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I agree 100%. The guy should have just given the lure back.. like, wth?

T-rig with no weight most of the time

Sure different situations and conditions present the need to use different tackle, but what is your without a doubt, favorite and most successful lure? I "use" to always rely on my spinnerbaits. Don't get me wrong, I probably throw them more than anything else still to this day, maybe because I got too many too choose from, idk.. lol. BUT, I have recently really fell in love with different soft plastics as well as jigs. Recently, I have been having so much success with senkos and different worms that I am literally forming an addiction I feel like lol. My fiance says I have bass fever right now haha, I say I'm just catching them, cant help it. I want to go back out and try again and again to see if the success and luck is still there. So for me, my go-to choice for right now; The senko, without a doubt. It seems to be very versatile and gives me a few ways to work it and most importantly for myself, confidence when I throw it.

LOL, I love it. Sounds like me and my old man back in the day and now me and my 5 year old. I'll say, "son, please dooo not cross my line... just cast that way.. lol". He'll move down the bank and catch something usually haha. He's a great lil fisherman. The other day west of Indianapolis, at Raccoon Lake, same scenario, and he caught a little striper, maybe 10 inches lol, right off of the bank.

Fising whether it be actively casting or sitting back waiting for a cat, is a huuuuge "out" for me. Hands down my favorite way to relax and cool down from the stresses. I can do it with friends or family, or even by myself. Either way, its usually a guaranteed way to make me feel better.

Lol thanks for the reply. I think it is definitely time I find some info on it. I also think I am going to catfish the other lake tonight since I do not work tomorrow. Either way, its pretty exciting to have some locations now literally in my backyard. I'm 23 yrs old with tooooo many bills for a new boat right now lol So I guess I am going to have to make the most out of what is available for the time being.

That actually dawned on me a little after my initial post. I've always figured that it was inevitable for bass and other common species to end up in all ponds and lakes because of this one idea I keep hearing ; That birds and animals carry eggs of these fish and transfer them when they migrate to a new lake. It sounds a little crazy and cool but yeah, I was hoping that would be the case hear since the lake is easily over a decade old. Maybe I should stock it haha

Hey guys and gals, I have always found a way to sneak off to one of these neighborhood ponds here on the west-side of Indy and get some easy bass fishing in, especially during spring and fall. During the summer, it can be slow haha but I still get to it. But, I have recently moved to a new location with my fiance and son here in Indianapolis and have 2 great looking ponds literally 100 yards away from our place. I have heard stories how one of them have produced some decent cats. The other pond is the easiest spot in the world for bluegill. Its so ridiculous. Guaranteed, we can cast and hook up 80% of the time on this pond and that is no exaggeration. Of course, most of them are relatively small, but its amazing how many we catch. This pond, has literally no cover (that I can see of course) but it does look like it is starting to get a slight slight sliiiight algae build up on the southern end. I have lived here for for 3 months now and I cannot believe that I have yet too see a SINGLE bass. I feel like most of the time when I am at different neighborhood ponds I can sneak up quietly and not spook a bass to get a look. Here...its like a ghost town. I have checked and fished this pond plenty of times at different times throughout the day since I have moved here and I haven't even seen anything big go for the smaller fish at shore. It is just a little saddening I guess because this darn pond is so close. I've tried different approaches, baits, lures, and time of day, no luck. I guess its simple to say, the ego is starting to hurt a little, not being able to catch a single bass out here in front of the old lady lol. Is it possible that since its summer and really hot, I have yet to see one single bass, or is it also a possibility that there isn't bass in the pond? What would you try here? Tips and suggestions are desperately neeeeeded lol The Pond: The pond is somewhat clear for about 10 feet out and has about 2 foot of rock right at the shore. It is about 300 yards long roughly with about 75-100 yards on average across. I've seen so more bluegill here than anywhere else, a pretty decent amount of crayfish in the rocks. It is home to a few big turtles and ducks are always stopping by throughout the day. I have also spotted something that I thought was a beaver, until I seen the tail. This had a very skinny and long tail. It would surface every 30 seconds or so and then swim lol. The pond generally seems healthy and suitable for some good sized bass.

Simply hillarious!

Sorry about that, it would have been a little bit bigger of a picture but I am having trouble keeping quality and size of picture without going over the 150kb file size limit :/

Awesome, thank you so much. I googled different perches and still was unsure haha.

Hey guys, I am new to the forums and this is my first post so try not to be to hard on me... haha jk. I recently went fishing with my fiance and she caught something on a simple bobber setup and a worm. When I went to help her, (she's terrified of handling the fish lol! but getting better.) I had no idea what it was. The first thing I thought was, a small perch? Maybe a small bass of somekind? Either way, this is probably obvious to a lot of you but to me, I am still thinking its a perch... right? lol. Anyway, thanks guys and I am looking forward to being apart of the forums. ** Sorry for the pic size, its the only one we took.