Okay so after losing my trophy today whatever fish it may have been (felt like a bass) im pretty destine to find her again. I caught her in a pond that has small drains that leads to other ponds around the area. Were i caught her was were the pond narrowed and led to a drain. The ponds are decent sized they all connected but i feel one pond is big enough to support a large bass without that bass having to move to the other ponds. Im motivated to fish around the pond that i lost my beauty but what i want to know is if she will be around the same spot were i lost her and also if i did catch her would the hook and plastic i lost to her would still be on her or at least the hook? how far do bass move from time to time and were would they move? how far do they actually move and do they ever stay in certain spots for a long time?

this is my secret area all i will tell about it is that its somewere not in the main counties and cities but more further out in MN

Studies have ben conducted on bass movement.

Some move short distances each day; others move over a mile.

Most have their "pattern" and make stops along the way at favorite places with structure or a drop off.

Your bass may be hanging out in the same area but has been traumatized and will not strike at your bait at this time. Give her a few days and try again.

You may find your hook in her so you can remove it.  If your bait was a crankbait she has probably thrown it so look for it along the shoreline.

She should stick with her normal travel pattern so all you can do is try to locate where she and how she and the other bass migrate to and from their favorite spots in the waters.

Good luck. 

I have read studies from various Institutions/Agencies and their observational data indicates distances traveled depended on the individual bass, individual body of water, available structure, available cover, amount of food source, and type of food source.

What the confirmed data next was the fact not all bass are doing the same thing at the same time. Therefore depending on the number of individual bass, a body of water could have movement throughout the day and night to some degree.

Yes bass have "patterns" or "routines" they follow daily unless interrupted by natural or unnatural occurrences.

I wouldn't worry to much about her not hitting again because the odds of y'all crossing paths some should provide her ample time to recoup.

You know one spot along the break lines this bass travels, so now you need to determine which directions she can move and to where.

To help make it some what easier learn the food source

look up John Hope Bass movement study.  He did a very thorough study on big bass movement and came up with some interesting conclusions. 

They go from the shallows in low light conditions to deeper water cover during the day.  There going to be where the PH is right too.

Your best chances are fishing in the early mornings before first light.  She will be near the shoreline ambushing the baitfish and looking for an easy meal. A topwater spook is a good choice just don't be so fast with it.                                       BB

They go from the shallows in low light conditions to deeper water cover during the day.

are you implying that bass never hang out in the shallows during the day? if so then thats a false statement you made...

One thing that will help is to remember that fish depth is limited by it's air bladder. A fish caught shallow or deep will generally not move more than a couple feet from the depth it was at unless it made a quick movement up or down to just to feed. When I say quick I am talking seconds not minutes. Fish generally don't move shallower or deeper so look for it where it was hooked or nearby at the same depth.

Depending on the size of the body of water there can be 3 distinct groups of bass

The first are shore line related and seldom roar beyond a certain distance from the shore line.

The second is off shore related and seldom if ever see a shore line

The third is a group is Nomadic, seldom in one location long