Lures for bass

[Frank u]

I’m new to fishing, want to buy fishing lures for bass in a large pond. I live in central Calif. I saw some on Amazon & I see there are different lengths & weights for lures. Any recommendations would be helpful…looking at crank bait lures

[Peacedivision]

If you're just starting out get a couple packs of 5" Yamamoto senkos in green pumpkin and some zoom salty super flukes in baby bass and pearl white. You can fish both on the same hook 3/0 or 4/0 gamakatsu ewg Texas rigged weedless.

[Backroad Angler]

I would start off with using soft plastics. A ton of different techniques you can rig them up such as wacky rigging, Texas rigging, free rigging, etc. I would look up youtube videos for the different rigs that you can do. All rigs require at least a hook plus the soft plastic and maybe a weight depending on which rig you roll with.

As far as what soft plastics you can get, I would head over to Walmart and buy a few packs of yum or zoom plastics, imitating worms, creature baits, shad, etc. If you're set on ordering off of amazon, I would just read the reviews on the soft plastics that they offer.

For the sizes of the soft plastics, most run in the range of 2 inches to 10 inches. Generally short soft plastics are used for finesse fishing and larger soft plastics are used for general fishing. I would also look up videos on youtube for the different hooks you can use, there are so many different types. For example a common hook for Texas rigging is a extra wide gap and for wacky rigging a mosquito hook is common.

 

[Rockhopper]

Welcome to the forum Frank.

 

Starter shopping list:

 

3/0 wide gap hook (Gamakatsu and Owner are good)

1/4oz bullet weights black

peg stops

yum dinger black/blue fleck and green pumpkin

zoom finesse worm black and green pumpkin

4" beaver of choice (I use riot baits and reaction innovations) black/blue and green pumpkin

zoom fluke in white pearl

1/2oz spinnerbait white skirt/head with silver blades

Popper with a white belly and one all black

2.5" frog with a white belly

7' medium heavy fast baitcasting rod 

7' medium light fast spinning rod

appropriate reel for each rod (as long as they're Shimano)

15lb flourocarbon baitcast

12lb flourocarbon spinning

Small tackle sling bag

Camo hat (preferably with a fishing manufacturer's logo, hunting will suffice)

Bass Pro Shops hoodie

shorts

white crocks with socks

Grizzly Green if thats your thing

Yellow Gatorade - always yellow

Monkey repellant (DON'T FORGET THIS!!!)

 

 

YouTube and go have fun.

 

[scaleface]

I never had much luck with crankbaits in ponds because diving baits dont follow the contour from deep to shallow well . A lipless bait will but they will snag frequently. But all lures work , they all have their place. My favorite pond lures have been top waters , beetle spins, spinnerbaits and plastic worms. When I first tarted bass fishing in ponds the Storm Thin Fin caught a lot of bass.

[Brian11719]

I typically only throw crankbaits when I'm on my kayak and away from the shore or if I'm on a rocky lake shore with little / no grass. Most ponds have at least a fair amount of grass in them so I wouldn't recommend a crankbait if your main spot is going to be a pond (assuming it has a lot of grass). In this case if it were me and I was just starting out I'd pick up a medium fast spinning rod then some flukes, 4.8" keitechs, senkos, craws and swim worms. You can use a 1/8oz or 3/16oz bullet weight and an EWG hook and texas rig the swim worm and craw lures. I prefer a 1/16oz 4/0 ewg screwlock swimbait hook for the fluke and keitech, and then pick up a 1/0 neko hook for the senko and wacky rig it. That leaves you with 5 baits you can throw on one rod that will do good in ponds with grass.

[learnin]

What kind of rod & reel are you using, spinning gear or baitcaster?  You can go with lighter lures as well as heavier with most spinning gear, depends on the rod rating.  You can also do this with a baitcasting rig if you're experienced and good with a baitcaster.  Otherwise I wouldn't go below 3/8ths oz lures or baits max or you'll spend as much time dealing with backlashes as fishing.

 

I agree that crankbaits might not be the best for a lot of pond fishing unless you can run them shallow and fast.  As others have said top waters & plastics  will get it done.  Shallow running spinner baits are also probably worth a try.