hey guys im a new member and am looking for a little help..im from a little town south of St. Louis, Missouri and a buddy of mine lets me use his farm pond to fish at. i realize its still early in the year but ive gone fishing there 3 or 4 times in the past weekends and only managed to catch a couple of fish here and there swimming a lizard and other plastic baits. Some things ive noticed though is the pond is full of dead lillies all along the bank sides and it seems like the pond is just dead. we had a fairly cold winter and don't know if that is playing a part in my troubles. and how would you reccomend fishing those dead lilies..throwing a crankbait or any bait with exsposed hooks is getting me hung up almost every time. If anyone could share some advice it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you