Need Help In Thick Hydrilla

[Bassin30721]

When I fishing in hydrilla I have been successful when I flip soft plastic into holes in hydrilla.

What are some other techniques that might help me fish better in thicker stuff.

[BigBassBarry]

I have been throwing small (3/16)spinnerbait on edge letting it sink.  sometimes they hit on the drop. I have seen bass come out of the Hydrilla and hit the spinnerbait 15' out.  

[Mike L]

Skim a frog, texas rigged fluke, [use a swivel] swim bait etc. right over the top of it, pause every few feet and drop into hole's.

Once you come off the mat, let it sink to the bottom, twitch a few times and continue to work it back.

 

 

Mike

[derekxec]

i like to use a green back with white bottom slugo and a small bullet weight and just jerk it through 

[Teal]

Ok this is something that i deal with every summer and I still dong have it down to a science but im pretty close.

Shallow banks and brushy cover with hydrilla (less than 8ft or so) - WEEDLESS, i go to my flipping baits, weedless swimbaits, and snag free topwaters. Examples, i like beaver or craw type baits on a texas rigged flipping hook with stout gear and thing from 1/2 to 1.5 oz tungsten weights on braided line. Same or similar gear for my topwater frogs, soft plastic frogs or buzzbaits. My swimbaits in this case, im around 1/4oz weighted hook, i can buzz the durface or like sombodyy said, run the weedline or drop it into holes...if the situation calls for heavier weighted hooks then ive gone heavier. Dont forget about tricck worms and senkos, just pitch them over to the cover and holes.

Sparse hydrilla, same baits but ill go a bit lighter on flippin weights and ill expand my topwater selection as well as lippless cranks. I love a lipless in thks situation, especially in slightly deeper water or points that have hydrilla. Yo yo method gets the job done. When the baits start feeling like its touch or falling into the weeds, i rip it out and kill it for second and do it again. Be ready on the fall...thats when they hit it. I also like big worms or heavier shaky heads here

Matted or extremly thick, punch it or use a weedless topwater. Hollow frogs, punchingbaits, or weights worms/senkos worked as topwaters. Dont forget about your soft plastic topwaters like the ultra vibe speed worms, rage shad or frogs.

[The Commodore]

The other day I was fishing a small lake that was absolutely infested with Hydrilla.  The only thing that was working for me was a drop shot with a hook to weight leader long enough to be just on the top part of the hydrilla.

[CPBassFishing]

Punch it.

Heavy rod at least 7 feet long, fast reel, 50-80lb braid, bobber stop,1.5oz weight, straight shank flipping hook, and a soft plastic. Flip it into the thickest patches you can fish, let it hit the bottom, and hop it up and down in big strokes. The bite will either be a numerous taps or it will just stop on the way up. Once you pitch it into the mat yo-yo it 5-10 times, then bring it out and move a few feet.

[Bassin30721]

Thanks for all the great advise guys. I can't wait to try them out.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

What kind of weights do you guys use