Fishing Thick Grass

[Forest_City_Boy]

I have ben fishing this pond it has a realy grassy bottem i have seen some huge bass swiming around i have tried crank baits but they get coverd in grass what would be the best way to fish this pond can any one give me any tips

[JaxBasser]

Weightless Zoom Super fluke

Weightless Rage Tail Anaconda

Weightless Zoom Trick Worm

Rage Tail Craw on a light keel weighted hook

Rattle Trap ripped through the top of the grass

75% of the waters I fish are grass infested and all of these are killer when worked over the grass. Just pick the right color for the water clarity and catch some fish.

[JoePhish]

What Jax just said works.

I'll add a Swimsenko, weightless or keel-weighted.

Also I like to keel-weight my Anaconda. If the Anaconda came in BLACK I'd probably fish this more often.

[hatrix]

Last week i bought a bunch of weedless single hooks for some of my crank baits and other treble hook lures. I have to say it works great as long as its a bait that will still run properly with them on it. Only thing i cant stop is weeds from wrapping around the line and gathering on top of the lure. But other then that its a great improvement and I don't ruin as many casts by grabbing tons of salad as soon as it hits the water. By the way poppers/jitterbugs with weedless singles fished over grass mats is just amazing now. I think more companies should make weedless versions of cranks and stuff.

[SafaditM3]

Great post guys thanks for the info.

[Missouribassman95]

Depending on how thick the grass is use a football head jig to punch through the grass.

[Rich Tehan]

I love to fish a jig in thick grass. A 3/4oz+ grass jig. I also agree with many of the above suggestions, especially the fluke, but I wouldn't use a football jig in grass. Jigs are fun in grass but require the right outfit to properly use, 7'+ heavy power/ fast action rod is ideal. If you do not have this, a texas rigged worm can much more easily be thrown on lighter rods. I recommend a 5 or 6 inch Yum Dinger in "Watermelonseed" or "Green Pumpkin" if the water is clear, or a darker or flashier color if the water is not clear. Use a 3/0 or 4/0 EWG worm hook and a 1/4-3/8 oz (tungsten[ideally]) bullet weight.

["Lunker Hunter"]

Good info on this topic so far one thing I may add especially if the grass is at the surface is a frog or rat top water lure.