Cold water pond bassing

bluebasser86 · 11-16-13, 02:21 AM

My friend Peter was nice enough to invite me out to his secret pond Thursday afternoon. Wind was howling too hard to try to put a boat in so we walked the edge of the pond, which made things a little difficult because the water level was way down and pretty shallow along the edges. I watched Peter catch the first 3 while all I managed to do was snag a bluegill on a rattletrap. I was dragging a homemade blackberry colored brush jig along the dam when I felt a very light bite and my line started moved off very slowly. The cold water didn't deter the fish from pulling really well and the jig popped out as soon as I got my hand on her. Didn't measure her but looked like she'd just eaten a big bluegill or another bass with the fat belly. My first fish was 4.67 pounds.

We fished around the pond and only caught a couple more before we got to the far end with a bunch of dead lily pads. I had a couple bites on a pit boss and caught a dink or two before I switched to my homemade black and blue chatterbait. Got a couple more dinks and missed a good bite when I stuck another good fish. Another fat, strong pulling fish that was probably in the 4-4.5 pound range.

We made it back to our starting spot and I was fancasting the chatterbait off a point when I got another light bite that turned into a heavy, hard pulling fish. I was barely able to keep her out of some cover before she gave up and let me get my hands on her. My biggest of the day went 5.57 pounds.

Fished for another hour or so but we both only caught a couple more small ones. It certainly wasn't fast fishing but the quality made it more than worth it

WatterBoy · 11-16-13, 04:09 PM

Wow, those are some NICE bass -- nicely done as usual, Clayton!

keithdog · 11-17-13, 05:39 PM

Nice fat chunky bass! Looks like a good time to me!!

Jrob78 · 11-17-13, 06:49 PM

Nice going Clayton! I would be happy with that catch anytime of year!

joedog · 11-19-13, 07:06 AM

Clayton, you must THRIVE in the cold.

You sure your not from Wi.

If I see you got a winter jacket on you, I KNOW a big fish will follow.
Ponds up here are at 42 degrees and fishing is getting tougher by the day.

woody · 11-19-13, 08:25 PM

Nice going, Clayton!

-Mark

11-16-13, 02:21 AM	#1
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Cold water pond bassing My friend Peter was nice enough to invite me out to his secret pond Thursday afternoon. Wind was howling too hard to try to put a boat in so we walked the edge of the pond, which made things a little difficult because the water level was way down and pretty shallow along the edges. I watched Peter catch the first 3 while all I managed to do was snag a bluegill on a rattletrap. I was dragging a homemade blackberry colored brush jig along the dam when I felt a very light bite and my line started moved off very slowly. The cold water didn't deter the fish from pulling really well and the jig popped out as soon as I got my hand on her. Didn't measure her but looked like she'd just eaten a big bluegill or another bass with the fat belly. My first fish was 4.67 pounds. We fished around the pond and only caught a couple more before we got to the far end with a bunch of dead lily pads. I had a couple bites on a pit boss and caught a dink or two before I switched to my homemade black and blue chatterbait. Got a couple more dinks and missed a good bite when I stuck another good fish. Another fat, strong pulling fish that was probably in the 4-4.5 pound range. We made it back to our starting spot and I was fancasting the chatterbait off a point when I got another light bite that turned into a heavy, hard pulling fish. I was barely able to keep her out of some cover before she gave up and let me get my hands on her. My biggest of the day went 5.57 pounds. Fished for another hour or so but we both only caught a couple more small ones. It certainly wasn't fast fishing but the quality made it more than worth it

11-17-13, 05:39 PM	#3
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Nice fat chunky bass! Looks like a good time to me!! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

11-17-13, 06:49 PM	#4
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Nice going Clayton! I would be happy with that catch anytime of year! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

11-19-13, 07:06 AM	#5
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Clayton, you must THRIVE in the cold. You sure your not from Wi. If I see you got a winter jacket on you, I KNOW a big fish will follow. Ponds up here are at 42 degrees and fishing is getting tougher by the day. __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that." Last edited by joedog; 11-19-13 at 07:13 AM.

11-16-13, 04:09 PM	#2
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Wow, those are some NICE bass -- nicely done as usual, Clayton!

11-19-13, 08:25 PM	#6
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Nice going, Clayton! -Mark

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