Hello,

I am going to a 10 acre farm pond this Sat that I have been told has some big fish.  Weather here in MO has been steady in the 80's.  Chance of storms the next couple of days.

I plan on throwing a frog, spinnerbait, and if all else fails a live worm.

Any suggestions for catching the big one is appreciated.

Thanks

Larry

a jig, or a ten inch culprit in tequilla sunrise

Jigs and soft plastics have always been the best producers of big bass, although that is being challenged these days with the swimbait craze. I'm having some luck with big worms and 1/2 oz jigs fished slow and deep right now.

8-)

ten inch berkley power worm, red shad if the water is very stained.

large bream pattern spinnerbait, swim jig, or swimbait to match large natural forage, and a big jitterbug for low light/late evening.

For the ponds I fish here in MO, I use jigs in black and blue, senkos in watermelon red flake, and Zoom Mag II worms in black with blue flake.

5" green pumpkin chartruese laminate trick stick

7" ripper worm junebug

rapala DT FAT 03

rapala DT 4

small swimbait (giron would be a good one to try)

Trick worms.

Finesse worms.

Senkos.

                                   -tumnus

all of the above.

i do well reeling in spro frogs over the real thick stuff..  also punching heavy jigs through the mats work well also

I would suggest using a Flippin' Stick with either a Texas rigged worm, or a Jig'n'Pig for the big ones. If the pond isn't fished alot, almost anything will work though. A black buzzbait could work well also.

if there is some shallows , pads and or scum on the water.. a top water weedless frog..

I have had great luck lately on a local pond in the heat with a Skirted double tail grub-black/ blue.. texas rigged 1/16 oz. bullet retreived very slow across the bottom.

10'' Culprit in Red Shad

I've also started using Gene Larew 12'' worms.

If you're into swimbaits, try a Mattlures Baby Bass.

I mainly fish ponds here in MO as well and I am having lot of luck with the 5" *** in craw orange swirl and have had some good luck with Mepps spinners.

Later,

Big Bass in a Farm Pond ...... 7 inch senko

I'll be doing the same thing myself this weekend with slight chance of storms.  Good luck to you!

The pond I'm fishing is just under an acre so it's small but it's got a lot of good bass.  Last year, a guy caught a 9lb bass right off the dock with a plastic worm.  Just doodlin' around and playing.  Figures.....I fish for hours, he fishes for minutes and bags the big one.

The water I'm fishing is VERY dark.  Like black!  It's got a lot of rotting leaves, limbs, pine needles, etc. in it so it turns the water to a darker color.  Visibility is typically less than 1ft.  Is a black jig or plastic still a good color choice?  I was thinking, chart. or even white for most baits and red or blue for jigs.

Thoughts?

This time of year, I like the big worms and/or jig'n'craw trailer as well. Both are proven big fish baits and my favorite year around producers.

Big O