I’ve fished for bass in more than 20 states, visiting some of the finest trophy waters in the nation. I’ve caught bass in enormous man-made impoundments, big oxbow lakes, sluggish delta rivers and frisky mountain streams. But ever since I started chasing largemouth bass, my favorite bassin’ holes have always been ponds.
A pond full of largemouth bass is one of the best of all reasons to be a teenager out of school for summer. I fished ponds often when I was in high school and caught some of the biggest bass I’ve ever taken, including scores of fish in the 6- and 7-pound class, and one monster that tipped the scales at 8 pounds, 14 ounces. Nowadays, when I want to tussle with a hawg, I return to those ponds I started fishing more than 40 years ago. They still produce some mighty nice bass.
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