ok i am going to this public pond and it gets fished alot.I went there last year and cuaght 5 bass. One on a perch crank bait and one on perch swimbait and the other 3 on a worm on a slip bobber.there is very little structure that you can see.There is a fishing dock. and the temp i expect to be 95.So what lure and technique would u gies use?

i appreciate the help.

This might help:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1158577137

8-)

Hey,

You didn't say if you were in a boat or on shore. I'll assume a boat. IMO, during hot weather, I normally fish deeper, cooler water with a worm or tube bait. Lately, I have been trying to find areas where weeds meet rocks in around 7-10 feet of water. The shade is always good on a hot day. I consider it another form of cover. Try a spinner bait or shallow crank where the sun meets the shade. Odds are you'lll get whacked!! And throw a frog in the pads...there's nothing like that hit!!!

Good luck!!  

ajr

oh sorry i will be fishing on shore

try a slit shot rig. find a good, open water area and fan cast to deep water as much as you can. fish this time of year ive found in ponds with little cover will use the next best thing, which is deeper water. work it slow, with some twitches here and there. any size bass love this technique, try small 4 inch worms or small flukes. good luck!

-j

I fished a pond like this when I lived in Norman.  It got a lot of pressure, and I had to constantly outwit the bass in order to have a successful day (this didn't always happen  ).  What I found out goes against traditional heavy pressure situations.  I would fish shallow crankbaits pretty fast, either bumping them off of structure or the bottom, or jerking my rod tip to make it dart during the retrieve.  Most fisherman that visit that pond are amateurs, and more than likely they are throwing plastic worms and spinnerbaits.  You want to give the fish something they haven't seen, but you don't want to give them an opportunity to think about striking your bait.  A pure reaction strike is what we're after.  I generally fish a Lucky Craft BDS 1 in smaller ponds and a Bagley B2 in larger ponds (shad patterns unless it is around the spawn or the water is murky).  I'll finish my day burning a trap all over the pond; I do this last because it's noisy and causes a ruckus.  

Try fishing a Jig Black/Blue with a brush hog as a trailer, or a senko wacky/texas rigged. Cast parallel to the shore, about 15 feet out.

Our town pond is heavily fished, but mostly by trout fishermen. My best from that pond came on an X-Rap. I think going for reaction bites could be a good strategy.

Without obvious structure to pinpoint their location, you have to hope you catch them as they are cruising by.  In the smaller ponds I've fished, bass often swim "laps" or cruise back & forth in certain stretches.  Try to determine those patterns.  Then, you need to hope that when your bait is in front of them, it is enticing enough to get a strike.  Patience is a virtue.  Cheers!