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I fish a Smallmouth only quarry pond often, But as far as I can tell It's only forage is bluegill tiny ones at that, I've layed crawfish traps and used bobber and worms (surprisingly worms and gills don't catch nearly as much as lures would) 1. Is this an unhealthy pond? I catch probably 5-15 5 inch bass a day, acording to my friend 5 years ago the average was 12 inch, It's not my pond but I really don't want to see this pond end up starving itself Should I add crawfish or some other baitfish? (Atm even the quarry people themselves don't know who exactly owns it) 2. What would the best lures be for this? It's a silt/rock bottom seems to be 50+ ft deep in the middle but quickly rises to about 5-10 ft, I see huge bass jumping at birds but they are beyond casting distance, My main success in this quarry is Wacky senkos, jerkbaits and spooks. biggest I've caught is about half of what I've seen pulled out of this pond a few years ago (my friend has pulled 5 pounders I've only seen and caught 1 1/2 pounders)

I get that but I prefer species that can be unhooked easily, and dont destroy half of my baits (I've already lost at least 6 $15 baits) I guess my only problem is the place I live is a dead zone (On lake simcoe) theres not a single pond with bass until I decide to bike for 2 hours (30 minute drive but I dont have a vehicle)

Tried fishing it again to no avail still cant cast to the pads (theres a huge pocket wih just pads but it's literally unaccesable for me) I live in Ontario and here is a very unhealthy no bass anywhere but lake simcoe and little lake in barrie not even dinks (I would glady fish for half pound bass all day long but theres nowhere that has numbers or a reliable way to catch a bass I live in Ontario and here is a very unhealthy no bass anywhere but lake simcoe and little lake in barrie not even dinks (I would glady fish for half pound bass all day long but theres nowhere that has numbers or a reliable way to catch a bass ( thereare places but they are hour plus bike rides Sinde I dont have a vehihle)

How do you guys tell the depth of pond water, I have a pond (barely accessable because of reeds theres about 2 or 3 "swims" they are more just areas that I myself pushed the reeds out of the way and so far max depth looks to be maybe 4 or 5 ft only caught perch so far, A jumbo perch bit my 3/0 EWG with a 4" kvd caffeine shad but no signs of bass at all (theres a lillypad filled area that looks to be 1.5ft deep or less not to mention its the hardest spot to get to I havent even gotten a cast into the lillies yet

I have a huge heart shaped lake but I can only fish one tiny hump that is on the southern side of the lake and it's extremely pressured I was fishing today for 4 hours and I got 4 or 5 bites missed them all and broke one off on the set (35 lb braid so could've been a pike) but guy infront of me throwing his baits miles out catches a 2.3 bass and keeps it, now I know why I cant catch fish here

You guys are lucky here 50lb J-braid is $50 (j braid is the horribly flimsy braid stuff that loops over itself and digs into itself broke off mid cast more times than I could count and 30 lb power pro is also 50 bucks Canada ontario vibes.

Man it sounds live everyone else had so much more versatility in waterways even other bank fisherman, I'm sitting here only able to fish a single point on a small lake and then the entire shoreline of a Great Lake but then others have entire ponds with bass (idk whats up with Ontario but these ponds hold nothing but minnows and the occasional panfish)

How should I fish an area that I'm stuck in? Got a bite on a shaky head 2 hours ago no action since, it doesnt help that the weeds are horrible I cant crank, I can barely use jigs without getting caked in weeds

Wait, so this whole time its not baits or presentation I'm doing wrong? Its that I only have access to one point on the lake... Guess this city aint cut out for ahore fishermen (theres no open shores its only housing along the banks with fenced backyards and lake simcoe is not any better Northern canadian bass problems...

@Scarborough817Actually I don’t think there are Any weeds on the other side of the boat launch that’s where I’ve had many of my good crankbaits stuck and lost on rocks only ever seen small perch being caught there

@Scarborough817 I tried fishing there a few times I haven't seen any bass in there and I stopped fishing there because it was just too weedy, shallow and seems quite dead

Hey guys I need a lot of help as I am going to quit fishing if I don't catch at least one bass over 2lbs by winter, anyways what would be the best way to shore fish in lake simcoe/kempenfelt bay as this is officially the only body of water that is fishable from a shore angler in Barrie any help is appreciated.

