Unfished farmdam

[kleinkoppi]

I'm actually a specimen angler but have the opportunity to go to a unfished farmdam this weekend. The person owning the farm is the only one fishing there from time to time. He has caught bass up to 4kg on numerous occasions. We are going to look at the dam to use it for future carp angling but I will be taking my bass rod with. I'm no pro when it comes to bass fishing. I would like to ask the pro's on the bass section how they would approach a dam like this that's been unfished. We won't be taking a boat and will only be casting from the bank. Any spesific lures ect I should use ect ect ect... All help would be appreciated. Thanks guys.

 

[dondeswart]

Not really a completely blank slate if he has been catching before. Find out from him what has worked and what hasnt. take a variety of lures to try, when all else fails match the hatch ie, try and use a bait and action that most closely mimics the major prey species in that dam. Try fish points and structure rather than just throwing blind. If its a clean dam see if you can spot a bass or two from the bank and without spooking them throw a couple lures past them and bring them in slowly to see what gets their attention the most. There's no one solution for all in this instance, try different things, when something works stick to it. If he's pulling 4 kilo fish out already he is doing something right