I've been bass fishing for about 18 months, mostly hitting smaller neighborhood ponds and lakes here in St. Cloud, FL. Over the last few week or two, I've been dialing in a dedicated pond kit to carry around easily, using a Plano Weekender bag with two Plano Edge 3600 boxes. Here's how I've got it set up right now—would really appreciate any advice on things I might be missing, or suggestions on what to trim or swap out for more efficient pond fishing:

Soft Plastics

Stick Worms & Finesse:

• Gary Yamamoto Senko 5" – Plum w/ Small Emerald Flake
• PowerBait MaxScent The General – Green Pumpkin Candy Red
• Zoom Trick Worm – Green Pumpkin
• Roboworm 4.5" Straight Tail – Aaron's Magic, Morning Dawn Chartreuse (could probably combine in one bag)
• Z-Man Finesse TRD – Coppertreuse, Green Pumpkin
• Z-Man TRD HogZ – Black/Blue
• Bag of mixed YUM and Gary Yamamoto worms (everyone has the mystery bag!)

Creatures, Craws & Flipping:

• Googan Nuke Punch – Okeechobee Craw
• Googan Bandito Bug – Green Pumpkin
• Strike King Rage Bug – Green Pumpkin, Black & Blue
• Strike King Rage Craw – White, Green Pumpkin, Black & Blue
• Strike King Rage Menace Grub & Baby Menace – Green Pumpkin, Black & Blue, White
• NetBait Baby Paca Craw – Okeechobee Craw

Swimbaits & Trailers:

• Strike King Rage Swimmers 3.75” – Green Gizzard, Sexy Shad, Electric Shad, Green Pumpkin
• Rapala Crush City The Mayor 4” – White Albino, Green Pumpkin Magic, Gizzard Shad
• Rapala Crush City Freeloader 4” – Gizzard Shad
• Zoom Super Fluke – Baby Bass
• Z-Man ChatterSpike – The Deal, Fire Craw, Pearl, Green Pumpkin

Hard Baits (Edge 3600)

Topwater:

• Rebel Pop-R 80
• Heddon Torpedo
• Googan Poppin Frog
• Booyah Pad Crasher
• Rapala Skitter Walk
• Heddon Super Spook Jr. (Much better at walking this one)

Cranks/Jerkbaits:

• KVD 1.5 Squarebills (Silent) – 3 colors (one on rod)
• Bomber Square A
• Lipless Cranks (Rat-L-Traps) – 3 colors (one on rod)
• Jerkbaits – Rapala HJ10 Silver, one small custom jerk

Jigs & Bladed:

• Chatterbait EVOs – 3/8 oz, multiple colors
• Googan Grass Hero Swim Jigs – 3/8 oz
• Football Jigs – 1/2 oz (bluegill and craw colors)
• Flipping Jigs – Googan 1/2 oz and Reaction Tackle 3/8 oz, various colors

Terminal Tackle (Edge 3600)

Weights:

• Tungsten bullet weights (mostly Nako & Strike King), 1/16 oz to 1/2 oz (keeping 2-3 of each size)
• Removing lead weights and redundant pieces soon

Hooks:

• EWG (2/0, 3/0, 4/0 regular and keeper)
• Octopus, circle, mosquito hooks (mostly #1, 2/0)
• Weedless wacky hooks (VMC, weighted/unweighted)
• Weighted belly hooks (w/ and w/o underspin)
• Ned heads, shakey heads, hover-strolling jigheads
• Screw-locks, bobber stops, glass beads

Recent Experiences & Thoughts:

I've caught fish recently using underspins with Crush City swimbaits and Rage Swimmers, as well as flipping Googan Bugs and using Chatterbait EVOs. I fish mostly grassy, mucky-bottom ponds, so lighter weights and weedless presentations work best.

But looking honestly at my kit, there's definitely stuff I'm not reaching for very often—like some of the extra lead weights, spare treble hooks, and a few hard baits. I'm planning to cull those out soon to streamline things.

I haven't added deeper-diving crankbaits yet because most of my fishing is from the bank, but I might add one or two mid-depth cranks to cover more water and replace some unused baits. I also think I have too many jig types for the hardbait box, so maybe I'll throw them into a small 3500-size box separately and lay it on top of everything in the bag.

Here's my FishBrain if you want to check out my catches—I try to detail exactly what I'm using to catch each fish: HERE Not sure if I can post that or not, but can remove it if requested.

Would appreciate any feedback on how I can trim this down or if there are any crucial gaps you think I should address.

Thanks!