I figured out the "trick" last night!
You have to go to the pond with the full intention of fishing for the gills NOT the bass. Since I had got a HSB to weigh at the end of this season, I was satisfied and wanted to fish for fun not management...so...
The HSB typically feed on the open water side of the dock and the HBG mostly congregate on the opposite side where their is plenty of sunken structure. So, I took the left over worms, no bobber, and started casting and letting it slowly sink near the gills favorite hangouts...just enough worm bit to cover the hook.
It was the best hour of fishing that the pond has produced to date. I caught 4 HSB, all 2# or bigger and the new pond record is 2.6# @ 18" long! I even caught two in a row and they were all caught out of the HBG's territory...Go figure. 7 gills came out also between 0.4 and 0.6 pounds each. I'll post the whopper photo on my Pond Log thread here...
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=495197&page=5
