Bullet Weight On Fluke Or And Jerk Bait For That Matter

[das028]

Lately I've been throwing worm, creatures, etc... Through heavy grass with great success. It usually works best with a 3/4 - 1 oz weight. Anybody try this using flukes or other jerks? Seems to me it would work, a sluggo comes to mind.

I like the drop shot method through heavy grass, but worried about the sinker getting hung up.

Thoughts?

[Under the Radar]

I have used the Carolina rig with Wild Shiners in 15 FOW in eel grass,  like live bait for grouper. It was a vertical presentation, and if down in the grass did not move well. However, I have done well using a swim jig and appropriate swimbait thru and over grass with good success.

[J Francho]

We use heavy pegged bullet weights with big flukes as follow up baits when frogging the water willow on Oneida Lake.  Creatures and ribbon tail worms catch on the stems.  Strike King Caffeine Shad in bright colors, smeared with Megastrike work well for this.

[ColdSVT]

I used to do just that when I was wading the flats around tampa bay for snook,reds and trout. I worked pretty good

 

I did well with DOA and Gulp jerks/flukes

[das028]

We use heavy pegged bullet weights with big flukes as follow up baits when frogging the water willow on Oneida Lake.  Creatures and ribbon tail worms catch on the stems.  Strike King Caffeine Shad in bright colors, smeared with Megastrike work well for this.

 

this is why, a sluggo comes to mind. Gonna try it out today. Lost my las heavy jig last evening. Had to be a nick in the braid. It was very odd the way the line broke. It felt like a fish had gulped it and swam away kinda casually, but when i went to set the hook it broke. The thing was there was no snap in line. It broke with relative ease. Maybe an abrasive rock....I dunno

[J Francho]

Slugg-O would work too.  I just like the little tail on the Caffeine Shad.  Has some wiggle.