures such as the Baby Torpedo, a 1/4 oz spinnerbait or size 3 Mepps inline bucktail spinner would work great in a pond. Also a size 7 or 9 floating original Rapala is a proven pond winner. Work it slowly along the surface with short twitches and tugs. A 4 or 5 inch Senoo style worm would also be a very good lure in ponds. And of course a smaller shallow diving to medium diving crankbait would also be a good choice to take along. You might want to take both a rattling and non rattling crank bait. Sometimes in a quiet pond, the rattles can send fish fleeing.

Bassboss · 06-21-09, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by keithdog

First off, be sure to use a quiet approach at all times. Most ponds are fairly quiet places. Walking around and stepping on sticks, bark, working through brush and weeds, banging into rocks and so on will put ANY fish on allert. The vibration going from ground to water could easily cause a fish to think there is a Heron or Racoon nearby looking for a meal causing panick in the fish. Be SURE to first cast ahead of you parallel to shore as you work the shoreline. You want to catch those bass near shore before walking up and spooking them into deep water. Stop every 10 feet or so and work the shallows ahead of you working your lure gradually into deeper water. Also, I would suggest using a medium action outfit with smaller, quieter lures. I would prefer a spinning outfit with a 6 foot rod and 12 pound test for most ponds. That will cover most situations fairly well. If there is a lot of brush and so on you may want a med/heavy outfit with heavier line, perhaps braid. I like 6 foot rods for shore fishing because it is easier to work around overhanging branches and shrubs you run into on shore. Lures such as the Baby Torpedo, a 1/4 oz spinnerbait or size 3 Mepps inline bucktail spinner would work great in a pond. Also a size 7 or 9 floating original Rapala is a proven pond winner. Work it slowly along the surface with short twitches and tugs. A 4 or 5 inch Senko style worm would also be a very good lure in ponds. And of course a smaller shallow diving to medium diving crankbait would also be a good choice to take along. You might want to take both a rattling and non rattling crank bait. Sometimes in a quiet pond, the rattles can send fish fleeing.

Keith is right! Rapala baits are great in ponds, especially jointed floating minnows, and no jointed ones, along with shad raps, have worked very well for me as apposed to strike king, bandit, bomber, and manns! I think this is because they don't have rattles!

Oh, bama and the rest, thanks of the back up.. good to know I've got some good friends on here!

06-13-09, 05:42 PM	#1
will crask BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: savannah ga Posts: 8	Pond Fishing For Bass! What is the best method for catching big BASS in a good size pond? I know that thay are in there but dont seem to be able to catch the real big ones. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

06-13-09, 08:19 PM	#2
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	Read my post from today. __________________ Eric

06-13-09, 08:56 PM	#3
fishin spro BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sumter county lip ripper Posts: 500	what kind of cover is in the pond...grass, pads, laydowns, hydrilla, buck brush? __________________ Total Bass of '10: 54 Big Bass of '09: 5.2lbs

06-13-09, 10:42 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	ok, this may sound sarcastic.but i am serious. go as much as you can and try everything you have. time on the pond and learning as much as possible is the key here.look for cover, and also watch the baitfish. if there are hawgs in the pond. ya gotta learn the pond. fish the deepest part (dam), fish where the fresh water comes into it too. there aren't many places where they can hide, depending on the size of the pond. so look for key spots. treest, stumps, dropoffs, grass, docks, etc. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-13-09, 11:35 PM	#5
1/4 stick BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 3,529	Try more natural colors. Pond bass normally won't go for the chartruese and flashy colors too often. Try colors like white, black, pumpkin, etc. And what bama said too. __________________ Just a redneck having fun. https://www.youtube.com/user/donaldvlogsify

06-14-09, 10:09 AM	#6
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	ummm it really depends on the pond...... in the last 2 years i have seen 4 fish pulled out a pond that have been 6+.... one on a wacky worm, one on a fluke, one on like a 7 inch balck worm, and one on a spinnerbait... it really depends..... just time on the water will tell you that __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

06-14-09, 10:29 AM	#7
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	When I shore fish, I try to move a long the bank at a slow steady pace, and when you're walking, walk softly, and slowly about 10' or more from the water. One thing to remember is to NEVER run if you see a fish along the shore. Fist make casts to from where you are, and than s-l-o-w approach the fish, trying not to spook him. When you walking, the sound of your foot steps goes from the ground to the water. So the fish can here your foot steps a long ways away if you're walking normally. When the sun is to your back, and casting a shadow in the water, crouch down, make it so that your shadow does not hit the water, or much of it. One mistake I see a lot of people do when I shore fish, is cast straight out as far as they can, and this is not always a bad thing, but 9 out of 10 times, the fish will be hold in an area know as the strike zone. It's normally where the bottom changes color. For example, there may be some lightly colored sand at the bottom of the water from 0 - 8 feet from the bank, but after the water reaches 9 feet of the bank, the bottom changes to a darker color. This area is where you'll get most you hits. Of you cast parallel to this change in bottom color, you'll get most of your hits there! As far as lures to use, it really depends on the cover. If it's at all weedy, use spinnerbait, texposed 7" black worms, wacky rig senko, and finesse worms are great too, you can also shaky head a wacky worm, works great for we when they are not biting. Zoom super flukes are good too! Lemme know if you need some more help! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

