Weedless, noisy, surface baits

[RAMBLER]

I have used all of the following types of lures in heavy weeds and mats with some success and no success.  I may be using the wrong lure for the conditions at that time.  What's your thoughts on how and when is the best of these to use:

1. Plastic solid body toads

2. Buzz/vibe/cut-tail worms

3. Plastic swim baits

4. Hollow body frogs

5. Plastic craw

6. Weedless spoon and trailer

[SWVABass]

Man I just wish I had vegetation to throw to!!

[WRB]

Weedless noisy lure....buzz bait and swim jig with toad trailer.

Weedless spoons and frogs are quite.

Tom

[scaleface]

Norman Weed Walker .I have never used it but that is how it was designed to be used .

[EGbassing]

Booyah Toad Runner

[the reel ess]

The frog is my favorite lure around a mat of lilies. There aren't any other types of mats anywhere I fish. I don't start out throwing it but as I come by some lilies, I'll take a couple casts with it. If I see a baitfish flee or a bass chasing something there, I'll cast and make it plop down noticeably. Those aren't fish you'll spook.

[Big Swimbait]

I really like the Rage Tail Shad. A lot of noise, splash & totally weedless.

[Munkin]

Buzzbait comes to mind but I am not sure what your weeds looks like? Otherwise I can swim a Zoom horney toad through the woods without getting hung up.

 

Allen

[Bluebasser86]

4 hours ago, 1201vilbig said:

I really like the Rage Tail Shad. A lot of noise, splash & totally weedless.

If you want noisy and weedless, this is your bait. Stringy grass, algae, doesn't matter it will come through and not clog. It's a heavy bait too so it's really easy to cast on heavy casting gear and braid with just a hook and the bait. 

[Mike L]

21 hours ago, 1201vilbig said:

I really like the Rage Tail Shad. A lot of noise, splash & totally weedless.

I've had a package of these for over year buried somewhere. 

Just never think about them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Koz]

The Teckel Sprinker Frog is what I use when I want to make a continuous splash around the weeds.

[HeyCoach]

21 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

If you want noisy and weedless, this is your bait. Stringy grass, algae, doesn't matter it will come through and not clog. It's a heavy bait too so it's really easy to cast on heavy casting gear and braid with just a hook and the bait. 

How do you retrieve this? I’ve done both reel it in like a buzz bait and walked the dog with one. 

[iceintheveins]

On 10/28/2018 at 5:57 PM, 1201vilbig said:

I really like the Rage Tail Shad. A lot of noise, splash & totally weedless.

 

This is my favorite weedless topwater.

[TnRiver46]

On 10/28/2018 at 7:57 PM, 1201vilbig said:

I really like the Rage Tail Shad. A lot of noise, splash & totally weedless.

I had some of those once and fish ate the heck out of them and I guess too much time went by and I forgot about them. Thanks for the reminder. I even caught several out in open deep clear water with them. Buzzbait is my favorite but it’s useless in the cheese mats 

[Topwaterdude]

On 11/12/2018 at 9:14 PM, iceintheveins said:

 

This is my favorite weedless topwater.

 

On 10/29/2018 at 5:04 PM, Mike L said:

I've had a package of these for over year buried somewhere. 

Just never think about them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Great bait!!Weedless buzzbait?

[TnRiver46]

I should add, if your grass is water willow, then buzz bait is the ticket . It will pull right through it