What is this grass?? Please help??

[bigmountaineer]

My buddy caught this hoss in our pond on base here, what is the grass in the pictures included, the more help the better.

We are in southern ga. Any suggestions on what type of water this is stained/clear and such. And what about the thick grass??

Thanks ahead of time

[Brian_Reeves]

I'm not anywhere close to an expert on grass types, but it looks like some sort of hydrilla or milfoil maybe.  I could be way off though.

As far as water clarity, that's pretty darned clear water.  If it were stained, it would be hard for a camera to pick up the grass, I'd think.  good fish.  Grass bass can be tough to catch, but usually the effort pays ten fold.

[bigmountaineer]

I'm not anywhere close to an expert on grass types, but it looks like some sort of hydrilla or milfoil maybe.  I could be way off though.

As far as water clarity, that's pretty darned clear water.  If it were stained, it would be hard for a camera to pick up the grass, I'd think.  good fish.  Grass bass can be tough to catch, but usually the effort pays ten fold.

I see your a Rage Tail guy, I was rolling a watermelon Toad across this grass one day and I huge hit, but anyways

Since the water is clear, what type of Jig colors should I use, I just bought some of G-Mans Jigs. I bought several different colors to try and for different situations.

What would be best to try in this thick thick grass??

[Catt]

It's hard to tell from the picture but I aint to sure that is Hydrilla or Milfoil; appears to be a submergent type grass.

Water clarity is very clear indeed

Texas Rigged Red Shad Lizard should work  

[Gatorbassman]

Tear a couple of peices out of the water and take a picture of them.

[FD.]

Try 65 lb braid, 1.5 oz penetrator weight, a small craw t-rigged on a 3-0 strait shank hook, and punch thru the heavies grass.  I looks like hydrilla, that is dying.

[Brian_Reeves]

For jig colors, my more consistant success has come from sunfish colored jigs (green pumpkins, watermelons, etc with hints of orange, red, and chartruse).  I make my own jigs and tie my own skirts.  I really, really, really need to order more skirts and fiberguards :-[

I'm not a big fan of jigs in heavy grass.  That stuff looks pretty thick.  I'd go with a 3/4-1oz tru tungston flordia rig weight (forgot what their name for it is) with a rage tail craw or a worm of one variety or another.  Watermelonseed, watermelon red, red shad, junebug, or green pumpkin would be good colors to start experimenting with.  You might wanna try burning that rage toad all through that area right at sundown again.  

[bigmountaineer]

It's funny all of you all have commented on red shad. That big hoss, even though my buddy swears it was 12 lb bass, but I held that bass on a 3 dollar spring scale, and it was more around 8 lbs. But anyways it was caught on a red shad lizard. I deseperately want to catch some more hawgs. But this stuff is the thickest and nastiest I've ever seen, it comes back every year and I have no idea how to fish it, but I'll take everyones suggestions. I catch dinks all day on brush hogs and worms but want to find the big ones.

Also you can see the small lizard used in the pic, they were on clearance at our BX here for a pack of 6 for a 1.99. They paid off sure.

I'm going to take some pics of it out of water, please check back tomorrow and see the grass.

[Brian_Reeves]

Finding hawgs in matted grass...Catt is your man!  He's the guy who I listen to when looking at grass fishing advice and it pays off big time.

[fishfordollars]

From the look of that fish it is called good grass.

I'm not sure either.

[Gatorbassman]

This is one of the best grass threads on BR. It's a great read.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1177803264

[wilsonm1]

i know that is not hydrilla because where i fish hydrilla is everywhere.  it is a nasty mess :) .  i know that but nothing else, sorry.

look at this picture(hydrilla)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Plant_-_Hydrilla_verticillata_-_Batu_kawa.jpg

[Gatorbassman]

When fished the right way, Hydrilla can be very productive. It is by far the easiest aquatic plant to fish.

[weknowhowtolive]

That doesnt look like hydrilla or millfoil. Looks almost mossy or something. By the way, best boat ever. I love it.

[bigmountaineer]

That doesnt look like hydrilla or millfoil. Looks almost mossy or something. By the way, best boat ever. I love it.

Hah, my buddy found it up near the atlanta area in some woods, face down. He cleaned it up best he could and it floats!! The little jon boat fits perfect in the back of a F-150, and the small pond we are in has a no boating law. 1/3 of the pond you can fish the other 2/3s is a water hazard for the base golf course !!

[Catt]

Yea I'm the man  

The power of observation, in picture #1 a Red Shad worm next to the two tackle boxes with the Chartreuse on top of them and the Red Shad lizard in front of him. In picture #3 is a Red Shad lizard and from the looks it has set hook on some thing.

In pictures #1 & #3 the grass appears too stringy with no leaf which leads me to believe it's not Hydrilla. In picture #2 the grass appears to have algae or Gorilla Snot as we call it.

Since Red Shad appears to be working I'd ride that horse until it died, the water appears shallow but then again you're close to the bank. Throw just enough weight to maintain contact with the bottom and float some weightless over the top.

On cloudy overcast days I'd throw buzz bait or a big Zara Spook  

[Cujo]

Send me a picture and I should be able to tell you.

[WTRDOG]

Looks like Sago pond weed.....

[Paul Roberts]

Looks like Sago pond weed.....

That was my first thought. We call it Threadleaf pondweed. But, I'd have to see a photo, and I don't know Georgia.

[Catt]

Photos on page #1