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Try a weighted hook for a faster falling Senko to catch aggressive bass, but switch to a wacky-rigged Senko without any weight for the slow fall that will trigger strikes from sluggish pond bass in cold water

Unless you're fishing larger 3- to 10-acre ponds, stick with small one-eighth and one-quarter ounce spinnerbaits, since the larger ones can spook fish

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