Absolutely 100% right on for the guys that said stealth and SLOW DOWN. I bank fish different ponds every day in the Baton Rouge area and everywhere else that holds a healthy population of largemouth. You'll get lots of good tips on pond fishing but the most important thing for me is making sure that there is a average or better population of the fish your fishing for where your fishing. There's so many beautiful perfectly structured clean water places that should have tons of bass in my area that have been abused and decimated. Find some farm ponds with permission and Google Map some public ponds with difficult access and try to locate areas where the fish aren't under constant pressure. If you're catching bluegill on a whopper plopper the density of bass may not be where it should. Good luck bud.