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Tips for catching bass in weedy ponds without weedless lures or soft plastics.

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1.3K views 8 replies 9 participants last post by  creekking83  
#1 ·
I'm at my uncles and he has two ponds in his back yard. I am having trouble catching bass. I have caught 2 war mouth 1 bluegill and 1 baby bass. There are a lot of weed in the bigger pond but there are also a lot more bass. I forgot my stuff so I've been using his pole and lures. He has no soft plastics or weedless lures. The bass are either hiding in the weeds or really deep. Any suggestions on either how to get them out of the deep or to lure them out of the weeds?
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#6 ·
From the pic's it looks like a very small body of water. If it is you could be spooking the bigger fish with your presence. I recommend drab clothing that matches your background somewhat. Also they are extremely wary of vibration coming from the bank ,so be sneaky! Also try to stay back from the water when casting, stay low cast sideways as much as possible. And of course yes yes on the bluegill!

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#8 ·
Llew96 said:
That's what I was going to suggest, take the lil bluegill you are catching and stick a hook through his back (not too low or you will sever the spine).
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My teenage son and his buddies do this all summer long in the Dublin ponds. They take a can of corn and catch a mess of bluegill. Then one rod gets a live bluegill for bass, and another usually gets cut bait for cats.
They literally have dozens of 4+ pound bass and 10+ pound cats fishing like this.
 
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