Mccallister25 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Alright people, I hate to ask this kind of question, bit I need help. I can't sit in the house anymore. In NC today, we have a break in the weather. It's supposed to be in the 70's. Its been in the 40's for the most part recently. I'm sure water is still pretty cold but Imma try my luck today. I'll be bank beating a smaller pond. Very little visable structure\ cover. How do you guys say I go about fooling these fish? Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted March 4, 2015 Super User Posted March 4, 2015 Same situation and state for me. I tied on a spinnerbait to cover water and (surprise) a senko. I've been spending a lot of time fishing deep the last few months, with no success. I'm going to try covering more water and seeing if I can get a reaction bite. Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted March 4, 2015 Super User Posted March 4, 2015 Well, I will be building a snowman later, as they are saying a foot of snow here, sorry I have no sympathy for your duress. Lol, throw a shad rap #5 then jig & trailor, those are sound choices. Good fishing, I guess.. Lol Quote
Mccallister25 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Posted March 4, 2015 Thanks guys. I'll def be taking a jig out with me. Possibly a shakey head, and maybe a shallow crank. I'm no good in cold water, so I'm really not too sure where to start. Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted March 4, 2015 Super User Posted March 4, 2015 I caught a chunk on a texas-rigged senko, dragging it over logs. If you have any logs in your pond, definitely give it a try. Quote
tater555 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 I live in eastern nc and I have been catching them pretty good on spinnerbaits, jerkbaits and the dropshot rig. I will be heading to the pond as soon as I get off work, hopefully this warm Sunny day has got them moving around and feeding Quote
Patrick Morrow Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Try to find out all the humps and points in the bottom using a jig and slowly dragging it across. Or other thing you can do is to create a structure for that little bond - add some brush piles and whola. With these small ponds, bass can be very near to the shore so make sure you won`t scare them away too. 1 Quote
hoosierhawghunter Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Well, I will be building a snowman later, as they are saying a foot of snow here, sorry I have no sympathy for your duress. Lol, throw a shad rap #5 then jig & trailor, those are sound choices.Good fishing, I guess.. Lol Im on the other side of salem. So i feel your pain! 1 Quote
primetime Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Float and fly.....just need water without ice, and nothing wrong with ice fishing....Live bait helps for bass under the ice but they are usually at large sizes in winter under the ice, we used to catch most on 2" minnows, but crappie jigs would catch bass and under the ice they used to always be larger fish than you would expect...Of course it helps to have other gamefish on the lake like Walleye, Trout etc.. Perch..Crappie, light line is key, a 4-5lb bass in winter fights super sluggish, almost a slow steady run without drag or barely any drag with 4lb test when in spring that is skill. Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted March 5, 2015 Super User Posted March 5, 2015 Id kill a kitten for soft water.... KILL A KITTEN!!....BOOOOOO! Hootie Quote
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