pressured pond

[basslayer52]

i need some help catching bass in the pond behind my house i think i have pressured the bass to much i can barley catch anything anymore 

[Fishin Ethan]

If your pond gets lots of pressure the little differences can be the result of fish or no fish. Try to use the baits that you once catched bass on and the change color. By changing the color the bass may believe it is a new species to strike. A little color difference will defintly suprise the bass and can trigger strikes. I had that same situation on my pond and I put on a Meeps Comet Minnow and it immeditaly worked. Try baits that you would never think to use and they may turn out to catch fish you could not of before. 

http://www.mepps.com/information/comet-mino/157#description~C3M%20HFT Meeps Commet Minnow is a great bait for ponds 

[Ersteman]

Sometimes bass get smarter and learn and adapt.  So too, do you have to adapt.  Throw more lifelike lures, throw baits that aren't usually thrown. Vary your presentations and retrieves until you can find something that works.  

If it were me, I'd go early in the morning, even before the sun comes up and start fishing.  

Good luck. 

Are you fishing the ponds now?  Weather has been ice cold here in Pittsburgh until this week.  I'll be going out the first time this weekend.

 

[the reel ess]

Downsize everything. Wacky rigged Trick Worm. Try bubble gum color.

A realistic Craw imitation, weighted and T-rigged. Use things you know others aren't.

[roadwarrior]

This time of year "moving" baits seem to be the ticket for numbers. I would suggest starting with a Red Eye Shad, spinnerbait and the Rage Tail Menace T-rigged and with a shakey head, Of course the Senko and Fat Ika are ALWAYS an option.

 

[basslayer52]

thank yall for your help. I went yesterday and i caught 3 nice ones on a wacky rigged senko

[Lawsonfishing1]

just try something new if you fish Texas rigged trick worms try a creature bait or a craw if you fish a square bill try throwing a lip less just try an change.

[Darren.]

I'm all about wacky rigging, and downsizing on
pressured ponds. Good on ya for trying it and
getting some confidence back!

And welcome to the forums!

[rightangling]

Take what you think is going to work and DOWNSIZE. I have also found that a lot of the more pressured fish respond well to less intimidating presentations. Try some soft plastics; I saw that you were tossin around Senkos. If they adapt to that switch to texas rigged flukes. The presentation is similar but I've found that after hammering a spot with stickbaits, the fluke can usually provoke some strikes. I'll usually just throw around Zoom Super Flukes in a natural color when the bass stop hitting my Senkos. 

 

Good Luck