Me and a few buddies have really been fishing up at some old ponds alot. We dont necessarily "tear it up" but we'll catch maybe 2 bass each an hour. We only use jigs (plastic worms) though and I think after so long that the bass catch on a little. I was wondering what other type of jigs/lures would work good. And can you bass fish at night with much success?

I fish farm ponds quite a bit (around 3 times a week). My best performing baits are a Mann's Baby 1-minus, a TC Custon Baits Southern Shaker, and a Zara Super Spook Jr.

 I mostly fish ponds and small lakes and will use most anything that I would use in a bigger lake except diving cranks and it's not that they don't work, unless you want to go swimming, you lose a lot to hang-ups. I use a lot of soft plastics and you can't beat an original Rapala floater. Depending how small these ponds are and how many friends you are talking about, you can really put the hurt on small waters. Don't over do it...

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I am not to fond of top water lures but when fishing ponds one of the first things that touches my hands are a Rapala Skitter Pop in the bull frog color.

A thing about ponds is that if it is not a pressured lake almost anything that is not to large will work. I find that top water lures work really good. Also finesse worms work real good to.

1.  4 inch Senkos fished wacky style with 2/0 straight shank hook or a 2/0 EWG hook; same bait but fished Texas Rigged with no sinker.

2.  1/4 ounce spinnerbaits in either a) white; chartruese; or c) white and chartruese. Lead blade is to be smaller than rear blade.  Gold or copper works well.

3.  Rooster Tails.

4.  Bagley 100s in Firetiger, blue and chartruse or shad.

5.  Chatterbaits - smaller sizes.  Same colors as spinnerbaits.

6.  Gulp!

7.  Finesse worms fished Texas Rigged with 1/8 ounce pegged bullet weight.

8.  When the sun goes down and it gets dark, try a Pop-R on top of the water.  I caught two this evening within 10 minutes on a Pop-R.  Late evening - early night fishing can be fun but be careful when removing the hooks.  I also missed three during this time span.

9.  Buzzbaits early in the morning or late in the afternoon.

10. Ribbits or frogs if you get board.

When fishing wacky Senkos dip each end of the worm in either JJs or Spike-It yellow/garlic.

When fishing eveyrthing else, try Carolina Lunker Sauce or Mega Strike or Jack's Juice on everything you throw except Gulp! products.

Rember to scale down in a pond.  I caught a 6 pounder the other day on a Senko and a 4.5 pounder on a Senko in another pond.  I catch the 2 to 3 pounders on a regular basis in the ponds I fish by scaling down and fishing from the shore line out to about 20 feet.

Just go fish and see what works and write it down as to where you caught the fish; the time; water conditions; weather conditions; and bait/tackle.

I am now using only spinning equipment with 10 pound fluorocarbon line and will be going up to 12 pound when I respool this week.  Always check line for knicks after you catch a fish or after about 20 casts.  

Have fun.

ya me and my buddys were using like  a gulp 7in worm, so rapalas seem to work good, i been reading alot on the senko good for pond fishing?

Honestly, my most successful lure in our local pond has been a Joe's Flies, inline spinner in the firetiger.

The other day I caught 10 bass on several 4" green Senkos.  At night, a large black Jitterbug.  Those have been the most productive overall.  Other lures have produced bass as well. In fact, my largest bass out of that pond, 21", was on a spinner bait with red and yellow blades.  I've also caught them on slug-gos, other colors of Senkos, and a few other lures.

Me and a buddy of mine went to a local pond the other day. I say most of our catches was with the Scum Frog, 13 with that bait. Did catch one 6 pounds off a black/blue booyah jig. Also used the Zara Super Spook Jr. frog colored with nice results. Oh also caught a couple off the yamamoto kreature 4" pumpkinseed/black flake color.

Shallow running crankbaits, 4" senkos, and 4" lizards are my three favorite baits for pond fishing.

Unfortunately, lures like ponds and often decide to stay. It is very difficult recovering from hang-ups.

These are my suggestions:

#1  Fat Ika

#2  5" Senko

#3  Gitzit

#4  Kreature

#5  Kut-Tail

Here are my favorite pond lures:

Weightless worms:

Charm Assassin - Dirty Yellow

Sluggo - Shad

Trick Worm - Banana Swirl

Trickworm - Pumpkinseed

Powerbait - Black Leech

Wave Worm Tiki Stick White

Texas Rigged:

Powerworm - Black

Powerworm - Tequila Sunrise

Powerworm - Pumpkinseed

Cranks:

Bandit 100

Rapala Jointed Floater

Others:

Booyah Black/Red Buzzbait

Green and White Spinnerbait

Mepps Fury #3

RW

 "lures like ponds and often decide to stay" I really like that my friend . Can I use it the next my wife catches me in the baits aisle???

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I fish farm ponds a lot and if the pond is mossy or has algae on the sides there's no better lure than the scum frog. Just drag it across the moss slowly and watch the bass explode on it.

I've become a self-proclaimed 'Pond Master' since getting into the car business.  I work Saturdays, and my only day off is Sunday, so I haven't fished even a club tournament in over a year.  I purchased a 2-man Bass Buster a little while ago, but I'm on foot patrol quite a bit also.  I fish ponds 3-4 times a week, covering a variety of conditions.  If the ponds you fish get little or no pressure, they will eat anything.  Seriously...just throw your favorite baits or whatever is on sale.  If the ponds you fish get a lot of attention, you have to put some thought into your approach to be successful.  There is a pond less than a mile from my house that is old and has some large bass, but it gets pounded by everyone in Norman.  'Everyone' throws your basic spinnerbaits, power worms, and whatever Zoom baits are available at Wal-Mart.  I fished it two or three times at the beginning of last season catching one or two bass by slowly working a smallie beaver or other finesse bait trying to be methodical and 'outfish' these ametures.  Then it came to me...I'm going to throw a shallow crankbait.  Not only a shallow crank, but a humongous B2 that I'm going to crash through every laydown, stickup, and brush pile.  It worked!  I honestly think I've caught every bass in this pond at least once, including several 4's and 5's, a 6, and my PB of 8lbs.  The moral to my story?  Do what others aren't...and even if the pond doesn't get much pressure you might want to try a quality shallow balsa bait such as a B2.  Works for me .

For the spots where the fish are getting wise to your tactics try throwing a tube at them.  Gives a totally diffent action than other soft plastics or jigs.  May be just what you need to get them biting again.  

I usually use a flippin stick with a Texas rigged black worm, or a spinning setup with a weightless tube in pumpkinseed or watermelon , but the most productive way to catch pressured fish in ponds is a 5 weight fly rod with a cherynobel ant. It is large enough for bass to take interest and you can cast to the edges of cover from far enough away so the fish arent alerted to your presence. you would be amazed at how easy it is to catch bass on a fly rod in ponds, almost like shootin fish in a barrel! ;D