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Hi Guys,
A real novice here. Live outside of Boston. Refuge opened up near house, and has a nice decent sized Pond in it. There is a sign that says the Pond has the following: a. Pickeral b. SmallMouth Bass c. Largemouth Bass d. Crappie, Sunfish, Yellow Perch, etc. What lures do you think would be a good bet to try for each category ? Would you go for the kind you retrieve, or just something on the end of a Bobber ? Sure would be exciting to get a Pickeral. Anything specific for them ? Have tried Mepps (with the skirt); is without a skirt "better" ?, and the Slug-O rubber worms. Not even a nibble. Any advice would be most appreciated. Thanks, Bob |
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:45:06 -0400, Bob wrote:
Hi Guys, A real novice here. Live outside of Boston. Refuge opened up near house, and has a nice decent sized Pond in it. There is a sign that says the Pond has the following: a. Pickeral b. SmallMouth Bass c. Largemouth Bass d. Crappie, Sunfish, Yellow Perch, etc. What lures do you think would be a good bet to try for each category ? Would you go for the kind you retrieve, or just something on the end of a Bobber ? Sure would be exciting to get a Pickeral. Anything specific for them ? Mepps, I think #4 with the rubber minnow have worked well for Bass, Large and Small mouth and Pickerel/Northern's. Bass Spinners work well also. Try 3/16 to 3/8 ounce. Changeable skirts are nice. Black in the evening. Chartreuse is a good color too for all. Zoom Horny Toads are a good soft bait that can be retrieved on the surface, mid water column or bounced along the bottom. Use em with a 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 or 5.0 offset worm hook like a Gamukatsu. I like red hooks and there are many colors of Horny Toads. Small Mister Twister spinners are good for Pan fish, Perch and Crappies! Small jigs with Mister twister type tails work also. Have tried Mepps (with the skirt); is without a skirt "better" ?, and the Slug-O rubber worms. Try Berkley® PowerBait® Original Power Worm in 4" or 7" in Tequila Sunrise or red shad. Offset worm hook or circle hooks. Culprits are good too. If you are not getting any bites downsize the lure to see if that matters. Can you see clouds of minnows in the water or just a few small schools. Try to tailor your bait size/shape/color to them. Not sure if you do much fishing or not but, vary retrieve speed up and down with spinners. Slow the worms down to a stand still and retrieve them by lifting the rod tip slowly then reeling up most of the slack. Keep a mild bow in the line to watch for movement. If the bait is just sitting there and you are getting impatient count to 250 before you move it slightly. If, when you lift the rod tip you feel any heaviness set the hook! You may get a surprise. Cast out, but parallel to shore, use bushes trees and any other object to keep your silhouette from showing. If the fishing gets good you might want to get a belly boat, one of these inflatable rings you sit in float around the pond using flippers to move. Not even a nibble. Any advice would be most appreciated. Thanks, Bob Yer welcome Bob. There are others out here that can describe better than me. Keep comin back! Don't get discouraged. If it's a hard bottom walk it while you fish. Waders or tennis shoes. Look at what kind of weeds if any come back on your lures. Try to fish the edges of them and the tops can be productive. Sometimes fishing right through them very slowly can be very good. Give it all a try and good luck to ya!!! Dan |
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... On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:45:06 -0400, Bob wrote: Hi Guys, A real novice here. Live outside of Boston. Refuge opened up near house, and has a nice decent sized Pond in it. There is a sign that says the Pond has the following: a. Pickeral b. SmallMouth Bass c. Largemouth Bass d. Crappie, Sunfish, Yellow Perch, etc. What lures do you think would be a good bet to try for each category ? Start with a small to medium smoke sparkle grub on a ball jig. 4.5" or bigger for bass. 1.5" - 3" for crappie, sunnies, and bass. Never caught a pickeral in my life, but I bet they will eat it too. Bounce it, drag it, swim it, crawl it, burn it. |
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On 6/26/2012 1:45 PM, Bob wrote:
Hi Guys, A real novice here. Live outside of Boston. Refuge opened up near house, and has a nice decent sized Pond in it. There is a sign that says the Pond has the following: a. Pickeral b. SmallMouth Bass c. Largemouth Bass d. Crappie, Sunfish, Yellow Perch, etc. What lures do you think would be a good bet to try for each category ? Would you go for the kind you retrieve, or just something on the end of a Bobber ? Sure would be exciting to get a Pickeral. Anything specific for them ? Have tried Mepps (with the skirt); is without a skirt "better" ?, and the Slug-O rubber worms. Not even a nibble. Any advice would be most appreciated. I live in the same area. I'd say the best all around lure would be a shallow diving crankbait. Color nor critical but I fave the 'baby bass' or 'shad'. Fish it near cover...Stumps, rocks, etc. Soon, you'll be as addicted as the rest of us! Fish em up! -- "OK you ****s, let's see what you can do now" -Hit Girl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjO7kBqTFqo |
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