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Apply the K.I.S.S. principle... Keep It Simple & Stupid: Nightcrawlers under a bobber. Whole or partial.
Live bait: Night crawlers pulled in half for brim, or kept whole for bigger fish. Lures: Small spinners, beetle spins, and things of that nature.
Surface lures. I like the old flatfish f4 is assorted colors.
Minnows!
Im with Bubba and I would use a 4 inch platic worm ust to do something.
a 7-inch berkly power worms
jiggs, spinners, texas rigged curly tailed worms, small swimbaits, and square billed crankbaits
I think fish react differently based on whether they are in the northern U.S. or the southern U.S. I've had best luck in small northern ponds with shad type crank baits like the Shad Rap in natural colors for the bait fish in the pond.
In the southern ponds, I've had best luck with rubber worms slowly moved across the bottom. If you are trying to raise a trophy bass on a small pond, a Heddon Meadow Mouse does a special job. You don't get many hits on it but those that hit will be the biggest ones in the pond. I'll never forget my friend's dad demonstrating this to me one day. His son and I caught about 50 3/4 to 2 pound bass on our cranks and worms while he caught three or four six pounders on his Meadow Mouse. Not as many fish but they are always the best of the day.
Not to say other baits won't work but those have been my best performers. One observation I've made is that the lure you cast in a small pond always does better than the one you leave in your tackle box. That may even have something to do with my results.
Curly tail minnows never fail in small ponds
A shiner with a bobber works everytime. Good Luck!
Gary, you are absolutely right! Nothing works better than a shiner with a bobber... period. I was thinking artificials but live shad can't be beat for bass. I just consider it unsportsmanlike I guess. Kind of like using dynamite.
If its not fished much I love using just a gold or silver mepps aglia spinner.
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Curly tail minnows never fail in small ponds
A shiner with a bobber works everytime. Good Luck!
Apply the K.I.S.S. principle... Keep It Simple & Stupid: Nightcrawlers under a bobber. Whole or partial.
Live bait: Night crawlers pulled in half for brim, or kept whole for bigger fish. Lures: Small spinners, beetle spins, and things of that nature.
Surface lures. I like the old flatfish f4 is assorted colors.
Minnows!
Im with Bubba and I would use a 4 inch platic worm ust to do something.
a 7-inch berkly power worms
jiggs, spinners, texas rigged curly tailed worms, small swimbaits, and square billed crankbaits
I think fish react differently based on whether they are in the northern U.S. or the southern U.S. I've had best luck in small northern ponds with shad type crank baits like the Shad Rap in natural colors for the bait fish in the pond.
In the southern ponds, I've had best luck with rubber worms slowly moved across the bottom. If you are trying to raise a trophy bass on a small pond, a Heddon Meadow Mouse does a special job. You don't get many hits on it but those that hit will be the biggest ones in the pond. I'll never forget my friend's dad demonstrating this to me one day. His son and I caught about 50 3/4 to 2 pound bass on our cranks and worms while he caught three or four six pounders on his Meadow Mouse. Not as many fish but they are always the best of the day.
Not to say other baits won't work but those have been my best performers. One observation I've made is that the lure you cast in a small pond always does better than the one you leave in your tackle box. That may even have something to do with my results.
If its not fished much I love using just a gold or silver mepps aglia spinner.
Gary, you are absolutely right! Nothing works better than a shiner with a bobber... period. I was thinking artificials but live shad can't be beat for bass. I just consider it unsportsmanlike I guess. Kind of like using dynamite.
Post an Answer