Going to fish a big pond this weekend that apparently has a very healthy population of larger large mouth bass. This body of water is as private as they come and from what I understand, almost no one takes advantage of the great fishing it has to offer. Details about the pond that I've been told are as follows...

Relatively shallow throughout the entire pond with the deepest parts maybe hitting 8'-10'

Tons of lay downs and stumps cut off right above and below the surface of the water.

Healthy population of larger black crappie

Water temps should* be somewhere close to 60* or very high 50's*

 

What would you fellas throw at em?

Spinnerbait

I just literally got goosebumps reading this.  Can ya take me with you?  😂😂😂🥹🥹🥹

 

Well shoot where would I start?  I reckon I'd hit the inflow and outflow with jigs and sort out who the head honcho on the pond is and then I'd get to know all the stragglers out in the middle and along the banks with jerkbaits and lipless crankbaits and buzzbaits.

 

I think I'd be fishing the heavy cover and points around the NW corner pretty doggone hard.

Zoom Speedworm 

Certainly not the only one ... but I'm in the mood this morning to throw a Heddon Zara Spook and walk the dog. We'd see if she's in the mood to strike.

Good Fishing

Really sounds like the pond I scored my PR LMB back in the 1990's.

 

You could probably throw pretty much anything and get bit!

 

My PR came on a rainbow trout colored Slug-Go rigged weightless. Just twitching and jerking near trees...BAM! What a rush!

 

Enjoy, and post pictures!!

3 hours ago, Kyle S said:

This body of water is as private as they come

Water temps should* be somewhere close to 60* or very high 50's*

What would you fellas throw at em?

If I were fishing for numbers, I'd throw whatever they would bite.

But there a chance there could be a couple or three plus sized ladies roaming this place.

So I would gear up accordingly, tie on my favorite jig/trailer combo and go to work.

Lock that deal in my hand - All Day.

It only takes One Cast. 

Good Luck and have fun

A-Jay

 

Always bring a pack of Senkos. Try wacky rig and T rig.

Single colorado spinnerbait. Works great on unpressured fish and those are still prespawn temps. No need to throw one too large

Wacky rigged senko and a small shallow running crankbait.

Swim Jig for sure. 

PopMax, Senko, Fat Ika and a jig will probably do it.

 

Sounds like good jig water to me. 

Sounds like the 10 acre pond that’s 5 minutes from my house. I used weightless senkos. The owners weren’t aware of the numbers and size of the fish in the pond. 

Jig, spinnerbait, and a squarebill oughta cover it.

I guess this time of year, weeds and stuff shouldn't be much of a problem.  So that's nice.  That's usually the biggest problem I have fishing small ponds.  Getting what you throw out there to come back clean.  

 

But if it's got a bunch of large bass in it, and no one ever fishes it, I'd imagine you could get bit off of most anything.  The key will be staying silent and not alerting the bass to the presence of a predator.  

I have a secret lure that would work perfect in the situation you described.  I have many and would be glad to give share them with you.  When do we go to the pond?

Weightless Texas rigged zoom lizard in green pumpkin. 

I had access to a rarely fished pond that sounds similar.  They'd eat darn near anything I threw.  I'd have a t-rigged lizard in the mix for sure....and a white 3/8oz spinnerbait.

Shallow water Lay downs and stumps are screaming spinnerbaits. IMHO 

 

With the water temps between 58 to 62 degrees it’s close to the spawn bedding period. 

1. Carolina rigged Double ZZ Floating 8” lizard and 5” Craw for covering an area.

2. White jig with white trailer for sight fishing bed fish.

3. Santone swim jig bluegill color trailer.

4. Bluegill or Crappie wake bait.

5. Buzz bait

Tom

 

 

1. drop shot trick worm
2. wacky rig senko
3. texas rig with some mag2s AND ultravibes (depending on how choppy it is)
4. jig for all those laydowns
5. chatterbait
6. spinnerbait

 

...in that order since the top 3 should get you something on the hook and if you are doing good then you can try to land a bigger one

 

have fun

 

The lack of topwater in this thread is shocking.  Unpressured pond!?!?!  Come on y'all.  Jitterbug/hula popper/spook/frog/pop'r/floating worm/buzztoad/whopper plopper 😮.  I mean if they are just gonna eat lures, you better bring some topwater 😂🎣 

 

In all seriousness a couple really large rat wake baits and some big glides/swimbaits would be wise.

 

You might sort out the size on the pond much faster if you bring a few very large baits.

If they're eating anything, and I think this is what Pat is saying kind of, but I'd bring the things I really want to get bit on. For example, I've never been on a good Whopper plopper bite so I'd throw that just for the experience. Top water is the most fun bite, so you gotta try that! 

I'd also throw some really big stuff because it's in my blood to try to catch the largest fish in the water 😄 for me this would probably be a jig, and a soft plastic with the word magnum in the name. 

I thought topwater was a given. For topwater, my favorite is the Heddon Spit'n Image. Buzzbaits are always a favorite for me as well. Jitterbugs, have given me some nice mornings too. And poppers should not be overlooked.

 

I'd like to try some of those more weird topwaters, like the LunkerHunts Spider. I have a friend that has one and we used it to scare the heck out of a lady we know, but as far as I know he's never caught anything on it.