How To Catch Bigger Fish In A Pond

[Jolivz]

i live in NY me and my friends have finally found a pond that we consistantly pull 2 pounders out of. the biggest fish we have seen so far was about 3 and a half pounds. we use kelly worms/bass stopers, sometimes all use a top water jitter bug at night time. what tips could you give us to tur our 2 pounders into 3 or 4 pounders. most of the time we fish close to the shore and just work around the whole pond. ive tried spinners but they dont seem to work as well as a texas rigged craw or worm. are we fishing the wrong depth? what could we change that will produce a larger bass.

[Catch and Grease]

Try jigs or 12" worms. They may make you catch less fish but the fish you do catch will be bigger on average.

But don't be surprised when a dink gobbles your worm that's longer than he is haha

[sofarfrome]

I fish 3 ponds in the Canandaigua area, all on private property. I have caught some slobs in all 3 waters. I catch consistently larger fish with jigs and trailers. Find a color that works and you will do well. However, the largest LMB I ever caught out of any of these ponds was on a 1/4 oz Mepps Comet. I can only guess the weight but the owner of the pond told me it was the largest he had ever seen caught out of this particular pond and he has been fishing it for 20+ years. Like I said I can only guess at the weight but it was in the 7lb range. Believe it or not, my daughter caught a 5+ pounder on a piece of HOT DOG out of the same pond. She was about 11 years old and didn't want to bait the hook to catch sunnies. When I stopped at the store to buy her some "bait" she gave me a very odd look but I told her just wait and see. Sure enough, she put a 1" chunk on the hook with a bobber and tossed it into the pond. Less than 30 seconds later she was in her glory trying to reel it in on my custom built ultra light. It was hilarious. But she did catch the largest fish of the day.

[OroBass]

Every pond has at least one prime area where structure and cover are at a premium. The trick most of the time is finding the best micro habitat for bass that the pond has to offer. For lures I am usually most successful with natural colored plastics of different types. Hunt the fish. Big bass are smart. Some deer hunters just randomly hang out in the woods and sometimes they get lucky. But a true hunter studies his prey. What are its favorite foods where does it go throughout the day.... why. I love hunting big fish and to be even a little consistent you have to understand what an adult bass needs. The more you can understand your prey the more likely you are to catch him. Or you might get lucky!

[Marty]

When I fished a lot from shore, I covered as much water as possible trying to find out where the good spots were. Some places I found had no consistent good spots and I had to move around a lot all the time. But regardless, my best advice is to fish where big bass are within casting distance. OK, easy for me to say, but my point is that you never know when you'll hook into a big one. I also believe big bass will take any lure type.

 

One day nine years ago on the opening day of bass season I decided to try my brand-new Sizmic Toads. I was casting in an area I'd fished 100s of times and caught my personal best, which still stands to this day. The more you fish the better chance you have for a big one. Like the lottery ads say, "You never know."

[ClackerBuzz]

cast weightless soft plastics in the deepest part and so drag them on the bottom.

[flmn bass master]

Ponds

[flmn bass master]

Bigger baits for bigger bass. I live in mn and the bass are small due to the cold. I'm originally from fl where you can yank ten pounders all day. I kayak fish here and using tungsten worms rigged Carolina style almost caught me the state record. Missed by 4 ounces!

[flmn bass master]

Not a 12" but culprit style.

[Sam]

Large female pond bass will crate their own "milk run" and usually follow it over and over again every day.

 

Many large pond females will hang out in the deeper water and then head to the shallows to feed once or twice a day.

 

Some will stick to the shore to enjoy the warmer water on a sunny bank.

 

Your objective is to find these large females when they hit the shallows to feed or sun themselves.

 

If you have an type of watercraft (raft, kayak, skiff) you can head to the deepest part of the pond and throw your baits.

 

Also plan to be at the pond a half hour before sunrise or stay a little after sunset. This is when the big ones will move around to feed.

 

Bring extra baits with you and throw into the structure with the understanding that you will lose some baits and tackle.

 

Let us know how you do.

[kfelton0002]

Bring extra baits with you and throw into the structure with the understanding that you will lose some baits and tackle.

Very true.. if you don't get hung up a few times you're not fishing where the bass are. Lol.