I've been trying different tactics at this hydrilla infested pond and have had some success. So today, I was like, since there is so much matted hydrilla in this pond, why not throw a BIG 7" senko and see what I can pull out. On the second cast, I felt the ohhhh familiar tick tick tick HOOK SET.....game on. Pulled out this lil feller. He sure wanted a big meal on the big senko. So about 20 minutes later, pulled it through a patch of hydrilla, and let it sit. TWITCH TWITCH from the rod tip, and THUMP!!!!! HOOK SET and some pretty good weight. REEL REEL REEL REEL and hear a big boil in the water DON'T COME OFF DON'T COME OFF DON'T COME get it up to the bank, as I am standing on an elevated concrete platform and see this bigger feller.....I hear that there are some bigger ones in there, so I will be investing in more 7" worms and weighted offset hooks in the future and see what else I can pull out of there. Here are the pics

First fish...he was hungry

Second fish it went 3.13 on my scale. I left my tape measure at home, but this is my 7'3" mh rod that I had to get a gauge with and came home to measure and it was just right at 19"

Both fish went thru CPR

Nice fish. I love it when you can find the fish in a new pond. So many unexplored small fishing holes! Grats again!

never thought of riggin a senko on a slider head. nice man

Awesome!

I dig Slider heads too.

never thought of riggin a senko on a slider head. nice man

I needed to add some weight to the 7" senko and I had these I use for craws, so I just decided to throw it on there.  I can tell you the senkos get torn up pretty good dragging it thru the hydrilla, but the bites from the bigger ones come into play.

I met up with Steezy today and dragged him out with me.  The first hour was slow, with a few bites from both of us, but none were landed.  So we moved back to the cove, a few more bites, then I landed this girl.  You can say that I was pretty pumped.  I believe she went  3.79, we both thought she was bigger, could have been but that is what the scale said 

Then Steezy caught this bait fish, I told him I could give him a circle hook so that he could pull in a big one, but he decided to just let it go so it can grow.  Steezy, we are going to have to hit this place up more, as the fish are definitely out there

Steezy's baitfish    But he was able to catch a few more, which now he knows the fish are there

Nice pics. Great smile -says it all. Wish I had been there too.