How do you fish ponds?

[Jeffrey Walker]

first off, i love catching but inhate fishing for them.  i am very impatient and in the small linda o fish, if i don’t get bites after 30min - 1hr i’m out.  don’t judge me, i know who i am, i am off to another area rather than work for it 

 

with that said, help me be more effecfice

how do you fish linda?

 

first off, i never fish the middle. i almost always search for points or conmrners or pockets or pads and cover and fish them.

 

the middle of the pond never produces anything 

 

i usually start with the basal looking parts with a bottom contact rig, then o work to top water and then try something mid water column or even a wake bait but, after that i’m gone. i may try to vary the retrieve if applicable but then i’m done 

 

i don’t ever switch colors, and info work emareas extensively.  in my mind if they were hungry they would hit whatever

 

so tell me what am in doing right and what i am doing wrong?

 

 

what do you do?
 

 

 

[geo g]

I bank fish at least 5 days a week, and from the boat on weekends.  When bank fishing it all depends the structure and weeds of your lake.  I AM surrounded by 7 lakes where I can walk the banks, and catch fish.  My lakes all have bank weeds that circle the lake.  So this eliminates baits with treble hooks.  The lakes are all man made, and have deep drop-offs that go straight down 15 to 20 feet, after a twenty yard flat, full of pads and other weeds.  I have to use Texas rigged plastics, and one thing I have learned is most fisherman fish too fast, especially when the bite is tough.  So slow down and let a reluctant bass see the bait, and slowly move into the strike zone.

 

Next, look for changes in depth, and target these areas.  The pad fields end where the ledges begin.  I especially look for the greenest veggies close to the drop-off ledge.  These areas usually hold fish, that move up and down the water column as bait fish move in and out to deeper water.

 

Two different types of green veggies on a flat, are usually better then just one type.  Also an isolated clump on a flat will draw fish from the surrounding open area, especially when the sun is high.  If you catch one off an isolated clump, go back, the clump often hold more then just one fish.

 

On tough days I usually let the bait fall on slack line and just sit before moving the bait, and letting it sit again.  The bait is often picked up while sitting.  Be a line watcher for the slightest movement.  When you think your fishing slow, slow down some more.

 

Bank fishing baits.  I will use Senkos, Zoom Flukes, U-Vibes, Creature Baits, a variety of worms.  I use the lightest bullet weight to get the job done.  Usually a 1/32, or a !/16 bullet weight.  I want a natural slow fall, and then realistic movement with the slightest twitch of the rod.  I can walk a senko or a fluke along the bottom with twitch and slack line.  Go to a pool and watch what your baits do their thing, when you twitch the rod tip.  You can learn a lot by just observing.

 

Clear water, I use natural colors like watermelon, of pumpkin.  Darker stained water, or first light or evenings, darker colors.  Black or Junebug.

 

I hope this helps you when bank fishing.  It has helped me, be patient and slow down when the bite is tough!

 

 

 

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What language is that?

[roadwarrior]

 

[rtwvumtneer6]

Is "Linda O" the name of the pond?  Trying to figure out how to offer some suggestions...??‍♂️

[PondProwler9000]

Fish Linda?

Maybe dinner and some smooth words?

[BrianMDTX]

Depending on the size of the pond, you may be surprised what you may catch in the middle. I’ve caught a couple of 5+ lb. bass dragging a Texas rig from the middle towards the bank, that got inhaled out in the middle. 

[GreenPig]

I start with a Buzzbait then a Popper then a small 3/16 or 1/4 oz Spinnerbait then a weightless Super Fluke then a weightless 5" stick worm. Of course Season/water temp determines how fast I start. Ex. I'm not throwing a Buzzbait in a 39 degree pond. I try to never fish slower than the fish are willing to eat. This tactic rarely fails me and I've caught a few decent pond fish from the bank.

[Bankbeater]

Some of the ponds I fish have rip rap, brush, or vegetation growing around the water line.  I usually start with a topwater fished up and down along the bank.  When the topwater bite dies out I will switch over to a Texas rig or a jig depending on the cover around the bank.  Later in the day I'll be casting out into the center as far as I can with a Texas rig or a crankbait.

[BrianMDTX]

10 minutes ago, Bankbeater said:

Some of the ponds I fish have rip rap, brush, or vegetation growing around the water line.  I usually start with a topwater fished up and down along the bank.  When the topwater bite dies out I will switch over to a Texas rig or a jig depending on the cover around the bank.  Later in the day I'll be casting out into the center as far as I can with a Texas rig or a crankbait.

I do a lot of that. I have a lot of tree limbs that overhang the water. I’ll fish topwaters near that first. Then weightless TR and WR underneath. Later I’ll work a Texas rig deep, along with squarebills. 

[Jeffrey Walker]

2 hours ago, Bankbeater said:

Some of the ponds I fish have rip rap, brush, or vegetation growing around the water line.  I usually start with a topwater fished up and down along the bank.  When the topwater bite dies out I will switch over to a Texas rig or a jig depending on the cover around the bank.  Later in the day I'll be casting out into the center as far as I can with a Texas rig or a crankbait.

I almost never fish the center of ponds because I don’t seem to catch anything there it’s almost always along the bank, undercover, no I just never have any welcome centerI almost never fish the center of ponds because I don’t seem to catch anything there it’s almost always along the bank, undercover, no I just never have any luck in the  center

[Jeffrey Walker]

3 hours ago, GreenPig said:

I start with a Buzzbait then a Popper then a small 3/16 or 1/4 oz Spinnerbait then a weightless Super Fluke then a weightless 5" stick worm. Of course Season/water temp determines how fast I start. Ex. I'm not throwing a Buzzbait in a 39 degree pond. I try to never fish slower than the fish are willing to eat. This tactic rarely fails me and I've caught a few decent pond fish from the bank.

wow that’s amazing!

 

i took up bass fishing about 2 years ago and my biggest is 3.8lb.  can’t imagine double the weight

5 hours ago, PondProwler9000 said:

Fish Linda?

Maybe dinner and some smooth words?

Lol! sorry i was doing voice to text and never proofread it.  I was reading it today and i was like I don't understand happened!

 

sorry everyone 

[Jeffrey Walker]

3 hours ago, GreenPig said:

I start with a Buzzbait then a Popper then a small 3/16 or 1/4 oz Spinnerbait then a weightless Super Fluke then a weightless 5" stick worm. Of course Season/water temp determines how fast I start. Ex. I'm not throwing a Buzzbait in a 39 degree pond. I try to never fish slower than the fish are willing to eat. This tactic rarely fails me and I've caught a few decent pond fish from the bank.

i like this strategy. makes sense 

anyone have luck with Punch rigs in nasty ponds from the back?