fishing in a pond

[sumal]

i bought a $40 inflatable 4 person coleman raft at walmart just for me and my buddies to play around with. i took it out on a local pond the other day and i had no luck untill i hit a small "hotspot" in at the in the far corner of the pond. i pulled out one after another of tiny 1/4 pound small mouths and a few perch. i know theres pretty large bass in the pond because ive seen people pull em out. i was wonderin if the larger bass would be in the same spot as the smaller bass and perch or in a different area

[jglassguy]

Each day is dif..float around and try all of the pond,
ya sneak up on em....lol

[keeb]

well i use to fish a pond it took me for ever to catch big bass in it.i likt yo fish then the most when there pre swaning. i use spinners up and down the bank. then later in the season i use poppers on top. i caught like a 7 pounder on top water last year.

[Bassin_Dude]

were they really pre swaning? what is that? is that kinda like pre sPawning ;D

[okefenokee010]

If there are little fish there, move away. Go find the spot where the big ones are. Remember the kid's table at Thanksgiving? Same thing. The adults are somewhere else.

Oh, and "like a 7 pounder." No. Show me a picture. You are guessing; guesses tend to be high. A lot. I might buy four.

[Bassin_Dude]

the way i see it...you cant guess the fishes weight if you have never caught that weight before....for example: if you are guessing you caught a 7lb'er...and you have never caught a 7lb'er before...how do you know it was 7lbs? untill you officially weigh a 7lb'er, dont guess to high....round it down.