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Bait for pond with ripples but too deep to see

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Today was exploring a new pond and even from the bank is pretty deep, you can see tons of ripples all around the bank but no bites on anything, try worms, weightless, weght , spinners, crank...nada. Since i cant see what type of fish is around , what would be good to try on these ponds?

I take it you cant see the bait fish either. Maybe throw some small pieces of bread at the edge of the bank and take note to the bait fish that come to eat it. Then at least you will know what the main forages are in the pond. 

 

Then try to match it. 

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1 minute ago, Wizzlebiz said:

I take it you cant see the bait fish either. Maybe throw some small pieces of bread at the edge of the bank and take note to the bait fish that come to eat it. Then at least you will know what the main forages are in the pond. 

 

Then try to match it. 

Yeah cant there is arrpund 3  feet of grass in weater bentween me and the edge, i didnt expect to be so deep so close to bank, ill try ur suggestion, didnt want to waste time throwing worms then turn out to be carp or something

3 minutes ago, Cubanguy said:

Yeah cant there is arrpund 3  feet of grass in weater bentween me and the edge, i didnt expect to be so deep so close to bank, ill try ur suggestion, didnt want to waste time throwing worms then turn out to be carp or something

If you can find even a tiny clear spot in the mess the bait fish generally can get through to it. A pair of polorized glasses will certainly help in this situation as well. 

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Not sure what “ripples” have to do with anything. Do you mean that you can see surface activity from fish?  How can you tell whether it is deep or not? If you’ve already tried a variety of bass baits without a bite, try fishing panfish sized baits to see if there is anything in the pond. 

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25 minutes ago, Scott F said:

Not sure what “ripples” have to do with anything. Do you mean that you can see surface activity from fish?  How can you tell whether it is deep or not? If you’ve already tried a variety of bass baits without a bite, try fishing panfish sized baits to see if there is anything in the pond. 

I can see there is basically no gradual deepness, it goes from ground on the bank to dark deep, what i mean ripples is yeah like there is fish there, sorry english is not my first language, but like is not shallow at all so cant see the fish just activity

1 hour ago, Wizzlebiz said:

If you can find even a tiny clear spot in the mess the bait fish generally can get through to it. A pair of polorized glasses will certainly help in this situation as well. 

Yeah i was thinking i may need some

38 minutes ago, Cubanguy said:

I can see there is basically no gradual deepness, it goes from ground on the bank to dark deep, what i mean ripples is yeah like there is fish there, sorry english is not my first language, but like is not shallow at all so cant see the fish just activity

Yeah i was thinking i may need some

I can tell you right now they make a world of difference.  In fact they saved me from washing my hands with a jellyfish in the delta. They increase your view in astonishing ways. 

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1 hour ago, Wizzlebiz said:

I can tell you right now they make a world of difference.  In fact they saved me from washing my hands with a jellyfish in the delta. They increase your view in astonishing ways. 

I wonder if they make prescription polarised sunglasses, u need glasses for mostly everything so with sunglasses cant see very well. Guess next time ill take some worms and small hooks see if anything bites

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3 minutes ago, Cubanguy said:

I wonder if they make prescription polarised sunglasses

They do.

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13 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

They do.

Thanks going to get one for sure 

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