Pond Bass Fishing 2025

BHenderson reply :

Hello. I haven't been doing the best in my pond here as of late. How are you guys doing? Catching anything? What are you guys using?

Catch and Grease reply :

In my pond square bill cranks are killer! Maybe you can try some of them

Dyerbassman reply :

Where are you located? Most the the ponds here in Indiana have been picking up with Senkos and squarebills. Just keep at it. Try something completely different.

crazyjoeclemens reply :

I caught a few out of small ponds yesterday. I was using Powerbait shakey worms, wacky rigged with no extra weight. I was fishing 'em as slow as I could stand going. We had a front go through Thursday night, so it was sunny and clear yesterday. Plus, I think they're spawning - I could see a couple bass guarding their beds in the shallows.

BHenderson reply :

On 6/1/2014 at 9:17 AM, Dyerbassman said:
Where are you located? Most the the ponds here in Indiana have been picking up with Senkos and squarebills. Just keep at it. Try something completely different.

I'm in Indiana as well! And I think Im gonna try some squarebills tomorrow.

macmichael reply :

Here in Missouri I've been doing very well with shell crackers in green pumpkin rigged side ways and plastic worms rigged wacky or t-rigged.. Like everyone says keep trying and use different baits and technics. Good luck and don't forget pictures.

ABW reply :

On 6/1/2014 at 9:33 AM, BHenderson said:
I'm in Indiana as well! And I think Im gonna try some squarebills tomorrow.

I'm in Indiana as well. The Rapala X-Rap has been doing me well, as well as spinnerbaits.

pondhopper reply :

I'm in central IN as well. Has not been a good year at all so far, but it is picking up. Also, I don't know how your ponds are, but on all of mine it has been the snotgrass year from hell. And it's only may!

jcoffman55 reply :

my two best pond baits are a zoom trick work rigged weightless, and a pearl white super fluke rigged weightless. I always manage to catch fish using those two even on the slowest days.

everythingthatswims reply :

T-rigged craws, small jigs, senkos, superflukes, spinnerbaits, squarebills (if the grass allows it), and smaller topwaters usually always work for me in ponds, you just have to know when to fish each bait. The way I fish ponds: If one bait doesn't work, try a different one, and keep changing until something works.

Djman72 reply :

Indiana Resident as well, Shallow cranks/square bills have been my goto. Also, weightless trick works and senko's are starting to work as it's getting warmer.

jessejames556 reply :

I hit one of my favorite ponds here in Southwest Ohio on Saturday evening from 5:00-8:00. My friend and I caught a combined 35 LMB, give or take. We lost count. It was by far the best 3 hours of fishing we have had there. I caught about 20 LMB on a super fluke. They were very active up shallow around the floating algae. Bluegill were on beds in the area and I could see bass making runs on them and what appeared to be fry in the shallow areas. More than once I noticed small bluegill running very shallow up the bank with one or more bass 5 ft out stalking close behind them.My friend did well with a tube and senkos.

BHenderson reply :

Caught this one (Good size for the pond) yesterday on a little spinner. Im going to try some square bills tonight and tomorrow. Wish me luck!

hoyt-tec2011 reply :

i picked up a few of the dollar spinnerbaits from walmart they are a little smaller in size compared to the ones i use on the river and they are perfect. most ponds around me dont hold huge lunkers you might see a two pounder here and there but nothing huge. The smaller spinnerbaits and honestly after watching glenn i throw back in some inline spinners to my tackle box you would be surprised that when nothing else seems to work throw one on. also wacky sinkos seem to be doing decent. Not to many ponds i can use my squarebills on because the bottom is so nasty they just gunk up to fast. i save the cranks for the smallies on the river.

collards reply :

I am in NJ and both senkos and wave worms wacky rigged are working. I also caught several with the smithwick rogue clown colored.

I don't think it is fair, but I used live shinners and caught one with every cast. Nightcrawlers have worked too.

Violinguy reply :

The heat of summer is upon us here in GA. It's pretty much Senko season from now until late Sept.

Funkmaster88 reply :

I caught the guy in my profile pic on a buzzbait right along the bank which was lined with weeds

mmathias12 reply :

I been having luck with green and june bug colors on lizards. Fish weightless and either reel it top water, or let sink and retrieve it at about 2 ft below water along the shorelines. Also, the black trick worms have been work okay as well. My next time out in going to try my square bill crank and spinners.

gramps50 reply :

On 6/1/2014 at 9:39 AM, macmichael said:
Here in Missouri I've been doing very well with shell crackers in green pumpkin rigged side ways and plastic worms rigged wacky or t-rigged.. Like everyone says keep trying and use different baits and technics. Good luck and don't forget pictures.

In Missouri I have been having luck using Ned's rig in either pbj or green pumbkin. Recently I found a purple worm with a twisty tail g put it on the gopher jig that has been doing well at dusk.

Also throw a frog around the lily pads from time to time but nothing on it yet.

CDMeyer reply :

Went bank fishing Tuesday for the first time ever in a pond, I hated it..... it made me so mad how I could not get to certain structure that I see..... I wonder starting from fishing in a boat ruined the shore for me. Do not get me wrong the fishing part was still fun but it just upset me that I could not get out and fish some of the structure

Blake2737 reply :

Some of my pond favorites....... Number one is a finesse jig. I'll swim it, flip it, drag it, anything. When it comes to color I almost always start with pb and j. I also like a shaky head, pretty standard stuff 4 inch finesse worms are a good place to start as well

OroBass reply :

I live in northern cali and have pretty clear water. Been killing Em on natural colored senko and small swing impact fat t rigid with a red bead.

Brock Grigsby67 reply :

I've been catching all mine on lizards and spook Jr's.

BHenderson reply :

Been catching quite a few on Shim e stick rigged wacky style (Green pumpkin) and Zoom trick worms (Blue) rigged wacky as well.

chubaka reply :

Texas rigged Baby Brush Hogs!

Slipknot_Fan666 reply :

I haven't been catching much out of the pond I go to either. I think the problem I am having is that the bass in the pond I go to like to hit worms and I've been trying spinners, buzzbaits, frogs, etc. I've been trying to keep on topwater because anytime you go past 3 feet it's nothing but moss.

LipRipper87 reply :

Trust me... Tie on a weightless super fluke (watermelon flake) with a #3 tk120 hook.........it's magical.

BHenderson reply :

On 6/10/2014 at 5:34 AM, LipRipper87 said:
Trust me... Tie on a weightless super fluke (watermelon flake) with a #3 tk120 hook.........it's magical.

I might have to go pick me some up

NorthFloBassin reply :

Work sqaurebills,worms and spinnerbaits in the tree tops. When it's mid day and hot rig up a carolina rig and bottom bump the pond around the dam in the deep part unless you know where the humps are then get a deep diving crank bait, Storm Wiggle Wart are killer,they run about 10 feet and for a deeper running bait try a Norman dd20, they run about 18ft but if you use mono you can get them in the 15 ft range which is the most depths of ponds.

gnuisance reply :

Cast a frog to the shoreline and hop it into the water. twitch twitch......BAM

Bluegiller reply :

I have been using wacky rigged natural color 4" GULP crawlers at a pond I fish, and have had great luck so far. In fact, caught my personal best last weekend while out on my kayak, fishing around the lily pads.

Master Bait'r reply :

For me, ponds mean working cover as few are deep enough for the full monty. Pads, weeds, laydown... So I usually reach for some kind of frog in the muck and either some finesse plastics or squarebills/buzzbaits where it's open. If there's deep points or shelves, I'll drop shot mostly. Ponds you can keep it pretty simple though, which is great when you're fishing from a kayak like I am.

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