Hi, I am new to this message board and would like to introduce myself, and what beter way to do that than with a question. I fish a farm pond (maybe big enough to be a lake). a few miles from where I live. I went fishing yesterday and there were some good size bass swimming right up on the bank where I was fishing but I couldn't get them to bite anything. I tried slow running a spinnerbait and jigging it without any results. If anyone can give a few ideas for things to try I would apreciate it.

-Nick

What part of the country? Where they on beds or looking to bed?

You are more than likely going to have to use a soft plastic (lizard, brush hog, tube. worm, fluke, crawdad) or a jig.  I did read in an article somewhere though that if you run the spinnerbait into the back end of a bass and then immediatetly cast back at they will more then likely strike.  I haven't tried it, but it sounds like it might work.  I have had the most sucess with plastic lizards.  

i would die right now to see a bass... ny and the lake is almost melting

I live in NOrth Carolina, so when I went to the pond yesterday it was 85 degrees and breezy. Just right. I was mostly fishing for brim but was also bass fishing as well. The fish were holding about 3 feet of of their beds.

-Nick

If you can sight fish with a tube, crawfish or lizard that might be the deal. If the day is windy use a spinnerbait, rattletrap, or jerkbait. Drop shot is another option or a jig. buzzbaits and other topwater at times can be killer on beds when the  fish are not really hanging right on the bed.

Nick I live in NC too, man I went yesterday killin them with the fluke and the quad shad try spinner bait the males are biting at least haven't caught many female yet....also fish the brush.

I'll try that. The fish were hiting hard yesterday to!Do you live in or near Randolph county by any chance?

-Nick 8)

Durham, NC come on down....

I like using soft plastics or hard jerkbaits.