Rhino68W

I am an avid pond fisherman. I haven't been doing it very long, but I've learned a few things that work well even on hot sunny summer days. 1. Wacky rigged wweightless worms. I like to toss them 10-20 feet from tte bank in "fishy" looking areas. I can normally get a bite as it falls. 2. Small spinnerbaits. I'll throw them down the bank and keep them in the strike zone as long as possible. I change my retrieve from slow and twitchy, to fast and constant. I've found that keeping it deep works best though. 3. Top water frogs This method only works during dawn and dusk for me. But I can almost always get a good amount of fish in the weedy areas of the ponds. I stick to these 3 methods most days. On optimal weather days that I get a lot of fish I'll start throwing crank baits and buzzbaits to see if I get even more.

Thanks!!! I have a question though. One pond that I fish quit often has a rocky drop off that goes from 3 feet to about 8-10 feet. I have decent lucky with wacky rigs and spinnerbaits in this area. Should I try a texas rigged creature bait? I am unclear on what kind of structure is below, but I know its a consistent hotspot for bass.

My name is R.j. and I am relatively new to bass fishing. I am a soldier stationed at Fort Riley, KS. I started just a few months ago and thanks to the numerous amounts of videos online, I already have a very decent knowledge base to fish with. I normally cruise to local ponds and small lakes and bank fish. On any given day I can catch 3-4 small to decent sized fish in just a couple hours. I primarily throw small spinnerbaits, texas rigged worms, wacky rigged worms, top water frogs, and a crankbait every now and then. These have seemed to give me pretty good success in various places. I recently started throwing soft plastic creature baits, but I feel that from the shore line it is difficult to target those larger bass that with a boat I would be able to flip the lure to. I am very much so an amateur and will take any tips you guys can offer! I only have 1 good baitcasting rod/reel and 1 "okay" spinning rod/reel. I don't make all the money in the world so building up my arsenal is taking a while!!!$$$ I've included a picture of a decent fish I caught this morning in a weedy pond with a frog. Hope to get some advice from ya'll, and maybe give what little advice I have.