Pond Trip 6/29

Steve826 06/29/2008 - 19:26 Trip Reports Impoundments Roll Your Own

Me and my dad headed over to the pond this afternoon from 2:30-4:15 during the rain showers. Within 5 minutes my dad got a nice 13 inch largemouth on a 5 inch white grub. I took a pic on his phone but it didnt turn out great cause you cant see the entire fish..I'll post it anyway. That turned out to be the only fish of the day. With the light rain and overcast skies, the conditions were perfect for topwaters. We tried Hula Poppers for an hour with no strikes. We even saw 2 or 3 bass jump like they were feeding on top but for some reason we didnt get any hits. I'm a little disapointed but it was nice to get out. Maybe I'll get a fish next time.

Steve

Ben, The pond is public, b

Steve826 06/30/2008 - 10:08 Ben,

The pond is public, but I dont think it gets a ton of pressure. It gets some...there are usually 1 or 2 other people fishing there..but I dont think its too bad. Not sure though. Thanks for the color tips. The water was somewhat murky so we thought white would produce, and it did produce the one my dad got. I have Senkos in green pumpkin and watermelon/red so maybe I'll try those next time. The problem I've found with using Senkos at this pond is that there is not much visible structure to cast to. When you're deadsticking a Senko it helps to have a target to cast to because you're not going to move the Senko around. So you have to have an idea of where the fish are. Thats the problem with this pond, we're having trouble figuring out the pattern of where fish hold. The one my dad got yesterday was in open water, just swimming the grub back real slow. I got a bass there a couple weeks ago bouncing a grub along the bottom parallel to the small island as well. Otherwise we cant find out exactly where the fish hold.

The reason we tried topwater is because we saw bass feeding on top. We do have grubs in black/smoke flake so I may try those next time, there more natural then white.

Thanks a lot for the color tips. I'm hoping I'm able to pull a real pig out of there soon, we'll see what happens.

Steve

Just my 2 cents, try the e

jackson 06/30/2008 - 16:20 Just my 2 cents, try the extreme, right at dusk throw a large buzz-bait parallel to shore. Some of these public fish have never seen such a commotion! Good Luck, Jackson!!

structureless ponds

ogbudha 06/30/2008 - 13:38 Bass will cruise at a certain depth that is comfortable to them. Long casts that parrallel the shoreline will find the fish. If there is no obvious structure then the fish will associate to water temp..sunlight etc. Follow the bait as well...think about where the bait is. If you notice mud chimney stacks (crawfish) then the largemouth will associate with that as well. Downed trees or rip rap will also hold baitfish so the bass will be close.

The pond could also be a somewhat sterile pond and tough to fish depending upon its age. 10-15 years after a lake/pond is created its in its peak. If a pond is 30-40 yrs old then you can imagine the silt buildup and the sterile environment.

Thanks for the tips. Now that

Steve826 06/30/2008 - 15:07 Thanks for the tips. Now that I think about it, there are 2 areas at the pond that always seem to have fish jumping or cruising around. I'll have to fish these areas more.

Pond fishing

ogbudha 06/30/2008 - 07:51 Steve,

As I recall the pictures before made it look as though this was a public pond. Taking this into consideration I would guess its a heavily pressured pond. Try using more natural colors...light brown,light green, green pumpkin etc. These baits bullet weighted on the bottom and slowly crawled along ...or dead sticked ( senko style) may produce more and BIGGER largemouth in a setting such as that. My guess is that the larger largemouths are tucked into the emerging grass or near the dam end of the pond ( deeper...cooler...less sunlight) Also attempt to get to a shoreline that may be harder for other to get to. The more work that is required to get to a decent spot may be the difference between catching and not. My 2 cents

Next time.....

Captwalleye 06/30/2008 - 03:59 You did good,and next time you'll do better.Don't get discouraged.(I need to practice what I preach) I went last night,and got absolutely nothing.Though I did see 72" of fish come to someone's hand in three pieces.If it was so easy it would have been called
"Catching" instead of "Fishing".

Thanks capt, I suppose it was

Steve826 06/30/2008 - 10:11 Thanks capt, I suppose it was my turn to get skunked because I didnt get skunked 5 times in a row :) Now its your turn to get on some fish. I know the 'eyes get sluggish this time of year. A pond might be a good bet, give it a shot.

Steve

Thanks....

Captwalleye 06/30/2008 - 12:04 Thank you for the advice Steve.I'll have to give that some serious consideration and get me a fish fix at a pond.
As to your comment concerning deadsticking senkos and having visible cover to cast too.Break away from that mode and try something entirely different.Cast a Senko straight out in front of you and allow it to sink to the bottom.Count how long it takes to get to the bottom
(if it makes it there)and allow it to set for a bit.Watch you line the whole time.If nothing happens win up the slack and raise you rod tip up.You can add a twitch of the rod in there when ever you want.Experiment with your retrieve.Pay attention to how long it takes to sink when ever you cast your lure out.When your line goes slack before the usual time it take to sink to the bottom means a fish has grabbed it on the way down.Just because yuo can't see th structure doesn't mean it's not there.There is no wrong way to fish a Senko,the only wrong way is not to give a try.Go for it!