If you've only got an hour to fish a new pond what would you do?

[Clark Stewart]

We work in a courthouse and have taken to going fishing at lunch when we can. We'll be fishing a city pond today in a few minutes. It's really an inlet that connects to the main river but is cut off by a culvert. It holds fish but I've never fished it. Small weed clumps in the corners and some brush on the opposite end. What would you throw if you only have about an hour to fish it?

[Daniel My Brother]

I keep a two piece rod in my trunk for occasions like this. Normally I have a 3/0 hook tied on with no weight. I'll start with a senko, then maybe switch to  a soft plastic frog like a ribbit or rage toad. If these don't produce, I sometimes tie on a spinnerbait to cover more water.

That's it...3 baits, a pack of hooks, needle nose pliers, and I'm set for an hour or 3.

[Steven Ladner]

I keep a two piece rod in my trunk for occasions like this. Normally I have a 3/0 hook tied on with no weight. I'll start with a senko, then maybe switch to a soft plastic frog like a ribbit or rage toad. If these don't produce, I sometimes tie on a spinnerbait to cover more water.

That's it...3 baits, a pack of hooks, needle nose pliers, and I'm set for an hour or 3.

Daniel pretty much covered it. Except, I would also have a T-rigged finesse worm with a 1/8 oz bullet weight. I always have this tied on for new ponds. If theres fish in there, they will inhale this rig.

[Maxximus Redneckus]

white fluke and a augertail worm t-rigged

[Grey Wolf]

Spinner bait , covers more water.

[cato]

T-rigged plastics.

[skeetermike]

T-rig a Berkley Redshad worm on a 2 ot owner wide gap hook with about a quarter to 3/8oz wt.  I'd have a 1/4 oz spinnerbait in white ready also.  The 1/4 or maybe smaller for big bream and small bass.  

[Flippin & Pitchin]

Bronzeye popper frog in leopard color (or any variation of a frog bait) and a wrom T-Rigged to throw at missed blowups.

[Red Bear]

T-rig a Berkley Redshad worm on a 2 ot owner wide gap hook with about a quarter to 3/8oz wt. I'd have a 1/4 oz spinnerbait in white ready also. The 1/4 or maybe smaller for big bream and small bass.

i would definately try the berkley red shad worm, i was about to recommend it. pond bass love them

[Crestliner2008]

Without a doubt, if you want to quickly find out if there are any decent bass in a pond, in a very limited amount of time, throw a Senko.

[Muddy]

My behind the truck seat rig, for fishing new ponds, that I happen to pass

6"6" Med 2 piece spinning rod/Trion Spinning reel 8lb test line

Octopus hooks, 5 and 4 inch ***

if weedy I go to a straight shank worm hook, and weightless t rig em  8-)

[mrlitetackle]

soft plastics all the way.....(i usually stick with charlie's worms, but not available to all as i understand)

always been the most trustworthy for me in scoping out new situations.

[.dsaavedra.]

i'd throw a shallow DT around for active fish, then throw a ribbon tail or trick stick.

[J Francho]

Depends on the time of year, the depth and structure, and weed cover.  Most of the ponds I fish right now are so weed choked, only a frog or rat will work.  If rains raise the water level, a toad or a big weightless ribbon worm (I swear I won't say Ragetail Anaconda, LOL) can be burned through the holes that form.

[etommy28]

bandit 100 chART. AND BLACK pull it to the edge of the grass and let it float up.

[bhos]

My lunch-time rig for unfamiliar water is a weedless jig & pig, dark pumpkin or white skirt depending on the water color.  It's fast enough to afford swapping out trailer colors to find what color the fish want and still cover a lot of water.  If there's not a lot of weeds/brush, I might use a lipless or shallow-dive rattle crank.