Lakes and ponds will mostly have Largemouth Bass ,
they love to chase all kinds of moving baits .
My faves are the Berkeley Powerbait series , particularly the 7" curly tail worm . In stained water I'll stick with black or other high contrast colors Texas rigged with a weight just heavy enough to make it sink slowly . In clearer water a chartruese sparkle curlytail grub rigged on a beetle spin will make most bass crazy . Topwater lures are great once the temps climb , I like a small 3 or 4 blade buzzbait cranked just fast enough to keep it from sinking with a slightly erratic retrieve . I've never personally done well with topwater plugs or poppers , although some folks swear by them .
When in doubt it's hard to go wrong with a lip hooked shiner or minnow . I use a knife to remove most of their tail fin so that they have to really beat the water to maintain trim . The vibrations from that are like a dinner bell to bass . Bottom fished crawdads are a good bet at anytime , studies of bass stomach contents have shown that they eat them every chance they get .
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Most ponds and lakes have bluegills, try a crankbait made by storm subwart bluegill color it works great for me especially in shallow water. As metioned before live minnows work great!
We most seriosly need to pin this subject to the top and have everyone give their take on it. I mean, we get this at least once every two weeks.
I'd just plastic worms, red shad color or junebug, 7". 3/16 oz bullet weights. just a basic spinning rod or a casting rod and you can fish just about everything from shore.
Texas rigged Berkley 7" curly-tail worm, preferably blue fleck.
When to fish is easy.........whenever possible.
Cover: Near weeds, stumps, rocks, or where the depth changes dramatically.
Tackle: Personal preference is an Abu Garcia Ambassaduer, Bass Pro Extreme XPS 6'6" medium duty rod, and 15 lbs. test Berkely Trilene in low-visability green.
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