Pond fishing for bass

It's almost spawning season and reports of some biting largemouth bass were recorded over the warm weekend on March 21 & 22. With a cold front passing through I visited the 9-acre Dick's Pond near Hampton on March 23 and found that the bite had turned off with the cooler weather. Guides Al Crosby and Charley Grill were armed with the cliche 'You should have been here yesterday' as they gushed about all the fish they had caught previously over the weeeknd. Best thing to do for now is to keep a check on those bass, as the days gradually warm up. Grill was fishing Culprit Worms in Junebug color rigged with Owner 4-ought offset worm hooks with a black chrome finish. His Ugly Stik Lite 6'6"-rod was matched with an Abu Garcia C-4 Ambassador reel.

PhotosByJeffDennis: Charley Grill with a whopper 11-inch largemouth bass; Al Crosby can fish all day long - even if they aren't biting; worms of assorted colors are the ticket for largemouth