congrats on the bass man that's a great first one, and yeah when you said sharp fins knew you were catching bream/sunfish haha. as far as bass fishing depending on the kind of ponds/lakes you have access to will depend on the types of baits and locations you should fish. It's always good to fish cover, whether it be rock piles, stumps, weeds, etc - fish around them and fish parallel with the bank if there are any dropoffs, i would recommend watching some videos to learn the technique behind texas rigging soft plastic worms, it produces fish no matter where you are. also if you fish areas with a lot of open water/rocks i would recommend trying out some crankbaits and rattle traps, try to find out what kind of baitfish are in the places you fish to figure out the appropriate colors to use. Good luck and I hope you get hooked on fishing!!
