Fishing for bass in grassy ponds

[Jlord36]

Ponds I fish when it gets warm outside weeds start to get super thick is there any lures that I should look into using for the weeded spots 

[alzun664]

I have fished similar ponds and turn to swim jigs or topwater hollow body frogs in those conditions. 

[WIGuide]

Texas rigged soft plastics, swim baits, hollow belly frogs, and maybe swim jigs if you can get them through it. 

[roadwarrior]

 

[scaleface]

Weightless soft plastics are what I turn too . Senko type baits cast very well with no weight . The Yum swurm comes through the muck very well , just use a large heavy hook to add a little casting weight .

[dtanner1865]

All these guys hit the nail on the head. My honey hole pond is the same nightmare/blessing of grass.  The grass keeps the shallow pond able to withhold a healthy population of fish. weightless  Senkos, t-rigged trick worms, chatterbaits, and frogs seem to excel all year round.

[68camaro]

I have ponds like this and are shallow to boot. All topwaters work best. I do like spinners and very shallow cranks/jerks but hold rod tip up high to keep them out of weeds/grass. Due to fishing pressure from kids, plastic worms are very spotty at best, creature baits a little better.

My most productive technique is standing off-shore a couple feet with muck boots and throwing parallel to shore and weedline. Poppers and dog walkers are best.

 

[imagine29028]

http://t.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-210Piece-StikO-Kit-with-370-Tackle-Storage-Box/product/1407071613/

 

best $20 bucks you'll spend....maybe pick up a few more wacky hooks and a bag of O Rings....and empty out an old pen to use as an O ring tool. 

These will outperform anything you can find...throw them in a grass opening and hold on! 

[primetime]

soft plastics that land softly but make sure you have a rod that allows you to skip baits under overhangs and areas other people miss. The Fat IKA with a Nail weight rigged backwards has been fun to fish, skips great,and it can be bombed weightless a mile and mimic anything....cool bait like all GYB stuff. When all else fails, Swim Senko or Rage Cut'r Worm like a wake bait on weighted hook letting it fall every so often. Toads, Speed Worms when fish are active, Finesse rigs small baits always worth a try. 6" Culprit hard to beat in ponds.

[PennBass]

Hollow belly frog / weightless fluke dragged across the mats and algae, or a punching/weedless jig (All Terrain Grassmaster is a good one) for the subsurface stuff.

[the reel ess]

I would attack this pond with two main lures: Trick Worm, T-rigged weightless and hollow body frog I use the Trick worm year round in ponds. My buddy, who kayaks with me just to drink beer, ONLY uses this lure. When they won't chase it like a jerkbait, just throw it out and slooooowly work it back. Go as slowly as you can stand to.

[primetime]

2 hours ago, the reel ess said:

I would attack this pond with two main lures: Trick Worm, T-rigged weightless and hollow body frog I use the Trick worm year round in ponds. My buddy, who kayaks with me just to drink beer, ONLY uses this lure. When they won't chase it like a jerkbait, just throw it out and slooooowly work it back. Go as slowly as you can stand to.

I have a friend who fishes a zoom trick worm 90% of the time since most water we fish is shallow. If he needs weight, he crimps on a split shot. His presentation is a long cast with a Mr. Twister Keeper hook, black trick worm (he may grab watermelon some days, but usually blk) and he just slowly reels it in. He also works it on the surface at times, but he flat out get's  results. I often laugh at all the tackle I have and stressing over double uni knots to attach leaders when he has days that are impressive with a gold swivel I keep telling him is too big, but too him he says it looks like a small baitfish being chased. I still to this day would never use a shiny swivel, just can't do it but it works in strip mines with super clear water....or stained water but then he adds a bead (Red). 

[the reel ess]

27 minutes ago, primetime said:

I have a friend who fishes a zoom trick worm 90% of the time since most water we fish is shallow. If he needs weight, he crimps on a split shot. His presentation is a long cast with a Mr. Twister Keeper hook, black trick worm (he may grab watermelon some days, but usually blk) and he just slowly reels it in. He also works it on the surface at times, but he flat out get's  results. I often laugh at all the tackle I have and stressing over double uni knots to attach leaders when he has days that are impressive with a gold swivel I keep telling him is too big, but too him he says it looks like a small baitfish being chased. I still to this day would never use a shiny swivel, just can't do it but it works in strip mines with super clear water....or stained water but then he adds a bead (Red). 

Exactly. I carry five rods and would carry more if there were more rod holders on my kayak (and there will be, crate included) but he has one rod, one lure. Simple. And rarely does he get skunked. I even have to rig it for him and retie. LOL!

I'm convinced he's on to something by keeping it weightless because it forces you to slow way down to keep it in the strike zone and the lack of weight makes it extremely finesse. There is not a more finesse presentation than weightless. As for the hardware (swivel) I think that bothers us a lot more than it does the fish. I tie braid directly to the bait-no leader.

[Hurricane]

Texas Rigged weightless Zoom Lizard works well for me...

[Jlord36]

3 hours ago, LastCast721 said:

Texas Rigged weightless Zoom Lizard works well for me...

The lizard works well for me to 

[Bankbeater]

I have some lakes like that around me.  I usually try using topwater baits, shallow running crankbaits, weightless plastics, or small jigs,

[guitarkid]

Sounds about like my pond, I would recommend weed less ans weightless rigged plastics, spinner baits around weedlines, and frogs about everywhere.