re: Advice for bass baits in neighborhood pond

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point of the hook inside the plastic

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if you're fishing anywhere with weeds, grasses, others snags, it's almost essential. An exposed hook will lead to you cleaning off your bait or getting snagged more than actually fishing. It's simpler than you're making it

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Do most of y'all keep the point of the hook inside the plastic (Last step) when doing the Texas rig setup?

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I don’t texpose mine like they do (pushing the hook all the way through and then burying it in the “skin”). I just bury the hook about 3/4 of the way through the plastic. It makes it more weedless and the hook will have no trouble coming through on a hook set.

Just depends on the size of the bait you'll be using. If you'll be throwing around senkos and flukes, go with the 4/0. For more compact baits like the speed craw, I'd go 3/0.

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smaller baits like Beetle spins and H & H's can do some damage in ponds as well...

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If I am taking one bait to a neighborhood pond, it is a Beetle Spin. In fact, this is the only answer.

No lillies or grass...real clean.

tie a good size weight on without a hook and just drag the bottom with it and try to find anything down there

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rooster tail

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GOAT pond bait

Rotenone

Shakey head