06-21-09, 05:38 AM	#8
CCbass BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monterey CA Posts: 253	Bassboss shut the f... up, your young, you spew off on any listing and the fact is your bass knowledge sucks. Live a little, fish a little, and learn a little more before you come on here and act like a bass pro.

06-21-09, 08:25 AM	#14
vabeachbass BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. Posts: 48	woow - guess I wont share for fear of being flamed. For my own knowledge, I'd like to hear more on the conditions of the pond and what has been used so far and whether from boat or from shore?

06-21-09, 08:46 AM	#15
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	va.ignore this guy.he is a troll. look at the time he made this post. probably still on the juice. he has been warned of his ignorant behavior. and told NOT to do this sort of thing. ccbass, you better watch it man. now you got me mad. i am gonna do everything i can now to get you booted off this site for good. if you can't do anything but cuss a kid on here that is trying to help someone. YOU GET THE F##K OFF! come to me and say this to MY face bub. i ain't hard to find. i'll even draw you a map to where i am. now leave this site for good. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-21-09, 02:02 PM	#16
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	CC, they have meds for acting & speaking erratically dude. You should look in to it. And if there is nothing wrong, you have by far hit D1ck status. There is a time & place for everything, and you have failed to hit neither. If the Bassboss wants to talk, it is his right. He fishes almost everyday in a pond, he ought to be able to give his .02. Bama's right about talking that way to the kid, uncalled for. Be glad his Dad lives on the other side of the nation, because if you talked to my kid that way, you would be on the business end of a bat. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

06-21-09, 02:10 PM	#17
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	BUBBA, I AM CALLING HIM OUT. I WANT HIM. FACE TO MY FIST! i'll meet him halfway or come to him. whichever he wants. tired of drunks posting stupidity on here. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-21-09, 02:49 PM	#21
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	this fool has done this time after time wny. he has been given many chances to redeem hisself. kevin will not ban him, we have to. so i am calling him out, so to speak, if he is man enough..he'll show, if not.he'll do the right thing and leave this site. all of us here are the moderators. i will not iggy him cause i want to piss him off as much as he pisses off others. i will go to his site and do what he does here. whatever it takes, i'll do. there will be others that will back me up on this one too. keep watching, you will see. and no one has the right to do what he did, cuss out a kid for posting what he does as far as fishing a pond from the bank. that is why i am pissed. and he posted another idiotic message on another thread. all at 4 am. drunk as cooter brown does not work here. i hate drunks. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-21-09, 02:55 PM	#22
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Amen, Brother Bama. You know where I stand on this. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

06-21-09, 03:27 PM	#23
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	I am with ya Bama, if he is just going to put down others, DON'T POST! As for what Bassboss said I agree with alot of the things he mentioned and he was just trying to give a fair opinion on pond fishing. Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

06-21-09, 04:28 PM	#24
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	First off, be sure to use a quiet approach at all times. Most ponds are fairly quiet places. Walking around and stepping on sticks, bark, working through brush and weeds, banging into rocks and so on will put ANY fish on allert. The vibration going from ground to water could easily cause a fish to think there is a Heron or Racoon nearby looking for a meal causing panick in the fish. Be SURE to first cast ahead of you parallel to shore as you work the shoreline. You want to catch those bass near shore before walking up and spooking them into deep water. Stop every 10 feet or so and work the shallows ahead of you working your lure gradually into deeper water. Also, I would suggest using a medium action outfit with smaller, quieter lures. I would prefer a spinning outfit with a 6 foot rod and 12 pound test for most ponds. That will cover most situations fairly well. If there is a lot of brush and so on you may want a med/heavy outfit with heavier line, perhaps braid. I like 6 foot rods for shore fishing because it is easier to work around overhanging branches and shrubs you run into on shore. Lures such as the Baby Torpedo, a 1/4 oz spinnerbait or size 3 Mepps inline bucktail spinner would work great in a pond. Also a size 7 or 9 floating original Rapala is a proven pond winner. Work it slowly along the surface with short twitches and tugs. A 4 or 5 inch Senoo style worm would also be a very good lure in ponds. And of course a smaller shallow diving to medium diving crankbait would also be a good choice to take along. You might want to take both a rattling and non rattling crank bait. Sometimes in a quiet pond, the rattles can send fish fleeing.

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