Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Good lures for catching small bass

The 1/8 oz. blue fox vibrax minnow spins are great, along with beetle spins and those Creme lil fishie lures.

Try a Kalin crappie grub or a 2 inch countdown Rapala. They both work well.
Good luck and good fishing.
Dan

Any weightless fluke and, the best bait ever made, a 4.8 Jackall Flick Shake with a weightless 1 or 2 circle hook. They're very soft, but they keep their action even in colder water.

Al, how would you ever keep the bluegills off something like that worm?

Al, I agree with the SINKOS. I like white too. Also Beatles spins are great too

rooster tails and little tiny broke back rebels work good in my pond for the small guys. i also just go around with a and tiny pole and cast crappie minnows on a really small blue hook just a hook thats it and really do well that way.

DD1, you can't keep them off. The weird thing is though like a lot of soft baits, the BG hits are more violent that the LMB hits. I've caught multiple CNB on the wacky worm rig, but they're usually huge and very fun to catch. If the tug is there, or the line just starts moving sideways, it's usually a LMB.

To be more specific, I try to throw the wacky rig just on top of grass, then let it fall slowly down the edge. The smaller LMB just can't seem to resist the temptation.

The way I fish my lake is a result of my Primrose and American Pond weed, which hold loads of bait fish, and that keeps the LMB close.

If it's open water, then I think everybody else is on point. Roadrunners, chatter baits, and stick baits all work very well.