grassy flats

[rowyourboat]

i went out a few days ago and found a grassy flat that was between 5-8 ft..... there were bass chasing minnows around so i tried a fluke and managed to catch 3..... any other ideas on what to throw? i tried a spinner and some xraps, but its too grassy and i kept getting crap on my hooks..... thanks for the help

[roadwarrior]

GYCB Swimming Senko or Kreature.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1180909581

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[texlwedge]

There are several ways to approach this. 1st, I would be using braid for the strength to get the fish out depending on how thick this cover is. A weedless frog, T-rigged tube, T-rigged stick bait, T-rigged creature bait. You might also try a C-rig with a 1/4 oz weight as this is pretty shallow. If weight is needed to punch the grass, a 3/8 oz should work fairly well.

[rowyourboat]

the grass isnt really thick on the surface, so punching isnt an issue..... its like the grass is really thick on the bottom and the grass is also pretty patchy...

[Nice_Bass]

a spinnerbait would work well for this i would think, and i would start there.

[dmac14]

This is my favorite way to fish. The morning will be top water. Then spinnerbait, and if the fish aren't very active, you go with 1/2 oz tungsten flippin weight and flip a beaver all day. Let it drop to the bottom give it a few pops, then repeat.

[Elite Image Fishing]

Try a tube or soft stick bait. That always works well for me.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Maybe some of the mentioned baits on a drop shot.

[fishfordollars]

Jig/craw worm or a t-rig large worm.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Soft swimbaits like the yum money minnow.If you got wind then a buzzbait would be a natural choice along with buzz frogs.Topwaters morning and evening.Any places where the grass is sparse or you can see alleys then rip a rattle trap or a floating jerkbait. You mentiones a fluke,well try a trickworm as well unweighted or weighted with nail in tail,work it like a soft jerkbait.Lots of options if you know the fish are there.

Oh, almost forgot since it's been so long since I fished a place like that. If they are acting finicky use a light mojo rig with a slender barrel weight or tungsten bullet and your choice of finesse worms,flukes,small ribbon tails,floating tube. Just swim it through the grass.

[Catt]

Jig/craw worm or a t-rig large worm.

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[Copen1822]

If they are chasing bait in there like you say, try a swim-jig. It will come through the grass better than a spinnerbait.

[gobig]

Weed less or floating swimbait. Rattle traps work great ripping them through the grass. If you like watching paint dry try a senko.

[BassThumb]

Have you considered snap-jigging a 3/4 or 1 oz jig and craw?

Otherwise, a heavy, double willow spinnerbait or swim jig rolled thru the weed tops would be my first choices. Snap-jigging means quickly ripping the jig from the 9 o'clock rod position to the 11 o'clock position, and letting it crash back thru the weeds. You can cover quite a bit of water doing this, but it requires heavy tackle and braided line.

[flipinstick88]

When I first read the title of this it screamed "CRANKBAIT"

Try one that runs at a depth that ticks the top of the grass or try ripping a lippless through it.

I've caught literally hundreds of bass doing this. ;D

[NateFollmer]

Just saw a guy this weekend rip out a huge pig on a grassy flat with a Strike King Shadalicious swimbait. He was slow rolling it and just clipping the tops of the grass at about 5 to 6 ft. I'd stick with the soft swimbaits if minnow are in the area. Unless you want to go with a hard bait, then I would throw an X-Rap.

[Fishes in trees]

If there was any room between the top of the grass and the surface, I'd throw a Spot or some other rattle type lipless crank.  With very little room between the top of the grass and the surface, a wake bait or a Minus-1 would be an option.  If the water was very clear, I might try a soft plastic swim bait