[woodenfeather]

Hi Guys,

I just recently moved to MA and have been trying to figure out the large mouths out here. I am relatively green when it comes to Large mouth Bass but I can usually hold my own. There is a pond about a mile away that I've been trying to figure out and want to get some input from some of you bass fisherman. Here's the deal, it's a relatively deep(45') pond with very little vegetation or cover. The water is crystal clear. You can go down there any time of day and catch a fair number of bass in the 1 to 2 pound range using a variety of methods. I had heard people talking about huge bass in there but was skeptical until the other day. I was casting to some blow-downs with a 6" watermelon seed lizard when, after catching 4 of the dinky ones, I hooked and barely landed a Bass of about 7lbs. Now that I am a believer I want to try to zero in on these hogs. Most of the stories I hear come from the trout fisherman. One guy say he had a big trout ripped off his hook by a huge bass right in front of him. Others say they've seen giant bass pestering the trout they have out on a stringer. Should I be using a big rainbow trout swim-bait? If so should I be targeting cover/structure or looking for suspended fish. I am usually fishing from shore as they only allow car top boats in this pond. Here is a crude map of it. http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfw_pond/dfwdugg.pdf
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Dan

[cotton]

I would be foaming at the mouth to fish this pond!!! Stocked trout! THROW THE TROUT SWIMBAITS!!! Either get a Castaic bait or a Huddleston or both! Man, if I had a pond like this around, I would be throwin a trout swimbait till my arm fell off...

If you're into books on the subject, I suggest reading Bill Siemental's book Big Bass Zone. It covers lures and target areas.

Looking at the map, is that an island (in black) near the deep water (sort of at the bottom as it appears on the page). If so, I would definately target it, trout should be in the deep water, and bass will push them up against the island bank to feed. Also target points, such as the one at the top of the map.

Finally, INVITE ME UP TO FISH!


Seriously, this pond spells MONSTER BASS!
Just my two cents.

Kevin

[woodenfeather]

Thanks cotton,

I appreciate the info. I am going to get the baits you suggested and look into getting the book as well. Unfortunately there isn't squat around here as far as tackleshops go. Everything is geared towards saltwater. If I have any success I'll let you know.

Thanks again, Dan

[cotton]

I have the same problem...try ebay, also tacklewharehouse.com; there are some good tips on swimbaits on Calfishing.com (the site that led me here!). Also, might try what I'm going to do and make your own...
Kevin

[wavewalker2006]

try some big bucktails at night 7or 8 in. musky typ. if its a night lake.