I fish an 18 acre pond loaded with some nice gills and tons of big redear... before they go on bed i have my best luck tying on a quarter ounce bell sinker with a hook a foot or so above the weight and cast it well out towards the center of the pond/deeper water. The big shellcracker can't resist a red wiggler dangling out there with about an inch of the worm hanging off the end of the hook.