NittyGrittyBoy

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Probably overfishing it. Give the pond a rest It doesn't take very many trips to pressure a small pond

Watermelon Red Rage Craw is probably one of my go-to's. Very productive bait

The bass sound like they have plenty to eat already, you just have an overabundance of small aggresive fish taking food away from larger more lethargic fish. Start removing a few at a time and go from there. Start with smaller fish as well, around 12"

Keep all the fish under 1.5lbs and by next year you'll see the size and quality of your fish improve

So because they own the boat they get first dibs on any water they come across? Nah, you know what your getting into when you enter into a tournament with a co-angler. Get over yourself and quit crying because backseater caught fish

I'm not a morning person, I prefer evening's if at all possible I just try to make the best of any chance I can go

Your boater was being petty wanting all the fresh water. Tell him to go cry about it

Maybe publicity for AOY won't ruin lake Chatuge this year

I fish an area where bass will have fiddler crabs sticking out there mouth but catch em on frogs. Fish just plain eat

Try not to do that if your gonna release the fish, your risk fatally injuring that fish

Most everything I fish is muddy usually, more structure the better, dark color jigs, red craw cranks, loud topwater baits. Usually works down south! Good luck, I enjoy fishing new places, figuring them out is fun!

All this over a 7ft pond...

I use bobber stops as well, still use toothpick time to time, I even tie a small mono knot on top of my weight. Works just fine. Whatever stops your weight from sliding

BPS lost my business to tackle warehouse long time ago

St. John's Fla

Fished a big pond today, with depths up to 30-40ft deep with grass on bottom. Extremely clear water. Just wading out launching the boat shallows was extremely hot water, so I figured deep cool water would be the trick. Not my normal but I was determined to figure them out, turned out 1/2ounce drop shot with black trick worm about 2ft up was the solution. My first time dropshotting so 10+ bass was a good trip for me. Largest went close to 4lbs. I think it all depends on the lake/pond/river. Keep trying different tactics till one pays off

My absolute favorite bait, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one fishing them! No matter the brand weightless fluke type bait is hard to beat!

What's the price range on them? I can get a 10pk of zoom flukes for $2.80

I went the other day, 102* and I had tried pull starting my motor at boat landing fir about 45mins. Thought I was gonna pass out, left river and went to a pond after cooling off some. Heat also affects your attitude, so just don't let it get the best of you. If I had a stick of dynamite in my truck I woulda blown my kicker to the Moon that day. Stay hydrated guys!

With the flambeau's full of soft plastics my lids do warp. Just throwing that out there I keep a box a tray of flukes and rage craws, works great, just some warpage

I like the looks of that Mann's. I've always fish zoom super salty fluke, it's a confidence bait but there is times when a bulkier bait would be better. Thanks for that

Overcast with a mixture of light rain is probably my favorite, other than cool, still fall day. And don't be afraid of wind, I've caught my best fish in windy conditions, bass don't care. I actually caught bass yesterday @3pm in afternoon 100* out and they were in middle of pond schooling. So to me there's no wrong time to fish

No I don't strip line out by hand, I have my drag set loose enough when a bass takes the bait they can pull some line. Alot of times when I set the hook on spinning reel I'll hold the bail, set the hook, then fight fish, letting him pull drag and enjoy

Similar to old timers tying a stringer of fish to back of the boat. Only downside is if fish's lip has just a clip on it, one good thrash and see ya fishy