Bone Sunfish
Large Bond Bass Fishing Question?
I live on a large pond small lake (2 – 3 acres of water) that is shaped like a pork chop (bone-in) in North Texas. The pond is shallow for the most part. 3 feet around the edges and 6-15 at the deepest part of the lake. The clarity is low with plenty of algae (about 1 to 1.5 feet visibility). The bottom is dark, blackish leaves that coat the bottom. There is no vegitation that I know of in the water. There are loads of sunfish, and shad. There are lots of 5-10 pound catfish.
I know there are large mouth in the water because I caught one on a small rubber shad. I have also been told be several neighbors that they have seen or caught some bigger 3-5lb bass in the past.
Based on this information, as the water warms, what lure should I be using. I have tried several different color jigs (red, blue/black, white, silver) without success. I have tried shallow running crank baits and some rattle trap lures without success. Thanks!
Since bass are ready to spawn any day now in North Texas, you would do well to throw dark colored 7″ lizards (blk/blu), root beer color centipedes carolina rigged, blue gill colored spinnerbaits or buzzers, or the always good for Texas fishing 1/2 or 3/4 oz fluorescent reddish orange colored Rat-L-Trap. A 4″ Long A with gold sides or weightless Senko on 3/0 Wide Gap Gamakatsu are also very good pre-spawn baits.
When water warms to 65 degrees throw 3/8 oz jig/crawmin green/brown or shad colored 1/2 spinnerbait. If you fish any or all of these and get some largemouth then you have made the right choice. If they’re in there they will bite.
God Bless Texas!
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