Flipping Into Grass

[Abu Vasili]

Long time guys, I have been off the radar getting answers from my Bass Club buddies. I hope all Is well. I have been doing a bunch of fishing in the Northern Chesapeake Bay. Basically flipping a creature/craw dad in the grass. I have been thinking what the best method of going about this is. Do you flip far, and make your way slowly through patches of grass? Or do you flip/pitch repeatedly-quickly, getting to as many spots as you can, that you think look promising?... my theory has been; basically the grass is everywhere, so cast far and move your bait past/ through grass slowly on your retrieve to cover water. What is your take?

[Bass_Fanatic]

We have huge mats of grass everywhere down here in Louisiana and I find the best thing to do is to fish cover or structure in the grass. You can get lost flipping mats all day long, so I normally look for holes in the grass, ditches running in the grass, wood cover in the grass, or where two different grasses come together. I like to fish it fast as most of the time I get bit on the initial fall. If I dont get bit on the intial fall, I may yo yo it 2 or 3 times then reel it back in quickly and flip the next peice of cover.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Treat the grass just as you would if it was hard structure. Fish the points, pockets, holes, etc. Finding a depth change, a mixture of different grasses, or a different bottom can all be keys to the pattern....if the bass are there. I'll make a presentation as far as needed and as far as the cover allows. I'm not going to hurl a flipping bait on an ounce weight out very far and try to bring it back through a mat. If its really thick short flips or pitches generally are an easier way to fish.