MossyBackDaddy

My son's first ever bass and my first bass of the season. I know a coupe of lunkers but better than getting skunked.

Yeah I heard some guys who favor salmon/steelheads call bass ditch pickles too.

Do I have to have the original reciept cuz that's long gone.

All, I have a G Loomis Med/Lt baitcasting rod that I've had for years. Not long after I got it I broke the tip eye and never replaced it. I want to replace the tip but I'm having a hard time figuring out what application to use it for. I was thinking this would be a good smallie plastic stickbait rod or maybe a smallie topwater stick. Any suggestions with this one?

I've never drop shotted before and that is on my list of things to try/learn this season. I might give it a go a little later. Gonna wait to see if Santa brings me a float tube since I sold my last one like a fool. Ok thanks. Then I'd say 1.5 acres still small but with reportedly gills on the large size.

Thanks Tom. Yes there are supposed gills in there according to the owner although I have never seen one. Not sure if there are any craws in there again I've never seen one plus it has a sandy bottom. I don't think there is a stream running into the pond but I could be wrong. As far as the size of the pond, I'm a city boy and I could be wrong about it being only one acre. Those bass have been in there for years because I first started fishing there something like 12 or 13 years ago.

Ok thanks. Should I hop and pause or drag the jig? And Too many weeds (I'm assuming) to use football jigs so should I use casting jigs or flipping jigs?

I'm am gonna work a small pond for the rest of this fall/winter that I've fished in the past. This pond must be only an acre or so big and according to the owner has a 15ft hole. This pond has produced for me in the past with my PB largemouth coming out of there at 5.5 pounds (yeah I know don't laugh) so there are fish there and I'm sure a few that could push the 7 pound mark. Anyway I want to use one of two methods I have been meaning to work more on - large swimbaits (6in) or jigs. I'm just not sure which one to settle on to use. My PB came on a jig but I was sight fishing and think she was on a bed so I was kinda cheating with the jig. What do yall recommend I use based on fishing a small pond situation this time of year? BTW I'm estimating the water temp to be upper 40's low to mid 50's right now and I'll be fishing from the bank.

TY

I don't have any answers for you but I'm interested in the responses as well since I'll be fishing small pond this fall/winter too.

Nice smallies and drum dude.

New here former Navy and Army NG

Hey guys brand new to BR and this is my very first post. I'm glad you asked this question Pro Logcatcher because I'm sure bound until spring when my fishing partner hit the lakes again. There is a small pond near me where I caught my PB LM that I will be fishing over the winter. According to the owner the pond is 15 deep at the deepest so I got my work cut out for me.