JimmyBird

Thanks for all of the feedback. Yesterday I was fishing the ponds and realized in parts of 2 ponds, there are grass beds at the bottom. I'm sure there are going to be fish down there. How would I try those places out? Would it be worth trying to fish them?

There is a graveyard by my girlfriends house and there are 3 ponds there. None of them are big at all. There is little to no cover except when they cut the grass around the ponds and then grass gets in the ponds. There are a lot of bluegill and a lot of bass. I have caught one little catfish out of one of them. People always tell me that there is a lot of big catfish and carp in them but I haven't tried to catch any. I'm trying to target the bass though. I have only really caught them off of some wacky rigged Yum Dingers. Some days they work really good but other days I won't catch anything. What baits, colors, ect. should I use to start catching them non stop. I see people catching them every time that I go but the majority of them just throw anything in there and hope to get lucky. I'd really like some helpful tips because I love fishing there when I catch them. Please be specific as possible. Thanks.

I am starting a new tackle box and I want to start it right. I am starting to get more comfortable with fishing soft plastics and other lures ect. (I use to only fish with live bait). I am catching more fish with soft plastics right now and don't have any tackle except the 5" Yum Dingers that I have been using lately and some hooks. In the lakes, ponds, and rivers I fish in my area only one river actually have shad in it so I am assuming that the bass mostly feed on bluegill. Most of the water that I fish isn't muddy but it isn't clear. The ponds have a pretty good amount of grass in them and some lily pads. The lakes are the same for the most part but there is still open water in some places. Let me know everything you think I should put in my tackle box. Be specific with color and any other gear that I should use. Thanks and after it's all said and done I'll update on what I added and if I had any luck.