What 5 lures would you use?

jmoyer198484 · Post by **jmoyer198484** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:38 am

just imagine u were about 2 go fishing on a somewhat large pond in south carolina,from shore with just waders on,the water is very muddy, like coffee,it been faily warm latley,68 degrees today,but a small cold front just came through the other day it was 25-40 degrees. what 5 lures would u use and how would u attack these fish? the pond is loaded with cover,stumps,,wood and grass all around it,its fairly deep in one part about 15-17 feet deep in one part, and i have caught alot of small bass and some nice on,but only one bigger one at 8.5 plds all the rest were under 4,what would u use and how? anyone? pro or rookie?

George Cawthorn · Post by **George Cawthorn** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:13 pm

Hmmmmm. I'm thinkin this one over and I'm figurin what I would bring along if I got invited to go fishing on this pond in SC. I live in SoCal and most of the time the water around here is pretty clear.. but from the stuff I have here is what I would bring.

1. Dark colored Fat Boy Ika (flylined on 3/0 EWG hooks)
2. Dark colored five inch Senkos (probably flylined and t-rigged if there is a lot of) grass
3. Bright pink/bubblegum Zoom trick worms
4. Dark colored Roboworms purple, Aaron's Magic, Tequila Sunrise (for dropshots)
5. Dark colored Keitech swimmers.

And for all of the above I would try to find some sort of way to make a little noise like inserting little rattles or using beads and glass on the dropshot weights.

jmoyer198484 · Post by **jmoyer198484** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:52 am

what do u mean flylined and t-rigged? and how would u fish the bubblegum trick worm? and how would u fish the drop shot rig?
and is a trick worm,the same as a floating worm?

Roboworm99 · Post by **Roboworm99** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:53 pm

What time of year? What type of forage is available to the bass?

jmoyer198484 · Post by **jmoyer198484** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:17 pm

not really sure,i have use my minnow trap 2-3 times and have only caught what i think are bluegill,and nothing else, i have seen a couple of lizards around the banks and thats about all, i do know there is large mouth bass,crappie,blue gill,sunfish and catfish in the pond. and time of year is now in dec, the tempature down her go from as hot as 65-70 to 35-40 just yesterday it was 34 degrees and today 50 and tom it suppose 2 be 70, oh yeah we have had alot of rain latley also

Roboworm99 · Post by **Roboworm99** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:11 pm

any rocks or structure?

is the bottom just mud or sand?

jmoyer198484 · Post by **jmoyer198484** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:05 am

alot of wood and stumps,almost all over the shallow end and alot of tall grass along the banks that is in the water somewhat about a foot or 2-in some places more. but in the deeper section there is one log and the bottom is somewhat hard but mostly mud, no rocks or sand

Roboworm99 · Post by **Roboworm99** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:00 pm

I would concentrate on the wood. it will retain heat along with being an entire eco system there. I would throw a a topwater bait near the cover and banks, I catch fish on topwater all year long. Followed by a modified wake bait. Next would be the Fat Ika...next would be a dropshot rig. Then if all else fails, black jig.

jmoyer198484 · Post by **jmoyer198484** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:36 pm

thanks robo but whats a modified wakebait?

jmoyer198484 · Post by **jmoyer198484** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:44 pm

and on e dum ?. i have fished with tubes my whole life, what the differce between a fatboy ika and traditional tube, like from yum or storm?