Ponds, cheating?

I think Chris Fish's comments apply to my most productive (for size) public pond. Lot's of little fish are removed, well actually, almost all that are caught! The few bass fisherman that visit this pond generally fish spinnerbaits either right next to the bank or thrown out in the middle with a perpendicular retrieve (cast it straight out, reel it straight in). I fish soft plastics, mostly, parallel to the shore, but five to fifteen yards off the bank. I fish a shelf that falls into deeper water adjacent to the deepest water in the pond.

It's little things that make a difference in how successful you are.