Favorite Baits For Fishing Weed Edges..

[bwillis]

Don't know why I never thought of this one either. Good idea.

It works really well in lily pads, especially in gaps between groups of pads.

[scaleface]

What kind of flipping hook do you use?

Just whatever I have on hand . I'm not brand picky. I bought several packs of Eagle claws one year and am still using them. 

[Fishes in trees]

Bank fishing or boat fishing.  If you are bank fishing, but best piece of gear you could get to assist in this situation would be a pair of hip boots or waders, to allow you to get off the bank a little bit and make it easier to parallel the weed edge.  If you're boat fishing, every one else's suggestions will work sooner or later.

 

Me - for deep weed lines - in the 10 to 15 foot range - my best bait the past year and a half has been a home made, half ounce jika rig.

[brgbassmaster]

I would punch that grass. Big weight and a creature

[Bankbeater]

My favorites are a jig, shallow running crank, fluke, senko, spinnerbait, or a chatterbait.  If the weeds are really thick I will use a frog.

[primetime]

Bomber Long A Floater, LIpless Crankbait, Weedless spoon, actually spinnerbaits, cranks, everything works on the edge, If only all the fish stayed on the edge fishing would be so much easier....

[Bluebasser86]

Bladed jig if they're shallow. Jig or T rigged beaver or brush hog if they're deeper.