BIG Bass in a pond not fished in 8 years

We have a pond on our hunting land we have not fished in 8 years. We have been hunting more than fishing there. The boys wanted to see if anything was in it. I was skeptical because it is full of lily pads. Well, we were shocked!!!! We missed as many as we caught in a short period of time. We will definitely be fishing it again soon and also using some different baits to see if we can catch anything bigger.