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On friday I will be attempting to fish a small pond that I have only been to once before nobody fishes it that often but I have heard rumors from people saying they have caught nice bass there. It is small probably about 10 ft deep at the most. There is lily pads all around the shores. I have seen sunfish and small bait fish along the shores. The water is not clear and the bottom is very grassy. Any ideas how I should plan to fish this. (I'm not going out in my boat, so I will be fishing from the shore) Weather in my area in the past week has been in the 60's and will stay at this for the rest of the week. Any ideas would be helpful

Thank for the tips, it was a tough day today in mass got a some strikes but no fish. :'( Had huge pike break my line (didn't have my steel leader on) and lost my favorite crank bait. But still had a great time. Next weekend I will be doing some pond fishing can't wait till then.

Wats the best way to rig and retrieve a fat ika? I was thinking of weightless texas rigging but I have no idea about retrieval.

Great fish very fat must of been fun to catch

Yes when t rigging have the hook point just under the surface of the worm it will keep it from getting snagged but u still will have the same sharpness of the hook when setting the hook

Don't forget a cell phone never know when u may need it

The water is not clear, im fishing a river (The river isn't that wide probably about like 75 yards wide), and im in the northeast

rapalas have worked most when trolling for me. but also casting has worked too. good luck

I'm heading out sunday morning and I was just wondering what you guys think should I fish shallow cover or deep. All day today it has rained and been cold and windy. Tommorow is supposed to be nice and in the 60s any suggestions?

Just cast it and keep a steady retrieve, try some different retrieve styles and see what works best. Good Luck

I have found a better and cheaper alternative to the o ring for wacky rigging. Just buy a bag of black zip ties and use them u can make the as tight as you want and a bag costs under 5 dollars for over 100. Compared to using o rings i have lost far fewer senkos.

thanks that gives me a nice list to look into. Bass_Boys I have never used zoom baits so i have no idea

Hey guy I know its a tough question but whats your top 5 soft baits? (brands and color would help me narrow down what I need to be using for different types of soft baits)

Thanks everyone I will try some of these products

Yes in mid july I was having great success fishing at a local pond catching at least 10 nice fish a trip. The past couple of trips I have only been catching 5 fish at most (all small) >

Has anyone used the Gary Yamamoto 4 inch worm with the tail. (not the swimming senko). And also what about the single tailed grub by gary yamamoto. If so are they any good? ( I have only used senkos, hula grubs and Kreatures by GY so I have no idea about others)

Wats the best type of hook and size of hook to rig a 8 inch zoom lizard. Also wats the best retrieve method and are they any good? Oh which color?

Yes that is very true, great look and great movement

What is the best setup and lure for fishing bass in deep water?

I have heard lots of people talking about pop-r's and I have one and used it on a locale bass pond, I had no succes except for one strike. I don't know if i'm using the pop-r wrong so can you guys tell me how you use them. and how to get that pop that attracts the bass.

I'm looking at jigs and there is three weights 1/4 oz, 3/8 oz and 1/2 oz which weight should I get?

I have a $50 gift card to cabelas. I don''t need rod or reel. Can you guys tell me some good lures to get. I have lures already but just tell me any kind that is great for bass. Don't just say the type of lure say brand and stuff. Thanks ;D Don't need any soft bait

Thanks everyone, Im going out to buy some of these tommorow. ;D

I really don't have any top water lures, and I'm looking to get some. There is so many different types, what do you guys suggest I get?

I know I fished senkos all morning in areas of cover and only ended up with 2 fish.