I was walking around a pond I know of last week and came across a good stretch of water that got a lot of sun and no wind, I saw a bunch of nice sized bass there.  I tried to fish for them But there was too much cover, and the bass saw me coming 25 feet ahead.  So yesterday i took my kayak out there and came in from behind them, I saw a few bass not near as many as I saw from the shore, maybe they were there and I couldnt see them from the yak, as the shore was 15 feet up from the water.  So the problem is I could not get any bass to hit.  I stayed in that spot for 2 hours watching the bass move around and keeping just under some cover.  I tried a 7in power worm and a 4in senko, and some other soft plastics, even trie twitching a jerk bait horizontal to some of the weeds there, but nothing.  I was fishing there from 2:00 to about 4:30.  cant imagine why they wouldnt hit, the day before yesterday I cought a 2.5 pounder on the senko worm.  can someone give me some tips on how I might be able to get thses bass to hit?  Thanks guys

Try a jig.  Water might be too cold for anything else.  If it's hot and shallow, try a popper.  I live in Indiana and thus far, I have had ZERO noticeable success with soft plastics.  I am fishing jigs almost exclusively at this point, and I am killing the other guys in my boat with them.

Sometimes there isn't much of an explanation as to why fish aren't biting on a given day.

Then again, there are always factors that can make fish "negative" as Al Lindner would say... I had two trips, one today and one last night where I was seeing a bunch of fish swimming under the surface, but I couldn't get any too do anymore than look at my bait. I figured it probably had a lot to do with the clearer than usual water and the recent cold front that moved in. There are many things that can make fish negative, ie: fishing pressure, clear water, cold water, weather... If it wasn't any of those things, it could have just been one of "those" days.

try using a cast net. sounds like it may be your only hope

I use deep noisy cranks  . rapala has one called the DT Crank - i have caught a good number on them when i was using it and others were using plastics. just reel it in at a pretty fast pace and you will usually get a hit - just keep the cast low because that d**n lure for some reason make a tsunami of a splash if you cast it high

 I have never had much luck with bass I could see. If I can see them, they can definitely see me...

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my first try would be a live shiner or crawfish if i couldnt get those fish to hit on any soft plastics.  next probably a nightcrawler.  If you have an aversion to live bait maybe a small grub twitched there with a lot of patience or a hair jig.  After trying those for an hour or so I myself would probably move on in search of easier fishing

I fished a situation like this from a paddle boat years ago. If you pull up to the spot and just anchor and sit real quiet you will notice the fish start ignoring you after 10 -15 mintues. start making soft cast with a senko or some surface bait. When they spook again sit quiet.

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i fished a situation like this last week. the part of the lake i was in was way clearer than normal and i could see many fish swimming around and after an hour i had only caught 2. on top of the super clear water a cold from had just moved through. i moved down the lake a couple hundred yards near a fountain in the lake where the water was slightly more stained and caught 3 right away. through experience where i live in virginia i have learned to hate clear water, i think its a combination of the fish seeing you and the fish being able to see imperfections in your baits. if your fishing from the bank it helps to move as slow as possible and stand against trees or bushes to camo yourself. i do this alot when native trout fishing in shallow, extremly clear streams and it seems to help.

i hope this helps

well thanks guys for the replies, actually the water is stained a light green to brown color.  and the bass that I saw were within 10 feet from the shore line laying in an area where the sun had been hitting for a few hours but that the wind did not get to.  for this purpose I think that a crank bait or even a jig would not work considering that when it hits the water the splash would probably spook the fish.  Although I did not try a popper and it may have worked.  the truth is these bass were tight up in cover and they were also under some algea that had gethered 3 feet off the shore line, when I ran my plastic worm over the algea I could notice water movement underneath, but no top water strikes.  I figured in this location and time plastic worms would work the best cause I could finesse the worm and not have to keep it moving.  As with a crank bait.  I did try a jerk bait, 6in husky jerk suspending lure, but this did not entice a hit either.  What about a spinnerbait is it too early in the season or could I coax a bass to strike it?  I had already caoght 2 2.5 to 3 pound bass this year on plastic worms, but maybe it was just one of those days. :'(    I need to broaden my horizons a little a try some new techniques so if anyone wants to share I would be more thatn happy to hear from anyone,  Thanks again boys.

try dead sticking a senko or a sespending crank

The senko idea is pretty good one (Isn't is always?), but if the fish are only 10 feet from you, you may want to practice your flippin' and pitchin'.  Not only does this help you be a more acurate fisherman, but when you get the technique right, splash is minimal.  Also, try skipping a small power worm at an angle to the fish, let it sit a bit, and twitch the bait back.  When you get the right cadence, just like a popper, you'll get that eratic motion that the bass love so much.  At least that's what KVD said on Bass Pros the other day 8-)

sounds familiar...I have my favorite pound by me and the water sounds similar.  First, I think the water is still warming up.  Although it is shallow (for the most part) inconsistent temps are wreaking havoc on my fishing.  Hot as H*&% for a day and then a cold front the next.  I usually rip cranks over worms and jigs, but I would recommend dropshotting as well.  Lord knows bass fishing is an art based on luck and a smidge of skill and nowhere near a science so I am sure we all have all sorts of weapons in our tackle box to use.  And frequently, at "my" pond, smaller cranks pull some nice bass.

My local pond has a messy algea bloom in process making it very difficult to fish. Yesterday morning I tied on a Slug-Go, weightless and weedless with some success. I worked the bait slow, with intermittant twitches, attempting to immitate a feeding minnow. All but one of my strikes occured on top of the muck. You might want to give this a try on your pond.

hey there brother, I tried the slugo technique, with no hits. I tried the same thing you did, twitching it to make it look like an injured bait fish.  

cant let the fish see you no matter what or they will not bite.. Wearing clothing simliar to sky conditions and pond surroundings actually help.Trick worms on a flourocarbon leader...Senko might be falling too fast,..on spinning tackle...

Lighter line, flourocarbon line...Go smaller or go bigger for reaction strike.

I had the most luck in water like that with a flyrod. Not only can you present the bait quietly and unnoticecd by also the flies used for this type of fishing are so natural looking.Tournament trails here dont allow flyrods, I wonder why :