Fishing Holes In Pads & Weeds

[Kawabuggy]

I have read quite a bit on this site and see mention frequently of people saying to fish the holes.

I have been trying this lately by casting my weightless Senko directly into the biggest pile of lily pads I can find, and then slowly pulling it to the "holes" and then letting it sink. I have not yet had a single bite this way.

Other than allowing the bait to fall into the hole and sink-what else should I be doing?

I normally let it sit there for at least 10-15 seconds, and then I pull it out of that hole, drag it to the next, and repeat. The fish don't seem to care about this.. I have never had a bite this way.

I have had some luck bringing it to the edge of the pads and letting it slowly sink off the edge of a pad field. But no luck in a hole in the middle.. YET!

I have also used an artificial frog, and art. lizard all with the same lack of results.