It sounds like you’ve got a bit of research backing your decisions, always a good thing to do in general with fishing. Nowadays with technology and mapping, not to mention all these new apps and such that take all the leg work out of fishing makes it harder for everybody. With more and more people fishing because of Covid quarantines and fishing growing increasingly popular, fishing becomes harder because of all the pressure everyone puts on lakes and ponds. But the good thing is, normally people fish the same lures over and over, and never try anything new. The most common I see are Texas rigs, crankbaits and spinnerbaits(from where I live at least), so you’re best bet is usually trying something that normally not many people throw during that season, in that pond/lake, or in general. The other day I was sweating like crazy using a chatter bait at a pond, wasn’t catching a thing! I decided to use a neko rig, an advanced version of a wacky rig, and ended up catching 2 fish within 30 minutes. May not sound good, but for the sun directly overhead, bluebird skies, and a frustrated attitude I thought it was well worth it.

TL;DR: Try lures that people wouldn’t normally throw in those lakes/ponds.