Fished in DE this past Saturday, had a high pressure system with 20 plus winds on a high pressured pond. The shape of the pond and direction of the wind gave us no places to tuck in, or hide from it. The winds made it hard to fish anything that was not chuck and reel bait. Water temps 54-56. I got one bass on the rage rig with a Biffle Bug before the wind really got rolling, and 2 pickerel.....1 on a red craw red eye shad, 1 on a purple robo worm. The winds put a stop to fishing the rage rig any sort of normal, and the same with the robo worm. I resorted to throwing silent square bills, and the normal ratltrap, spinnerbait approach but could not force a bite. Fished the wind blown banks pretty hard and didnt do anything there either..... I bumped the stumps, yo yo, waked, slow rolled, and could not get a reaction. I want to hear some opinions on the progressive thought process for forcing a bite in conditions like these. I felt like I did all I could and it just didnt work out. 

jig ?

I woulda definitely thrown a jig. Of course, I always throw a jig. Go heavier next time (3/4oz), and hit any points that may be somewhat protected from the incoming wind (like if it was a North wind, fish the North end, not the South windblown end).

I threw a brown 3/8 with a rage craw trailer. This pond does not have craws but I thought a bigger profile might look good to a prespawn female. Nothing, nadda, zippo......The only thing I didnt do that looking back I should have was throw on a soft plastic jerk bait......

3/8 sounds a little light in 20mph wind, unless you were using it in 1' water, and if so, you were fishing too shallow anyway. You really have to maintain feel of the bottom, and crawl that jig along, in order to get the most out of it. 

I can dig it. I would drag it to the base of a stump and shake it, then crawl it around the side and stop it again. For like and hour and a half I was waiting to feel the flick. 

Those days can be tough, man. You'll get back on 'em. Guess I would have worked the lipless a little longer, and a 3/4oz jig out a little deeper.

Heard that bro, preciate the convo on it.....gonna get back crackin on Saturday. Weather is supposed to be cherry. I will be the 1st one on the water I can tell ya that. The rest will be up to the fish. 

Yeah, man, gonna be perfect weather to be out this weekend! Check back in, and let's hear what you found after you get back.

 

Good luck!!

Right on! will do