I have a old southbend proton reel and just today I was fishing with it and after my 7th cast it suddenly started clicking whenever I turned the handle to retrieve if I turn off antireverse then the clicking stops but it would take months to get used to holding the spool while setting the hook ive tried taking it apart but found no problems never was able to get the sound to stop it is something to do with the inside of the rotor, info: line:50lb J-Briad rod:4'5" casting rod heavy fast action (I have no spare spinning rods) reel southbend proton, PTW-35/B-X, 5:1 GR, 1 ball bearing

1: I don't happen to have a squarebill and cant buy one/anything for a few months 2:my cats ended up destroying my jig a while ago (ripped skirt and my dog almost ate the led) 3:i can try fishing the mtb baits but they are all exclusive and I have a big problem with getting jerk baits stuck on rocks (other 2 are topwater)

hey guys I just received my mtb (august 2017) box and every lure in it is too big to catch fish from shore (in my city atleast) and I was wondering... what do you do with oversized lures, I don't want to waste them so just what do I do. if you guys are wondering it has: a topwater frog that is as big as my palm (I'm 14) a topwater popper that is about 5" and is probably about 3/4 of an inch wide. a jerkbait that is exactly 4" and a bunch of soft plastics and hooks (these are small enough) in my area (barrie, ON) you cant catch big fish from shore unless your lucky so these lures are just attrocious overall just what do you do with oversized lures

yeah the life of a poor boatless bass fisherman...

First of all I am not sure if this is the correct place to post this, it looked like the right place to me. So I am 14 and I'm quite short I love fishing and ive started getting into frogging but all of my rods that I have they are frogging rods so they are heavy but they are also 6-7' being 4'7" I cant effectively work the frog with this long of a rod, does anyone know of any 4 or 5' heavy fast action frogging rods that are under 50$?

@A-Jay Oh wow I Never thought of that do you know if they come in small sizes I'm 14 and I am 4'7" so I'm quite short for my age I normally wear large clothes but that not my actual clothing size I think I'm a medium in men's clothing I'm not sure

I have been running around barrie looking for places I can fish more than 1 spot on but so far every pond and shore fishable lake ive been to is never taken care of and has tall grass everywhere around the bank with very few places where there is clear spot and that leaves no room for me to fish at places that will hold bigger fish does anyone know of spots in barrie or any ways to fish these types of waterbodies?

What I meant is why the best season for bass would be closed season it seems like spring is the only time I can catch bass from the shores in barrie

so... I live in ontario (Zone 16) and i read the zone 16 rules and apparently lm+sm bass have open seasons im extremely confused as ive never heard of not being able to catch bass here is the exact text from the season thing: Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass or any combination: 4th sat. in june to nov 30th so i can only catch bass in the late spring to early fall months? im confused as ive seen plenty of people ice fishing for bass in zone 16 in december, me being a bass fisherman im really upset as bass are a sport species and they are the reason i fish i dont fish for pike, muskie, trout, or even catfish. if anyone coudl clear this up for me on what this means as i dont completely understand this here is a link to the webpage i got this info from. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/fishing/2017/2017_FMZ_16_English.pdf

i would use my Baitcaster for the frog i just got in the MTB but sadly i dont have a baitcaster lol im a 14 year old so i live off of changing the cat litter for 20$ a month and thatl take a while to earn enough for a baitcaster

I need some help with my fishing in Barrie i normally bike up to Kempenfelt bay, lake Simcoe and dont catch many fish on shaky heads, Senkos, mini spinner baits and even live bait I've used pretty much everything i have in my box, i can only fish in 1 spot there and the best fish ive caught was probably a 0.80-1 lb rock bass I'm mostly catching Goby and small mouth each normally around 0.20-0.30 lbs, my question is what works the best for BIG fish at the shores of Kempenfelt bay, lake Simcoe and what are the best times as i can only go from 7:00AM to 8:00 PM so just before sundown so i cant fish at the dark hours. i normally have 2 rods sitting with worms and a bobber and i have rod rod that normally have A:jerk-bait B:Texas rigged swim bait C: dead Goby fished like a swim bait, the spot i fish is near the Tiffin boat launch