Guitarhead09 Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 ok all...just started getting into fishing..me and my girl went fishing the other day... and there is a huge pond/lake just down the street where i live.. website says they filled it with large mouth bass and trout and others... went today and caught three small bass from the shore ... was using beetle spin...my friends caught 15 in the same amount of time...using crank bait , worm, and jigs,,.....just a loss haha what should i use ...what is the best for this situation...fishing from shore...using an abu garcia pole my friends bought me for my bday.... help me outtt thanks yall just registered on this forum...really love fishing so awesome dunno why i havent gotten into it before... 0 Quote
Oscar O. Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 First of all, welcome to the forum and to the sport! As for your "situation" could you provide a little more detail? Things like water temp (might be tough to get from shore though), recent weather/future forecast, water clarity, vegetation (surface and underwater), visible cover, etc... With some of that information I'm sure the people here can help you out with some good suggestions. As far as I've seen in your post, however, I'd say you should be using what your friends were using Quote
Javelin200 Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Sounds like your friends had it figured out.....ask them to take yall shoppin. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted April 14, 2011 Super User Posted April 14, 2011 Well you can start by reading the "FISHING ARTICLES" on the upper left hand corner of the page , then ask questions about what you don't understand and by the way WELCOME to BR. Quote
AndyPlaysDrums Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Sounds like your friends had it figured out.....ask them to take yall shoppin. This. Seeing it work, trying it out and having it work for yourself is the ultimate confidence builder. Quote
B A S S E R Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Welcome to this addicting sport. Watch out for the bait monkey! He gets us all at some point. In pond fishing I love throwing weightless 7" ribbontail worms on a 3/O gamakatsu ewg hook. If it's windier I'll but on a 1/8 oz bullet. But as everyone else has said ask your friends to take you shopping and suggest some good lures. Quote
Big Fish Rice Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Your friends caught more because they covered the entire water column. Your worms and soft plastics are great for slowing down and picking apart an area with repeated casts. Also, using plastics such as lizards and brush hogs are great this time of year due to the spawn. Jigs can be fished slow just as well as soft plastics, and they offer a larger profile. If you present your jig with a craw trailer, then fish it like a crayfish scooting along the bottom of the pond. You can also put a grub or other soft plastic on as the trailer and swim it, also known as "the swim jig". Crankbaits are just plain effective. If you're getting into the sport, you are going to want to pick up a few different models. Shallow runners, medium divers and deep divers. Stay natural with your color choices...sounds like trout patterns would be a great start. Without knowing the gear you're using, your probably not using the "best" fit rod for all presentations. If you can tell us the "writing" on the underside of your Abu Garcia rod, we could tell you which presentation is best suited for that particular rod. EX: 6'9" Medium, 1/8oz - 1/2oz, 8-20lb line Quote
Guitarhead09 Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 Wow thanks everyone for the quick replys and great info. Its a abu garcia cardinal 100 , Today i Bought some , plastic worms, crank bait, spinning bait, ect... just gonna try it all out here in a couple of hours lol Its a pretty good sized pond.. almost like lake sized. my buddy had there bass boat in there... it is pretty open .. few trees around the shore line.. its really shallow... it has been warming up alot here. there is little wind and little cloud cover lately.. Quote
Guitarhead09 Posted April 15, 2011 Author Posted April 15, 2011 crankbait and worms where its at....caught four within the hour with crankbait...and 2 with worms in shallow water by logs... Quote
Big Fish Rice Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Great to hear you went back and had success! Keep it up Guitarhead! Quote
Super User deep Posted April 16, 2011 Super User Posted April 16, 2011 Good show buddy. Next you might want to get some rattle-traps (if it's not too snaggy), a few spinnerbaits, and a couple of topwater poppers. If nothing is working, pick up a bag of GY senkos or a bag of GY Fat Ikas and fish them slowly. Quote
Flangler Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 Zoom super flukes are always a versatile bait to have! They can be fished like top water, or weightless below the water. They are great around lily pads, and grass. I usually use a 3/0 off shank hook. You can also add a jig head to them if you like! Quote
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