What’s the best bass lure for a big pond: I need to know what’s the best bass jig for a pond...

Lbell

I need to know what’s the best bass jig for a pond

Bobby1 Loc: Vancouver, Washington state.

Are you talking Hair jigs? Jig and pig, Swimming jig, Bottom jigs, Jigs with a trailer? The list go on and on. And what time of the year? How much vegetation in the pond? The question you ask is not that easy.

Sinker Rig Loc: Tampa area

Bobby1 wrote:

Are you talking Hair jigs? Jig and pig, Swimming jig, Bottom jigs, Jigs with a trailer? The list go on and on. And what time of the year? How much vegetation in the pond? The question you ask is not that easy.

Yeah, no way to answer and feel good about it

RuffplayOR57 Loc: Klamath Falls, OR

Lbell wrote:

I need to know what’s the best bass jig for a pond

No way to answer that Lbell, there are way Too many options. Just start throwing things at them and they will tell you themselves.

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

Sounds like a small body of water, and in my experience, bass are not all that finicky most of the time so as has been mentioned above just start casting what you've got on hand and see where it goes. Since you are talking about a pond, I would actually change things up a bit and try at least 3 things:

1. Top water with a Hula Popper or Jitterbug
2. Mid level with shallow diving crank baits (simple silver minnow color or crayfish pattern)
3. A jig with rubber legs dancing away on the retrieve

If you are practicing catch and release, then consider removing some treble hooks and making them single. Also pinch down any barbs.

Good luck!

Fish Dancer Loc: Guntersville, Alabama

Bobby1 wrote:

Are you talking Hair jigs? Jig and pig, Swimming jig, Bottom jigs, Jigs with a trailer? The list go on and on. And what time of the year? How much vegetation in the pond? The question you ask is not that easy.

Welcome Bobby. Sounds like you know what you’re talking about. Looking forward to your post and pictures of catches. We recently moved from Sequim. Missing the mild summer temperatures and the rain shadow. 😀

DCGravity Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)

fishyaker wrote:

Sounds like a small body of water, and in my exper... (show quote)

Agree with ruff and yak. Also depends on how pressured the pond is and what they've seen before, what's the forage, time of year, etc. I've been to some private ponds that rarely get fished if ever and you can throw your car keys and they'll inhale that. Typically I work the water column from top to bottom, starting with a popper, frog, a floating worm, spinnerbait, all dependent on wind condition or vegetation, then move to swimbaits, swim jigs, chatterbait, Wacky, or cranks, depending on subsurface vegetation, then work the bottom with jig & pig or T-rigged creature bait, weighted worm, dropshot, shaky head, etc. At some point, if they're hungry, you'll find the sweet spot.

Fish Dancer Loc: Guntersville, Alabama

DCGravity wrote:

Agree with ruff and yak. Also depends on how press... (show quote)

Hope you got your keys back, it’s a long walk home. 😂🤣

DCGravity Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)

Fish Dancer wrote:

Hope you got your keys back, it’s a long walk home. 😂🤣

Lol! Copped the expression from a buddy describing a prespawn bite some years ago. I think he may have hitched a ride home that day

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Bobby1 Loc: Vancouver, Washington state.

I used to live in that area about 25 years ago. But I like it better over here. However I would have found more fishing places if I had moved closer to Olympia instead.

Bobby1 Loc: Vancouver, Washington state.

Fish Dancer wrote:

Welcome Bobby. Sounds like you know what you’re talking about. Looking forward to your post and pictures of catches. We recently moved from Sequim. Missing the mild summer temperatures and the rain shadow. 😀

Madmike480

Its been a while since ive been bass fishing. That being said my go to lure for big bass was always a black broken back jitterbug fished in shallow water right near a drop off. Most of my biggest bass were caught that way.