Good lures to use this time of year for ponds

[krisjack69]

I would like to know what is the best lure to use for ponds.I am going today and tomorrow to a pond.The high today supposed to be 58 and tomorrow 66.I have senko's, flukes and some crankbaits.I have a fat free shad fingerling in bass color which they dont make anymore i dont think.I have some road runners.I have some plastics and spinnerbaits.All are at 3/8 oz. i believe.

[Tokyo Tony]

What type of structure/cover?  Water clarity?  How big is the pond?  How dense is the shoreline, if you'll be shorefishing?  Are there fatties in there?

Don't forget the jerkbaits - LC Pointers and X-Raps

[krisjack69]

I dont know the size.Its less than 5 acres.The water i would say is  stained.Its not clear.The shoreline is somewhat brushyIts in ashburn ga.I dont know the cover.I guess grass and maybe a limb or christmas tree.The highest depth is 9 feet i think.Shallow end is around 2 or 3 feet.I dont have any x raps or anything lc since one bait is 30 bucks or so.With that I could get 5 bags of yum dingers.I have some yum dingers and zeros.Some lizards.There are crappie,bream and largemouth bass in the pond.There are some wood pole thing in there as well and a floating dock.

[Guest muddy]

Where I live it has to be something solid, and over 8 ouces to have a chance of getting through the ice  

[Tokyo Tony]

I dont know the size.Its less than 5 acres.The water i would say is stained.Its not clear.The shoreline is somewhat brushyIts in ashburn ga.I dont know the cover.I guess grass and maybe a limb or christmas tree.The highest depth is 9 feet i think.Shallow end is around 2 or 3 feet.I dont have any x raps or anything lc since one bait is 30 bucks or so.With that I could get 5 bags of yum dingers.I have some yum dingers and zeros.Some lizards.There are crappie,bream and largemouth bass in the pond.There are some wood pole thing in there as well and a floating dock.

Well the senkos will always work, but if you get tired of those, you could try your luck with a jig.  I don't know if the topwater bite will be on this time of year there (I know it was on in CT longer into the fall than I would have thought), but any type of plastic frog hopped/dragged around cover would do great if they're active enough.

You might also want to try a bluegill/crappie imitation bait like a rattletrap or some kind of swimbait.  I'm sure they bass won't want to pass up an injured bream.

Oh, and LC baits aren't $30 bucks.  They're "only" $15 or $20  

[EastTexasBassin]

I've been fishing a few ponds in East Texas lately, and I've been doing pretty well with creature style soft baits and crawfish immitators.  The best one has been the GYCB Flappin hog, carolina rigged or texas rigged.    Work it really slow, with long pauses.  If that doesn't work then go to a really slow but steady retrieve, kinda like slow rolling a spinnerbait.  

[John J.]

For ponds this time of year I would focus on slow, small bait retrieves. Wacky rig 3-4" senko, dinger, finesse worm or anything and let it sink to the bottom. You then give it one light twitch and let it set, then repeat.

Or jigs can be useful. Just like I said above, let it sink to the bottom, and slowly hop it. Do a hop like every 2-3 minutes or even slower for best results. I hate winter fishing personally because I enjoy the bite when it is at it's best and when the fish hammer the lure!

Good luck!  8-)

[Tin]

As Mr.Tony said you cant go wrong with a rttle-trap. Baclk or Blue top with chrome sides is always a go when you have the water temps you have. If not a trap, try out some of your spinnerbaits or dingers near any visible structure.

[Hookemdown.]

JIGS, JIGS, JIGS

Around here, a black hair jig is hard to beat.  I also like to use suspending jerk baits very slowly this time of year.

Where I live it has to be something solid, and over 8 ouces to have a chance of getting through the ice

Muddy, I'm sure fourbizz can hook you up.

[krisjack69]

Thanks guys for the replies.I used senko's,yum dingers,strike king zero's and zallamander.Caught fish on all those baits.I caught most on the senko, Yum Dinger and zero baits tho.Caught one on the zellamander.We kept 19 and threw back about another 50 or so.They were bitin good.Just caught fish around 1 to 2 pounds tho.The first pond the water was little stained.kinda a greenish color.Its spring fed ponds i believe.The second was clear with greenish color.The water was a bit low.the second pond had pipes on the bottom in parts of the pond.I bet they could hold some fish.I dont have any pics but I guess before I clean em i can take a picture of em.I have a pic or two on my cell phone but I dont know how to but it on my pc.

[LCpointerKILLA]

Hawg Caller recently caught a nice fish by resorting to slowfishing the tube when all else failed. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1197945207

maybe buy a bag of tubes, they aren't too expensive.

P.S. I hope all those one pounders you kept were legal!    

[krisjack69]

It was a farm pond of course it was legal.There so many small fish in there it would helping them out if we did keep the small ones lol.I think it might be over populated.I'm guessing on the weight since I dont have any scales.I've never had scales to weigh my fish.