No Luck

Hello,
I live in Jacksonville, Fl. I have found this neighborhood pond about 2 or 3 acres big. I have been getting lots of strikes. The problem is every single strike is a juvenile bass. Most of these strikes happen around the shoreline so I decided to try deeper water. No luck. If there are juvenile bass in there then there must be adults in there right? It's not a man made pond and has been there a long time. I have tried several different days and still, every strike is a juvenile. There is hardly any cover or structure. I have tried everything. The only thing that draws strikes is the plastic worm, and again they are only juveniles. Where are the parents?

[james33]

Well when some parents want to get away from their kids they go to Florida. I don't know where the Florida parents go to get away from theirs :P

Seriously though. If the ponds are overstocked then the growth will be stunted. I'm not saying this is the case but it's a possibility. Try upsizing a little maybe go to a 10" worm. If the pond has a definate weedline from the shore, try a Senko type bait on the outside edge near deeper water. There are a ton of possibilities. I hope I've helped and good luck.

[paddyo317]

What part of jacksonville do you live in i used to live there,
i used to fish the St. Johns