| Nowadays, it seems like every bass fishermen wants | | | | pound bass in it a good bass pond. |
| that brand new bass boat that can get them across | | | | To target big fish, I use one bait: a live chub. I catch |
| the lake in a few minutes. I have to admit that I am | | | | live chubs out of a nearby creek with a small hook |
| guilty of this as well. With all of the great bass fishing | | | | and a kernel of corn. I will catch 12 to 18 chubs in the |
| tournaments on television showcasing some of the | | | | 5 to 7 inch range and head out to the pond. I will |
| best bass fishing boats that money can buy, how | | | | take the biggest chub I have and cast it out with |
| could you not want to fish on one of those boats | | | | just a big hook attached. These big chubs will swim all |
| every time you go fishing. If you have ever been on | | | | over the place if you don't have a bobber or weight |
| a bass boat with a 250 horsepower motor, you | | | | attached. Just let them swim freely and give them |
| know that by just taking off, you can get a rush of | | | | some slack line. Make sure to keep an eye on this |
| adrenaline. It is fun to go fast unless it is forty | | | | rod or you can lose your fishing rod. With my other |
| degrees outside. | | | | rod, I will take a smaller chub and cast it along the |
| This year, I am going to take more time out to go | | | | shorelines. I use the same setup as my other rod: a |
| bass fishing in ponds than I did last year, especially on | | | | big hook and a chub with 12 to 17 pound test line. I |
| weekends when I know the nearby lake is going to | | | | will work this live chub along the shoreline just like I |
| get pounded by way too many fishermen. I have | | | | would use a plastic worm. A slow lift and fall retrieve |
| caught some enormous bass in ponds over the past | | | | works best. The live chub will only last about 10 or 12 |
| few years and there are a few things that I do to | | | | casts if I am careful, then it will die. It will work just |
| find the best ones in my area. Depending on where | | | | fine dead so keep working it like a plastic worm. |
| you live, google may have a satelite image of your | | | | I will give each spot about 5 to 10 minutes and I will |
| area that allows you to zoom in and find ponds. Go | | | | try to fish most, if not all of the pond in a couple of |
| online and search google maps, then type in your zip | | | | hours. If I catch one fish in the 2 to 3 pound range, it |
| code. In some areas, you may not find much, but if | | | | becomes one of my ponds to fish in the future. With |
| you do have a bunch of ponds nearby, check them | | | | big chubs, you won't catch many small bass, but if I |
| out. You might be missing something. | | | | do catch a couple of smaller bass less than 2 pounds, |
| So go ahead and take a look at the google map in | | | | I will come back and fish this pond. If I don't get a |
| your area. Select the satelite view so you can | | | | single bite after 2 hours of prime time fishing with my |
| actually see the water. Find a few ponds that you | | | | favorite big fish bait, I will never go back. There isn't |
| would like to fish and I will show you how to weed | | | | enough time to mess around with average to below |
| out the bad ones. When spring hits, wait until you get | | | | average ponds. After a couple years of this, I found |
| a week or so of warmer weather. I'm talking about | | | | 2 excellent ponds in my area and in one pond I have |
| weather in the 60s and maybe even the low 70s. | | | | caught over 10 bass over 5 pounds with the biggest |
| This will turn the bass on and they will move into the | | | | bass weighing in at 7 pounds. In the other pond, I |
| shallows to feed. Make sure to check out the ponds | | | | catch mostly 2 to 3 pound bass and one at 5 pounds |
| during good fishing conditions. I never try to find a | | | | in 2 years. |
| new pond after a cold front or during the middle of | | | | With both of these ponds, I know that if I have an |
| the day during a 90 degree heat wave. | | | | hour and a half to 2 hours, I will get 3 or 4 bites |
| Fish the peak times. During the late spring, mid | | | | from fish in the 2 to 3 pound range every single time. |
| afternoon through the evening will be best because | | | | (this is with live bait though, but it is consistent). I |
| the water will have time to warm up. Now, if you're | | | | probably fished 7 or 8 ponds before I found these |
| fishing during the best times, you should catch fish. I | | | | ponds, so make sure to do your research and do it |
| don't just try to catch fish though. I target big fish. I | | | | during late spring. This is how I find big bass in ponds. |
| know that in the spring, smaller baits work best, but | | | | If you enjoy using lures, that's fine, but save yourself |
| I am looking for ponds that have big bass. It's not | | | | some time and get some big creek chubs. By the |
| fun for me to catch 10 to 12 inch bass with no hope | | | | end of the spring, you should have at least one pond |
| of catching a big bass. I am looking for ponds that | | | | worth fishing throughout the rest of the year. |
| have some bass in the 2 to 5 pound range, although, | | | | For more information on bass, take a look at our |
| in my area, a 5 pound bass out of a pond is not | | | | bass fishing page. |
| common, so I would consider a pond that has 2 to 3 | | | | |