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I decided to hit up the no name pond in Ashburn near Rt 7. It was a mess with algae and millweed. I started at the east end and with the condition of the water I figured a weedless-rigged plastic worm would be the way to go. I've never been one to fish worms, but I'm working on that. I didn't take long to find some fish. I got two on a Senko. The 2nd one broke off most of the Senko. It was the biggest of the day at 11.5".
I didn't have more Senkos with me so I put on one of the salty ringworms that I've had forever. I tried a different spot near a sewer inflow with some rocks and caught the third one. I then decided to check out west side where I've had the best success and the bass were all better than 12".
The west side was even worse with weeds, they went out about 50ft from shore and there were only a few small open pockets. I put the ringworm in one of those pockets for number 4.
I then headed over to Heron Pond to check it out for the first time. Nothing was biting on the worm or a frog. But I did get #5 on my Strike King Bitsy Minnow crankbait.
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Try fishing the worm without the swivel. It'll keep your lure more weedless and keep it from getting as much gunk stuck on your rig. For those algae and grass covered ponds I also coat my bait with a spray on or gel based attractant. The oil in the attractant makes the bait slippery and it will slide through the gunk without picking as much of it up.
Last edited by Dominion Dan (Jun-12-10 5:51PM)
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i call it the harris teeter pond
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I like a little bit of weight to help casting, especially when casting into the wind. Also I don't like re-tying all the time.
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Fair enough. Just wanted to make sure you knew of the trade-offs.
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