Central Florida fall bank fishing?

[Lazy8s]

I started fishing in July and I’ve been fishing mostly the neighborhood ponds on the east side of orlando. I got pretty good with a Senko or trick worm, learned the ponds, and generally could catch 2-3 fish an hour (including dinks) with my son. I haven’t been fishing since September due to work but I’ve been a few days in a row now and I can’t catch squat. 

 

 

I tried a few different colors in the 4” length, I even tried a ratt-l-trap and a one-minus which I’ve never had luck with before but why not. I’ve tried a lot of searching online and most tips are related to bass boats I assume as they describe 7+ft of water. Any tips? What am I missing? I’m not even getting a bite. :-/

[DINK WHISPERER]

Rat L Traps and small shallow running crankbaits have been great for me and my son from the bank. Also, the zoom swimmin fluke on a 4/0 owner beast hook. 

[Big Bass Bruce]

You can't go wrong with a one knocker royalty or flashy mama also try crawfish(i love flappy daddy june bug) if you see any shad or minnows skittering(Don't even think that's a word...lol) fish it hard.

[Lazy8s]

59 minutes ago, William Bruce Edwards said:

You can't go wrong with a one knocker royalty or flashy mama also try crawfish(i love flappy daddy june bug) if you see any shad or minnows skittering(Don't even think that's a word...lol) fish it hard.

It’s strange I do see minnows swimming but no bites. Maybe I’m just not throwing the right things, or I’m fishing it wrong. I’m pretty new so it’s probably that I’m fishing it wrong.

[Roden.drew99]

You cant ever really go wrong with a senko in ponds. Maybe try experimenting using it with and without a weight. It doesnt seem like much but the rate of fall and the way it moves without a weight is a huge difference. Bass are more slow moving when the water temps are low so a bait that is falling slow will be more likely to get hit. 

[hawgenvy]

On 11/17/2017 at 12:08 PM, William Bruce Edwards said:

 ...skittering...

Well, it's a word now, and should be. I'm quite sure I know what you meant. Bass were chasing, causing the shad and minnows to skitter across the surface. Love it!