New Pond

[GaterB]

I recently found a new pond to fish. Decent sized, but it doesn't have much visible cover or structure. There are some pockets of grass near the shoreline, and a few points and flats. I have been fishing there twice with no luck. I know there are bass there (some of decent size), but I can't get them to bite. The weather is just starting to warm here, and I've thrown everything from jerkbaits to weightless worms at them. Any advice?

[PondBoss]

I never would have given this advice had it not been for last weekend.  Wacky rig a senko and fish it weightless.  Use a wacky hook with the weed guard so you get less weeds and hang ups.  Cast out let it sink, once on the bottom jig it a few times maybe covering a foot or so, let it sink and repeat.  Once you feel tension just lean into them and hopefully that will work for you like it did for me.

[JellyMan]

Spots like this, all I gotta say is deeper water, early morning, and trick worms.

 

That is if you know for sure there are BIG bass there. I have experienced this first hand. This was a large pond. No bites from shore. Ever. Then I got out on a small boat early in the morning and found a sand bar with no vegetation with some trick worms and I was doing 4# plus fish like crazy. it was heaven. Then as quickly as it appeared, the bite was gone at 10:30am.

 

My experience.

[GaterB]

Thanks guys!

[PondHunter]

My goto bait on Ponds is the jigWorm. Usually 1/8th oz Roundhead, Black w/Yellow eye, and a 4" curly tail worm like the 4" Powerbait worm in Natural or Black.

 

Use either a swimming retrieve parallel to the shoreline and weed edges, or a lift and drop around any structure or across the bottom.