| A friend of mine likes to fish strip mines covered in | | | | kind of like dropping the bait into a hole. I will begin |
| heavy moss and normally does pretty well with them. | | | | fishing about three feet deep and gradually increase |
| His normal choice is a plastic worm for bass but there | | | | the depth until I get a hit or my bait is on top of the |
| are times they just are not interested in the worms | | | | moss. I have had some very productive days using |
| and he asked what other choices he had. | | | | this approach. |
| If you have ever fished a pond or strip mine covered | | | | If you can find some breaks where the moss is just |
| in moss you know how hard it is to find open water | | | | below the surface try using buzz baits. They do not |
| to work your lures. But you also know that these | | | | snag as much as some of the other top water lures. |
| waters can be very productive. I can understand | | | | Buzz baits can be very effective and most times you |
| why he likes these places. They are generally | | | | can actually see a V shape coming after it. If you do |
| isolated, in most cases you may be the only one | | | | don't get to excited and set the hook before he |
| there, and they are productive. | | | | takes it. Unfortunately I have done this a couple of |
| With moss covered mines or ponds you have to look | | | | times. |
| for open water or breaks in the moss. You normally | | | | There are other top water lures that may do well |
| do not have a lot of room to work your lures and | | | | including poppers, spitters, prop baits, hard stickbaits, |
| very rarely can you work them deep especially if | | | | soft stickbaits, etc. My choices for fishing Moss |
| you're fishing from the bank. | | | | covered strip mines or ponds are plastic worms, buzz |
| If the water is almost entirely covered by moss I will | | | | baits and shiners. |
| try shiners in whatever open water I can find. It is | | | | |