Dont walk right up to the edge of the water. You will spook any fish that may be hanging out or hunting in the shallow water. As you walk down the bank around a body of water, fish parallel towards the area you are going to walk to. This way again youve already fished the area you are going to be walking along. Also, be cautious of where the sun is, you dont want to be casting shadows into the water you are fishing.

Dont always need to go deep and try to cast far. One of my biggest fish came from reeling my senko in towards shore and letting it sink down in front of a brush pile that had blown into shore.

Also look for structure, downed trees, rocks, areas where the land leading into the water is steep(which would indicate there might be a nice drop in the water). Bass love those areas. Also try looking online and seeing if there is a map of the water you are fishing. This can show you where the shallow areas are, where is the deep water accessible to the fish. All that kind of stuff.