Turbid water and lots of invertebrate food in a new pond are reasons for the new BG to be shy bitters. With water visibility only 12" it will be hard for BG to see the bait. Got to see it to bite it. You using live bait or artificials?. You will discover that BG will tend to become hook smart in a smaller pond with intensive angling. After getting caught a few times, some of the wiser ones will refuse to bite even live bait with a line attached even with most of hook imbeded in the bait.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/04/10 08:59 PM.
