HOW WOULD YOU FISH THIS. PICS!!!! 2025
donbeatya reply :
WELL THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE TO FISH FOR BASS AROUND HERE SO I DO WHAT I CAN. LOCAL PARK LAKE ITS APPROX. 48 ACRES AND IS PRIMARILY MUD BOTTOM WITH TULES, SOME DOWNED TREES AND BUSHES AND SOME SCATTERED ROCKS. ANY IDEAS ON SOME OF THE WAYS I COULD REALLY GET INTO THE BASS WOULD BE GOOD ALSO I FLOAT TUBE IT AND THE DEEPEST SPOT IVE FOUND WAS 6 FEET.
donbeatya reply :
HERES PICS:
bnwcrankin reply :
Try a buzzbait early in the morning or in the evening! We have lake's like that around here also and those fish are real picky! A buzzbait should get them riled up enough to hit. If not maybe a devil's horse.
Bassn Blvd reply :
Max depth is only 6'? Only nee 3 baits.
1. Zoom Fluke
2. Zara Spook or Skitter walk
3. Rapala minnow or Lucky Craft pointer.
Oh yea, unlock you caps.
Lucky Craft Man reply :
I would take only one rod and one bait. That bait would be a Senko. Cast in that tree, around that floating dock, into the reeds, and anywhere else. With only a 6 foot depth, you won't have to wait all day for it to sink to the bottom and I bet it would do quite well there. JMHO.
donbeatya reply :
ya when i lived in california i loved fishing senkos all day in the tules. ya there is some big bass in this lake heres on that i caught and i know there are bigger ones hope to get into them this year.
donbeatya reply :
that frog slammed my jay yelas pro model frog
BassNub reply :
if it was me, 2 baits
buzzbait
spinnerbait
Mac1 reply :
x2 on the Senko. I would weightless t-rig it and cast right next to the cover. Let it sink, if you don't get a hit on the fall give it a jerk and let it sink again.
jack1 reply :
1. Spinnerbait
2. Jig
christopherjake reply :
x2 on the buzzbait early in the morning and right before the sunset.
Certified Public Angler reply :
senko
rat l trap
swilly78 reply :
Chatterbait or Boogiebait in the morning or evening, try playing with the colors, i like the frog pattern, or ozark smoke.
TrippyJai reply :
buzzbait in the mornings... spinnberbait after that....
can't go wrong with a senko either...
Garnet reply :
That sprinkler runs that whole pond stay close to it.
Garnet
fivesixone reply :
Can't believe no one commented on that toad picture! That is friggin' funny right there! ;D
Anyways, that pond looks pretty sweet! I would also probably stay sorta close to that fountain, but I would spend a lot of time focusing on those trees as well. Senkos, flukes, and a few shallow lures, and you should be nailin' em!
zbass reply :
Can,t add much more except maybe a Pop "r".
Btech reply :
I would get jigie with it or maybe a spinner - Senkos would be great arround the docks and trees.
Looks like some nice water though got to have good size fishies in it.
donbeatya reply :
what do you guys mean by staying close to the sprinklers?. is it creating more oxygen near by or what. never thought of fishing it im really just a structer fisher.
CWB reply :
This looks eerily similar to a local forest preserve in my area.
Buzzbait in morning is good start. Probably gets hammered with spinnerbaits so I would use them as a last resort. I have had excellent success with tactics the "Average Joe" will not use. A 4" senko is dynamite at these type places. Walk the shore and you will eventually find an out of the way spot that holds fish. Work a worm or brush hog slowly across the bottom also. Look and see what everyone else is using. Chances are it will be spinnerbaits or crankbaits. Try something different away from the crowds. If it's not heavily pressured, go with your strengths. Love the frog Pic. I've caught quite a few on frog baits.
I wish bass were as aggressive as those buggers are. I had one come 30-40 feet to grab my bait.
ejtaylor822 reply :
Looks similar to where I go often. Weightless senkos t-rigged thrown around structure and rattle traps thrown out past the deeper sections so you are pulling through them.
1inStripes reply :
Thats one heckuva realistic frog lure. ;D
IdahoLunkerHunter reply :
Early Morning/Evening: Zara Spook, Buzzbait, jitterbug or plastic frog.
Day: weightless wacky rigged senko, 7-10" worm and toss it in the weeds or around the structure, jig & chunk.
Don't have to stick with this schedule because all these baits will produce and time of day.
KYntucky Warmouth reply :
Senko
skno reply :
zoom fluke
BassFishingMachine reply :
Well first off I'd probably pitch a spinnerbait or shallow crank around the sides of the dock, and under it.
As for the tall grass I'd either flip/pitch a pegged soft plastic, such as a ragetail craw, zoom brush hog, sweet beaver, Kreature etc, or flip/pitch a jig through it. I suppose you could also work a buzzfrog through it too, like a stanley ribbit, ragetail toad, or any other buzzfrog that you prefer.
As for the timber I'd first start off workin it slow, with either a pegged creaturebait as stated above, or most preferably a jig. Then I'd finish working it with a spinnerbait or shallow crank.
I'd definetly keep an eye out for sunken cover, and once I found some I'd work it slow with a jig/pegged creature, and finish it off with a spinnerbait/crank.
As for all the open water, to me it really depends how much time I have, or how much open water there is. That lake to me seems pretty big compared to the lakes I fish, and I am not the type of guy that would enjoy spending alot of time working open water with a slow bait, it just takes too long. I much rather power fish it with a spinnerbait or crank. However once I found a notable spot that held more fish then the surrounding open water I'd focus it later on with a slower bait, such as a softplastic or jig.
As others already said, I'd spend some time around the fountain. I fish a pond with two fountains, and I wouldn't say I catch alot of fish 5 feet off of the fountain, or dead close to it, but around the general area always seems to produce well. So what I'd do is fish that general area first off with a power fishing approach (spinnerbait or crank), and then go back and finish it off with a slow approach (soft plastic or jig). To me it doesn't seem like theres much cover around the fountain, though its hard to tell cause the fountain is in the distance. But in open water which looks to be around the fountains area, I do well with soft plastics such as fat ikas, or stickbaits, I've also had luck with weightless finesse worms, such as zoom trickworms, or roboworms.
Btw, thats a nice tongue peircing that frog is sportin ;D.
ps. If you have any confidence in it, you could give swimming a jig a chance, especially around the docks/tall grass, and I suppose it would work well in open water too. Plus the advantage to this would be at any time you could just slow it down, and fish it as you would a typical jig, with hops, crawls and pauses. I prefer ragetail chunks, hulagrubs or doubletail grubs for swimming jigs, anything that really produces good action. And if you have any shoreline with cover along it, like lillys, or small stickpiles etc, then I'd either work it slow with a t-rigged baby brush hog, or work it with a buzzbait/jitterbug, or even a buzzfrog. If the conditions are super clear water, with the sun out, then I wouldn't so much use a buzzbait/jitterbug, but instead swim a weightless lizard on the surface, when the bass can see clearly, I find buzzbaits and some other topwaters to not work that well, while a lizard on the other hand I've found to produce in these conditions.
tritz18 reply :
senko texas or wacky rigged casting to cover. works for me every time
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