baits

bassassasin · 03-30-10, 06:26 PM

most of you probably saw my post titled "spring bass".I was wondering what baits should I use at this large pond.It has wood EVERYWHERE!And also any tips on what makes good woody cover and not so good cover???

BassinNC · 03-30-10, 07:45 PM

Any isolated cover you will want to make sure you fish well.

fishin spro · 03-30-10, 09:31 PM

Fish it all untill you find a pattern of which laydowns they are on. Somtimes it will be ones with shade/no shade on it. Sometimes it will be the ones with wind blowing on it/protected from the wind. Sometimes it will be the ones next to a shallow spawning flat, sometimes it will be the ones that relate to deeper water. It truly could be ANY of them...but hit them all, look back at the ones you catch fish off of, and try to notice something similair about them.

As far as baits, wood is something you can fish with just about any bait. Hit it with a faster moving bait first like a crankbait, spinner bait, frog or such. Then move in closer on it and pick it apart with a craw, jig, worm, etc.

Hope this helps.

good luck,

-spro

Bender · 03-30-10, 11:06 PM

I agree, maybe try a squarebill crank or like a Bagleys Balsa B. Otherwise what I would probably do is use a T-rigged Zoom Speed Craw with just a 1/4 or 3/8 oz. weight.

keithdog · 03-30-10, 11:30 PM

This time of year I'd be working a jig n pig pitched right down into that wood. Also I'd be bouncing a crankbait off laydowns. I'd also be throwing a double colorado spinnerbait, white with gold blades. Away from the wood I'd be trying a hard body jerk bait like a Pointer 100SP.

rrw4258 · 03-31-10, 07:40 AM

Provided you're talking about Resthaven 10, try to fish the deeper wood on the north side of the pond. I ususally fish that side this time of year, and the fish will suspend right beside the wood, so a slow falling weightless senko will usually hit it this time of year. Spinnerbaits slow rolled will usually produce as well. Flippin' really don't work that well over at Pond 10 becasue we are bank fishing, and the wood is so far off the bank. I plan on hitting that pond on Saturday... I'm going to see if tom can go, so maybe we'll meet you there?

Ryan

bamabassman · 03-31-10, 09:55 PM

Sweet beavers, craws, lizards, paca-craws,worms......................

txriebe · 04-05-10, 04:05 AM

i'd go to swimbait first

rodnreel · 04-05-10, 10:12 AM

Spinnerbait will work well around all the wood.

screwballl · 04-05-10, 03:19 PM

basically... toss whatever you got and see what they bite on

I myself tend to have better luck with worms/senkos (texas rigged) around stumps

03-30-10, 06:26 PM	#1
bassassasin BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bellevue,Ohio Posts: 92	baits most of you probably saw my post titled "spring bass".I was wondering what baits should I use at this large pond.It has wood EVERYWHERE!And also any tips on what makes good woody cover and not so good cover??? __________________ for sale:parachute,used once,never opened,small stain.

03-30-10, 07:45 PM	#2
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Any isolated cover you will want to make sure you fish well. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

03-30-10, 09:31 PM	#3
fishin spro BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sumter county lip ripper Posts: 500	Fish it all untill you find a pattern of which laydowns they are on. Somtimes it will be ones with shade/no shade on it. Sometimes it will be the ones with wind blowing on it/protected from the wind. Sometimes it will be the ones next to a shallow spawning flat, sometimes it will be the ones that relate to deeper water. It truly could be ANY of them...but hit them all, look back at the ones you catch fish off of, and try to notice something similair about them. As far as baits, wood is something you can fish with just about any bait. Hit it with a faster moving bait first like a crankbait, spinner bait, frog or such. Then move in closer on it and pick it apart with a craw, jig, worm, etc. Hope this helps. good luck, -spro __________________ Total Bass of '10: 54 Big Bass of '09: 5.2lbs

03-31-10, 07:40 AM	#6
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Provided you're talking about Resthaven 10, try to fish the deeper wood on the north side of the pond. I ususally fish that side this time of year, and the fish will suspend right beside the wood, so a slow falling weightless senko will usually hit it this time of year. Spinnerbaits slow rolled will usually produce as well. Flippin' really don't work that well over at Pond 10 becasue we are bank fishing, and the wood is so far off the bank. I plan on hitting that pond on Saturday... I'm going to see if tom can go, so maybe we'll meet you there? Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

03-31-10, 09:55 PM	#7
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Sweet beavers, craws, lizards, paca-craws,worms...................... __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-30-10, 11:06 PM	#4
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I agree, maybe try a squarebill crank or like a Bagleys Balsa B. Otherwise what I would probably do is use a T-rigged Zoom Speed Craw with just a 1/4 or 3/8 oz. weight.

03-30-10, 11:30 PM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	This time of year I'd be working a jig n pig pitched right down into that wood. Also I'd be bouncing a crankbait off laydowns. I'd also be throwing a double colorado spinnerbait, white with gold blades. Away from the wood I'd be trying a hard body jerk bait like a Pointer 100SP.

04-05-10, 04:05 AM	#8
txriebe BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 21	i'd go to swimbait first __________________ pond hopper delux

04-05-10, 10:12 AM	#9
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	Spinnerbait will work well around all the wood. __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

04-05-10, 03:19 PM	#10
screwballl BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NWFL Posts: 654	basically... toss whatever you got and see what they bite on I myself tend to have better luck with worms/senkos (texas rigged) around stumps

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