I’ve used a 5-rod with floating #6 line. rubber spider.
I have been asked, “why are you laughing so much?”
All the adults think I’m drunk, the kids ask me how they can have so much fun.
I usually go with little cork poppers (6/8). Ditto on the floating line. If the pond is mossy, you can lay it right down on top of the moss patch, and put the bug in clear water on the other side.