Looking for bass North nj

[heclaboy82]

I'm new to fishing and my kids like it too. My 8year old and I are on a mission to catch a large mouth but I'm not that good at this. I see all these YouTube videos and read all these blogs trying to get ideas on how to land one, but no luck. I've bought spinner baits, frogs, senkos trying to rig them up how I see them online but its getting kinda of expensive. I live in haledon nj, tried fishing oldham pond, gofflebrook pond, franklin lakes reserve. Also went to ramapo lake and had no luck.

I fished lake aeroflux and we caught tons of sunnies but no bass. I want find maybe a better location to fish for bass without going too far out. Looking for a 20 min drive or so. Do anyone know of a spot that would give me a greater chance of catching one. Also I shoreline fish, don't own a boat or kayak.

Any help or tips is much appreciated.