Fished my client's pond this morning (7/21/10) in Maryland and it was "strange."

Caught first four on Senkos.

But they never really ran with the Senkos after they hit them. I changed colors three times and they hit the Senkos the same way each time - tap-tap and then the line moved slowly to the left or right.

Landed 8 of 10, with me missing the first one on a Senko and then a second on a spinnerbait.

Caught the other four on a buzzbait, spinnerbait, shaky head and drop shot.

No "hard" hits. All soft strikes and on the shaky head and drop shot the line felt different so I set the hook and they had the bait in their mouths and were moving very little.

Another guy who is allowed to fish the pond told me that the fishing has been slow all summer. He usually catches around 15 to 17 each trip but this year he is fortunate to nail 6.

While I was there he caught only 2 bass.

There are two other ponds and I may try my luck with the one in the back of the property which no one fishes when I head back up there in August.

Just wanted to let you all know that I did pretty good today after phloching in the Potomac tournament with only two keepers this past Sunday in the 1,000* heat.

Later. 

Sound good to me!

8-)

Were they hitting like that because the heat is making them lazy?

Helms, the only thing I could think was that the water was warmer than normal and they were on the bottom trying to find cooler and more oxygenated water.

Usually bass will pick up a Senko and run with it and it is great seeing your line move.  And when they hit a Senko soft it is time to try another color or go to another presentation, like from wacky to Texas to weighted Texas to C-Rig, to shaky head to drop shot, etc. all with Senkos.

Pond was at full pool which gave them lots of room to swim shallow if they wanted but I think the hot weather had forced them to the bottom.

This is another factor to take into consideration as we progress through the summer into the fall. 

Hey Sam, were the fish scattered or in groups??? I've found that in groups they might flee with the bait to avoid competition and when scattered they'll often stay put in their personal space Like you mentioned, temps and barometric pressure could've played a big part too.

Big O

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