| If your favorite lake is covered with thick grass or lily | | | | when the thick grass or pads are in 4 feet of water |
| pads...you can thank your lucky stars. What, you | | | | or less. It's also a good tactic to use in the winter, |
| might ask? You can't even fish it because the grass | | | | the grass mats don't have to be green, just there |
| or pads or so thick, so why would I want to count | | | | and thick. Does your lake have a lot of fishing |
| my lucky stars? | | | | pressure? Guess where the bass will be? Yep, right in |
| Here is your answer........because other people can't fish | | | | the heart of the thick stuff. |
| it either and that is where the big bass are. You can | | | | Now getting through all that grass or pads might take |
| fish it but just not with the usual tackle that you use | | | | a little getting used too. You might even have to |
| normally. | | | | over had cast with the flippin stick you're using to |
| This thick cover is where the bass go when a cold | | | | penetrate the cover. The important thing is to get to |
| front is stalled too. Hydrilla, milfold, coontail, pads and | | | | where the bass are. Use that big sinker, peg it and |
| other thick cover will hold the bass when the | | | | use a small plastic lure. A big plastic lure or lures with |
| temperature takes a dip or a front stalls. | | | | legs will get caught in the grass so try the craw or |
| So, how do you penetrate this thick cover? Flippin big | | | | smaller lures. Be sure to Texas rig the lure and use |
| sinkers and little plastic lures. Use a bullet sinker that is | | | | braided line for less stretch. Remember, you are |
| an ounce or more with a 3" craw. Don't forget to | | | | going to be pulling the bass and grass both when you |
| peg the sinker though. Slow you reel ratio down, that | | | | hook one. Use wide gap hooks with a 7 or 7 |
| allows for more power. This is a great technique | | | | ½ foot flippin rod. |