There is a large pond near my house that is stocked with largemouth. It has a few two and three pounders, and two I caught over 4 lbs. But there is one bass I caught two years ago there that measured a whopping 5 lbs 6 oz. My friend sent me a picture of a big bass he caught and it looked to be the same size and had the same pattern along the lateral line. I saw one bass that was significantly larger than the rest on a bed, too, but she would not bite anything I threw at her. I think I see her jumping out of the water too but I can't be sure. If I caught her now it would break my PB. The pond is also super pressured and I think she has gotten wise.

 

I tried flukes, ned rigs, underspins, poppers, jigs, spooks, upsizing, downsizing, and everything else but she won't bite.

 

Has this ever happened to you and how can I get this bass to bite?

 

 

 

 

10” black-blue flake Power worm or same color 8” lizard at night with 3/16 oz bullet weight.

The lizard during pre spawn and spawn periods during day time.

Tom

 

 

14 minutes ago, WRB said:

10” black-blue flake Power worm or same color 8” lizard at night with 3/16 oz bullet weight.

The lizard during pre spawn and spawn periods during day time.

Tom

 

 

I believe I am a little too far north for lizards and have fished at night on the pond. I will try the power worm.

40 minutes ago, Tony Christian said:

I believe I am a little too far north for lizards and have fished at night on the pond. I will try the power worm.

Berkley Power Bait 8” Lizard.

Tom

Slow rolled hard bodied swimbait in the afternoon. I like the Bucca baby bluegill thing (wish I didn't) with the fishing line tail.

16 hours ago, Tony Christian said:

I believe I am a little too far north for lizards and have fished at night on the pond. I will try the power worm.

No your not !!!! 

Be stealthy with your presence and lure presentation .

6 hours ago, Deleted account said:

Slow rolled hard bodied swimbait in the afternoon. I like the Bucca baby bluegill thing (wish I didn't) with the fishing line tail.

I own one baby bull gill in the bluegill color. It is a dink magnet everywhere I fish.

6 hours ago, dodgeguy said:

No your not !!!! 

I've never seen any but I will try it.

2 minutes ago, Tony Christian said:

I've never seen any but I will try it.

Won’t matter to a bass. If it looks alive, it’s a possible meal. Plastic lizards will be productive anywhere a bass swims, from Canada to Mexico. 

1 hour ago, Tony Christian said:

I own one baby bull gill in the bluegill color. It is a dink magnet everywhere I fish.

Fish it on heavy mono, reel it as slowly as you can, then slow down some more without adding any action at all...

2 hours ago, Tony Christian said:

I own one baby bull gill in the bluegill color. It is a dink magnet everywhere I fish.

I've never seen any but I will try it.

Doesn't t matter. Genetic predisposition.

Being stealthy is just as important as what you're using, IMO.                         

22 hours ago, dodgeguy said:

No your not !!!! 

I agree,... I caught a LOT of bass on texas rigged lizards as far north as the Ontario border when I still lived up in Minnesota.

 

Black/blue or black with chartreuse tail was what I used most.

 

Edit,... And fish them REAL slow!! Mostly dead stick with small slow drags occasionally

The skill of stealth and the power of prayer.  Nothing else matters. 

21 hours ago, Jar11591 said:

Won’t matter to a bass. If it looks alive, it’s a possible meal. Plastic lizards will be productive anywhere a bass swims, from Canada to Mexico. 

when I fish down in Mexico lizards are my favorite t-rig plastics, up here in Michigan I haven't used them once. I do understand that the fact that there aren't many lizards around here shouldn't matter as I use other plastics that don't resemble anything and still catch them.

It just feels wrong!

 

 

On 1/3/2023 at 1:49 PM, Tony Christian said:

There is a large pond near my house that is stocked with largemouth. It has a few two and three pounders, and two I caught over 4 lbs. But there is one bass I caught two years ago there that measured a whopping 5 lbs 6 oz. My friend sent me a picture of a big bass he caught and it looked to be the same size and had the same pattern along the lateral line. I saw one bass that was significantly larger than the rest on a bed, too, but she would not bite anything I threw at her. I think I see her jumping out of the water too but I can't be sure. If I caught her now it would break my PB. The pond is also super pressured and I think she has gotten wise.

 

I tried flukes, ned rigs, underspins, poppers, jigs, spooks, upsizing, downsizing, and everything else but she won't bite.

 

Has this ever happened to you and how can I get this bass to bite?

 

 

 

 

Live bait ! ?

black jitterbug at dark.