Match The Hatch

[pjmags]

Hey guys! Ive been fishing this pond a lot recently that is small, but there are some pretty good sized bass in there. Also there is a TON of bluegill. The pond is very weedy though which is unfortunate. I was wondering if you had any tips on what types of baits to use mimicking bluegill but also that are practically weedless. Thanks y'all! 

[hooah212002]

Swim Jig, soft jerkbait, senko

[Knightiac]

Having weeds is a blessing. Find something weedless and fish over or through them. Two suggestions:

 

Zoom Fluke weightless. Twitch it back to you.

 

Berkley Havoc Subwoofer swimbait. Rig it on a weighted hook and retrieve. 

[WRB]

  On 6/22/2013 at 2:09 AM, pjmags said:

Hey guys! Ive been fishing this pond a lot recently that is small, but there are some pretty good sized bass in there. Also there is a TON of bluegill. The pond is very weedy though which is unfortunate. I was wondering if you had any tips on what types of baits to use mimicking bluegill but also that are practically weedless. Thanks y'all!

You are fishing a pond or small man made make or whatever else you prefer to call the body of water.

Think about the bass you want to catch, adult size LMB over 3 lbs,

.what separates a 2 lb LMB from a 4 lb LmB in your pond? ..............................

Size is not the answer.

Every bass in this pond have one thing in common, the ecosystem they live in. These bass know every square inch of their environment , it's small and they have explored it and know what is there for them to eat and where to find sanctuary from predators.

Have you come up with the answer what the difference is between a 2 lb and 4 lb bass is?

Answer; the 4 lb bass has lived in that pond far longer and has more survival skills.

Bluegill are over rated as a bass prey source, except smaller young of the year bluegill. Adult size bluegill are very hard for a 4 lb bass to swallow, they have dorsal spines and a risk for the bass to eat. Longer thinner prey are preferred. Young of the year bass are better prey source than adult size bluegill!

Big worms are ideal pond prey, they don't have any negative profile issues for the adult size bass in a pond environment and can be fished in heavy weed cover very effectively.

Darkness hides your presence and the larger bass are hunting the shallower water areas where you can present a lure effectively from shore. This makes big worms a very high % lure to use at night or low light periods during the summer.

Tom

[Marty]

Surely, the aforementioned lures will all work well. Topwaters haven't been mentioned so I'll do the mentioning. My five or six largest bass all came on topwaters.