In my best Ty Webb voice; "see the goop, embrace the goop, BE... the goop!"
Depending on how much and how thick it is, there are various approcahes and lures that I find work best. Sure at some point a frog or weightless ti-rigged plastic become the only options, but I find that a spinnerbait, and popper snaked around the clumps can be effective. The wind will concentrate or disperse it, so stay flexible. I find in a couple of spots, bass will sit under the stuff, and I can pitch to them or run something passed them. Also there is a technique to getting the stuff off your lure and line (and hands, and reel and guides, and everything else) that you just fall into and becomes second nature. It's totally annoying I know, and I would love not to fish around the stuff, but fish seem to like it, so there's that. The last thing is when the shore is covered in it, as it often is this time of year, and you have some open water beyond, reel the lure in quickly to within a few inches of it, then snap the lure up over your head while turning sideways and reeling in the slack. After a while, the lure won't touch the ground behind you, and you'll be ready for the next cast in a fluid motion (unless you hook yoursef of course). Do you do drugs Danny?
