Bank Pond Fishing

[SoutherFishin]

What is the best all around bank bait?

 

I have had a lot of success with senko's and trickworms but does anyone else have some ideas?

[jly]

I was going to say senkos, b/c they do catch a lot of fish in many situations, but since you took that off the table I would have to recommend a spinner bait.  they are great b/c they can be fished shallow or deep, fast or slow and they go through weeds great.  the next best option for general all around use would be a swim jig.

 

good luck

[iabass8]

senko

3/16 give or take up or down weight +texas rig beaver and a 7" worm

spinnerbait

swim jig

frog

[pbizzle]

Smaller spinnerbaits, senkos, Texas rigs, squarebills, frogs, flukes, etc. Almost everything works, and pond fishing is some of the most fun that you can have fishing. All of the cover is relatively close to you so you never have to go searching for the fish. Remember not to overfish the pond though!

[Arv]

senko's, texas rigs, jigs, squarebills and lipless crankbaits.

[ClackerBuzz]

keep using whatever lure you caught hawgzilla with in ur pix

[Hattrick7]

I've caught bass on square bills, drop shots, spinnerbaits, swim jigs, and senkos. I wouldn't limit yourself to just one or two.

[Crestliner2008]

Depends on the season, the type of water you fish and the target species (LM or SM). Senkos would be right up there for sure. Try the 7" size, texas rigged. Do not forget topwaters!

[BassinLou]

Frogs, flukes, stickworm, and centipedes.

[Sam]

It depends on the time of year, water clarity, water temperature, structure in the water, water depth, time of day, weather patterns, etc.

 

And before selecting your baits think of the best presentations for your pond.

 

Shaky head, drop shot, Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, weightless plastics, topwaters, frogs, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, live minnows, live Nightcrawlers, jigs, and the list goes on.

 

Then know the water clarity to select your colors.

 

Try as many presentations with different baits as you can. Sooner or later you will find the pattern for the day or time of the day and have a lot of fun.

 

There is no magic bullet in bass fishing. Some guys luck out and find the fish and the best pattern while others waste their time as they did not do their homework or continue expanding their knowledge of bass fishing.

[AK-Jax86]

Whatever the fish are biting you just need to figure it out

[Marty]

What is the best all around bank bait?

 

I have had a lot of success with senko's and trickworms but does anyone else have some ideas?

 

There is no best. Just about every type of lure will work. Just match your lure to the conditions and you can catch them on anything if you're fishing where the fish are.

[Creekcrappie]

Senkos or lizards

[bigbill]

Bass always go for craws.

 

Rebel big claw crawfish crankbait.

Rebel wee craw

Bomber model A redapplecraw craw #05

Bomber shallow A redapplecraw craw.

Bomber model A citrus.

 

Mann's classic spinnerbaits, white skirt Colorado/Indiana blades, chartreuse skirt  Colorado/ Indiana blades both 1/4oz.

 

Strike king micro & mini spinnerbaits.

 

Mepps inline spinners #3Anglia silver/Brown bucktail, or silver /Gray tail.

[nitrobalddude]

Flukes have produced a lot off nice bass for me while fishing from the banks. Texas Rig them weightless and have fun.

[Bankbeater]

Weightless flukes, and jigs.

[JWOA]

 This is all i do in the off season if Im not fishing tourney's. I throw everything I would throw in the boat...maybe downsized. Rattletraps/spinnerbaits/a-rig/jigs/senkos/10" worms/12"worms/cranks/fluke etc. The only difference I notice is Im not in a boat

[DogmanRich]

Ponds are great, I always try entire box, but mostly during morning pre dawn, dawn, poppers and topwater. I miss having a pond in my backyard loaded with 5pounders them were the days