Green Trout Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I will be punching a thin grass mat today. I was thinking about a 6 ounce weight would work right? You want to get the bait through the mat right? Is this too light? Do I need to go to an 8-ounce? Quote
georgeyew Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 6 oz?? Most people use 3/4 oz to 1 oz for punching. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted March 10, 2015 Super User Posted March 10, 2015 Wow... I think maybe you might have made a mistake on your weight. Most punching weights go from 3/4oz-2oz. Quote
Super User gulfcaptain Posted March 10, 2015 Super User Posted March 10, 2015 Thin grass you can get away with 3/8- 1/2oz. 3/4 will get you through pretty much most. Lets hope the OP had his weights typo'd but you never know, that could be some really dense grass. I used 6-8oz fishing in 200-400ft of water for rockfish. Quote
Bass_Fanatic Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I use a 2oz weight a lot for thick stuff around here, but never even seen a 6oz! 6oz tungsten must costs $100 a weight lol! 1 Quote
primetime Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 6 ounces will work good if the fish are super Active and the water is crystal clear and they want a Rocket fast Drop speed, but in all seriousness, 3/8 is good starting point this time of year and I never go over 1.5 and that is for a mat you can almost walk on...I find a 1/2-3/4 handles most water and if water is clear heavier may be needed, but depth matters as well, I never do well if shallow and super heavy. The new swing Jigs and Jig Rigs make punching easy, lose less fish and if weeds are thin a 1/4 jighead is all you need and Tungsten is great but lead is still plenty good, most strikes happen on the fall anyhow, so you just lose feeling, don't wast a lot of time, in and out, 2-3 lifts of the bait and into a new area......also, if you get bit, look at why that fish was there, weed type etc, and sometimes shaking on the bottom will work as well especially pre spawn and spawn. If lake gets pressure and everyone pitches and flips baits in the same area, go with a heavy drop shot and keep bait up off bottom a foot or so, power shotting works I am still getting used to it but it is good once you find fish or know they are there. I use a Jig on bottom for weight at times and put small bait up 18" and figure out what they want, still working on this 2 hook deal and not comfortable yet as I never know what is what and how hard to set and it tangles a lot since I forget and do a lot of moving the bait. 3/8-3/4 is what is most common for thin weeds, 1 ounce is heavy and need the right rod for that as well. It is also work and not always fishing. 1 Quote
Matthew2000 Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 6 ounces will work good if the fish are super Active and the water is crystal clear and they want a Rocket fast Drop speed, but in all seriousness, 3/8 is good starting point this time of year and I never go over 1.5 and that is for a mat you can almost walk on...I find a 1/2-3/4 handles most water and if water is clear heavier may be needed, but depth matters as well, I never do well if shallow and super heavy. The new swing Jigs and Jig Rigs make punching easy, lose less fish and if weeds are thin a 1/4 jighead is all you need and Tungsten is great but lead is still plenty good, most strikes happen on the fall anyhow, so you just lose feeling, don't wast a lot of time, in and out, 2-3 lifts of the bait and into a new area......also, if you get bit, look at why that fish was there, weed type etc, and sometimes shaking on the bottom will work as well especially pre spawn and spawn. If lake gets pressure and everyone pitches and flips baits in the same area, go with a heavy drop shot and keep bait up off bottom a foot or so, power shotting works I am still getting used to it but it is good once you find fish or know they are there. I use a Jig on bottom for weight at times and put small bait up 18" and figure out what they want, still working on this 2 hook deal and not comfortable yet as I never know what is what and how hard to set and it tangles a lot since I forget and do a lot of moving the bait. 3/8-3/4 is what is most common for thin weeds, 1 ounce is heavy and need the right rod for that as well. It is also work and not always fishing. You realize he is trolling ? Quote
noway Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Shirley, You can't be serious. Don't call me Shirley. 1 Quote
kingmotorboat Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 6 oz will be fine........................................ If you want to mimic a moab Quote
jignfule Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 You realize he is trolling ? Why in hail would you go trolling with such heavy weights?????????? 1 Quote
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