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Will11

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  1. Ever since the herring entered the ponds a few weeks ago, I’ve been out almost everyday targeting big bass on the same pond. (massachusetts) I’ve gone back and fourth from day time fishing to the night shift in search for a herring eating giant. However, I’ve struggled to put a pattern together as these LM seem to be so keyed in on the actual herring, it seems impossible to fool a big bass. I’ve been throwing almost strictly swimbaits such as the Klash 9, 8” magdraft, and big wake baits for when it gets dark. I’ve caught a ton of 1lb-3lb bass fishing pretty erratic with the klash9 in glide mode along with slow strolling the magdraft above grass and rocks. The spots I’ve been targeting is main points with lots of rock and deep water close by, along with paralleling docks with glides. I’ve had some 5-6lb LM come from out of the docks and follow my glide but never bite. I’ve switched from open water glide with the big lazy S swim, to quick erratic jerks with the K9 but still I can’t find the big ones. I wonder if I’m just missing the timing because I don’t have the chance to fish in the morning which is maybe when the big ones feed the best. Its frustrating as all heck because when I’m out fishing at night, I can hear the sound of LM destroying the herring but for some odd reason I can’t get them to commit. I know guys have done well in the past with big wake baits at night but that hasn’t been the case for myself. Not sure if im working the bait to quickly or not giving it enough action, either way it hasn’t worked out. I’m used to throwing crawlers at night but I’ve quickly noticed they don’t attract the same fish as a non herring pond does. I would love to hear some guys/girls thoughts on fishing herring ponds in the spring and how they approach the night scene. For reference the pond I’m talking about has an average depth of 8’ and the deepest point being 15’. Please feel free to ask any questions and shoot me some pointers, thank you!
  2. Appreciate that a lot Tom! My goal for this year is a bass over 6lbs and hopefully that will happen this spring. This is my first year targeting large bass (any bass over 5lb) and I can’t say I have much to complain about(besides some of these insane swim bait prices). I started early fall of 2023 and since then have had a ton of 4s and only a handful of 5s. This winter I’ve made it a goal of mine to learn all that I can about catching big bass by starting to read In Pursuit Of Giant Bass, watching hundreds of YouTube videos, and studying bait fish such as herring and large shiners.
  3. Recently joined the forums and found out quickly that a surprising amount of guys big bass fish around my area. At first it was a little disappointing learning all these guys have been hammering huge fish in ponds only minutes from my house which felt in my eyes to only hurt my chances of catching one myself. After further thought however, I found it could be a great experience to learn new techniques/lures to fool some of these bass that have already been caught. I currently fish the south shore in small ponds/lakes from my crawdad and occasionally kayak in places where I can’t bring the boat. However, I’m struggling to find useful info on large baits that pertain to the shallow waters that I fish. If there’s anyone around the area of Plymouth/marshfield/kingston let a brother know, cause I’d appreciate it a ton if you could teach me a thing or two.
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