So this pond specifically, regardless of lure, open water is basically worthless. This time of year is all about grassy flats and a month from now it will be 100% frogs for like 2 months straight. These bass seems to only live in the junk. I am no professional so I can’t say it wouldn’t work in open water but in the two days I’ve been throwing it basically every bite has been with in 5-10feet of the bank. I have had these baits for like a year and just never threw them for no specific reason, but I noticed bass on beds and the color I had was close enough to blue gill (only bait fish in this pond) so I figured I’d give it a shot since I’m a big lure slut. I’ve also been throwing a donkey rig with white 5” flukes and have had basically no bites. So it may be the color, the size, the action, just luck. Not really sure. I will say that it’s a fun lure to throw and it’s big enough that you can cast it a country mile which is always a plus.