Pond Fishin

[dmac14]

I fish this local pond and have caught plenty of bass there but now the duckweed seems to be taking over the pond and makes it almost impossible to fish with anything because it gets covered in weeds. Usually just pitch a tube to open areas but there is becoming less and less, so any ideas on what to use to get to the fish? and also not sure how big this one is

[Eddie Munster]

Check out Kozak's froggin video; he fishes that frog in some pretty thick stuff and hauls out some nice fish.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1214143598

[Cujo]

If it is just "duckweed" then it really shouldn't be a problem.  Duckweed just floats on the surface.  A subsurface bait would be fine.  Even a topwater bait would do the trick.  It gives them cover so they like to hang out below the dense patches of duckweed.  Throw flukes or weightless plastic worms.  Have fun.

[fishfordollars]

fluke, Texas rig(Weightless), trick worm, buzzbait, frog, and not in any order.

[Del from philly]

weightless senko, flys right through most anything

[JShrock07]

I think your fish weighs about 2.5-3 lbs.

[Marty]

Duckweed can be loads of fun. If there are fish under those mats and they're in the mood, they'll come crashing up to hit that lure. Sometimes they'll hit it, much of the time they'll miss and blow a nice hole in the mat. That's the time to cast a soft plastic into that hole, ASAP, before the hole closes up. I rarely pass up duckweed mats, I just wish there were more of them where I fish.

[Bass_Akwards]

If you are really having problems getting through the mats, texas rig Brush Hogs, Fat Ika's, and Senkos, (heavier then most 5'' worms)with a 1/2oz or bigger weight.

Brush hogs have been slaying it for me lately. Either weight them or don't, I'd experiment. When I'm fishing weeds that are medium tough, or tough to penitrate I'll peg a bullet weight about 8 inches from the worm(Carolina rig). I'll let it fall to the bottom, and twitch it back to me, or sweep my rod, reel in the slack, sweep my rod, reel in the slack, repeat. If you peg it right, it gives the Hog a nice little action.

I really do love the frog bite, almost nothing is as extreme and exiting. All top water bites are super fun, but with a frog, I feel like the bass really do attack it with a certain anger and explosiveness that can be second to none.

Read RW's, posts on the magic lure.

Get a jig down under those weeds if you can. Black and Blue is always a screaming choice.

Have fun and let us know how it goes.

P.S.- The bass in your avitar is closer to 4-5 pounds IMO  tough to tell though.

Todd

[Idiot4]

texas rigged pumpkin and chartruse ZOOM lizard with a small bullet weight