Bank pounding for largemouth with my brother Friday afternoon 😊

[gdub17]

I’m going with my brother to fish a local neighborhood shallow stained  water lake with minimal visible cover except for some dock pilings and tree stumps. We’ll be fishing for large mouth from

the bank exclusively.  I typically fish with soft plastics Texas rigged pretty much always so I was thinking of throwing either a plastic worm, lizard or crawfish with a light 3/16 ounce bullet weight .  There is a cold front rolling through tomorrow but then it clears up nicely (too nicely maybe/ high barometric pressure) Thursday and Friday. I’d like to land at least a couple descent fish and not just practice casting for two hours. What other approaches or methods for success would you guys recommend we try if the soft plastic bite is non- existent? Thanks for any suggestions 

[GreenPig]

Shallow & Stained ≈ Spinnerbait 

[gdub17]

Thank you GreenPig. Will try😊

[thediscochef]

chatterbait is also a good option for stained water, and don't be afraid to throw a buzzbait either. Sometimes in those conditions a little flash and crash is helpful. Key word there is 'sometimes'

[Bankbeater]

Lipless crankbait or a swim jig.

[gdub17]

Thank you for all the recommendations 😊

22 hours ago, GreenPig said:

Shallow & Stained ≈ Spinnerbait 

I’m assuming something with a single Colorado blade for maximum vibration and a dark skirt for visibility?

[KP Duty]

I'll usually go around the pond pitching my creature bait or jig to any visible cover.  Lizard would be a good choice right now.  I'll then go back around the pond,  churning up the water with a spinnerbait/chatterbait/squarebill.

[RRocket]

Chatterbait

[GreenPig]

2 hours ago, gdub17 said:

Thank you for all the recommendations 😊

I’m assuming something with a single Colorado blade for maximum vibration and a dark skirt for visibility?

I usually throw the single Colorado for bream feeders and a double Willow for shad feeders. Maybe a dark skirt, sometimes the crush brighter colors.

[MAN]

1/8oz Roadrunners....so you at least don't get skunked. 

[Bankc]

28 minutes ago, MAN said:

1/8oz Roadrunners....so you at least don't get skunked. 

Yeah, in a small pond, the bass probably aren't used to seeing large baitfish.  And especially post cold front, the bass tend to get lethargic and hang tight to cover.  So in both of those situations, something slowish and small would be good, in my mind.  A Ned rig or drop shot might also be a good idea.  

 

But really, the fish do what they want to do, not what they're "supposed" to do.  So it's hard to say anything for sure until after you've tried it.  

[Justin Collier]

1/4 ounce lipless If shallow. And jerkbait.