Heavy Grass

[Josh.]

I'm going to a lake that has a lot of heavy grass and some monster fish. Are their any ways y'all like to fish it? I think I'm going to try a big worm or creature, but Free weight or pegged? What do you think?

[msolorio]

pegged sinker. anytime im fishin grass or any cover for that matter i always peg my sinker. it keeps everything together and in really gets through the grass. depending on how thick the mats, use anywhere from 3/4-2 oz sinkers. this style of fishing is by far my favorite. use a heavy wire straight shank hook, no less than 50lb braid, and a snell knot. ill sometimes use a punch skirt as well but not always.

[Vinny Chase]

I peg my weight when punching through grass which helps get through a lot cleaner without getting hung up. For baits, I am always throwing creature or craw baits - lizard, beaver, paca's, etc.

[A-Rob]

My staples:

frog and a flipping rig (heavy bullet sinker pegged, straight shank hook, plastic craw).

I love worms to

[BrianSnat]

I T rig plastics but make sure to bury the hook inside the bait.

[jkarol24]

Always peg in anything except open water with no cover. I would be flipping a 1/2-3/4 oz tungsten weight with a beaver type bait (extra appendages are bad in grass). If you are looking for a bigger profile, then add a punch skirt. A frog is another good choice if the water is semi-warm, big fish love 'em. You may also want to consider ripping or burning a spinnerbait.

[piscicidal]

Alot of heavy grass in South Florida.... Eel grass, I like using keel-weighted, paddle tail swim baits (skinny dippers/big ez). Thise baits 'swim" though the eel grass in a way that can't be beat. For kissimmee grass, I like paddletails and spinner baits. The spinner bait deflects off stalks and can elicit a reaction strike from fish that do not want to chase a paddletail. Submerged grass, I like ripping rattle traps. For emergent grass (sawgrass/reeds), I like pitching jig/craws. Heavier grass= 3/4-1oz jigs and/or flipping beavers/otter with 1oz weight. Of course topwater frogs (buzzing toads or soft-bodied "spro" type frogs) in all grass, if the conditions are there for top water....