Fishing for stockies in lakes advice

[RyanMac14]

Well I decided to give it a go on my own to the expected nothin. I tried on the bottom first with the main line to the sinker to the swivel to a light line with a small treble. Didnt work at all because it seemed the sinker was sinking immediately into tons of grass and weeds. So much that I had trouble reeling it all in. So i switched to a bobber but that seemed not to work as the bait was essentially floating up next to my float. There were definitely fish in the area as one decided to jump literally on my float. Any advice would be greatly appreciated so I can go out early tomorrow. Thanks guys!