Hey everybody. This is my first post on this site. Ive been looking at it for awhile and decided to join. I go on break from school tomorrow (GO GAMECOCKS) and I'm headed back to Raleigh for a month. The pond I fish most is very small and they have had a lot of rain. I always think to throw a spinnerbait with a big colorado blade in muddy water, but I think that might be too big for a small pond. (Have caught a fish around 5 pounds in it but nothing huge) Anybody have suggestions? Water temps in major lakes back home were around 52-55 degrees a couple weeks ago..any idea what water temps would be like in a 2 acre pond?

Your not going to know until you check. Some ponds for different reasons can be different temps even if they are side by side. Some guys like cow bells and if it works for you great if you feel like it is a bit much scale down. You don't want to throw a bait that you don't have confidence in. I like to use spinnerbaits when the water has some color and if I need to slow it down I do use either a cow bell or a deep cup blade.

I guide a small lake in your neck of the woods and this time of the year I'm concentrating on the creek channel and the deepest water. Outside turns, stumps, junctions, anything different will hold bass. I start off with a crankbait and end with a jig. Slow is the game most of the time. If they are on a reaction bite then I will yo-yo a jighead fluke jr.