The Thickest Weeds

bigboss · 08-03-06, 12:55 AM

Wat Should I Do To Fish Thick Weeds? I Tried A C Rig And T Rig And The Weeds Kept Catching Onto The Lure.i Also Tried Fishing The Senko But It Also Caught The Weeds. Wat Should I Do ? The Weeds That Im Fishing Have Holes In Them That I Pitch Lure Into But Wat Do I Do If I Dont Get A Bite On The Initial Fall? If I Try Lift And Drop The Senko Or Yo Yo A Jig It Gets Weeds On It And Ruines The Action

WTL · 08-03-06, 12:59 AM

Why did you capitalize the first letter in every word? That seems to be of no use.

Those really must be some badass weeds. Sometimes you really have to bury the hook into the body of the soft plastic.

mack · 08-03-06, 01:02 AM

how are you rigging it? like the first pic or the second?

i usually dont have any problems..around heavy weeds, i hook it the second way..on top of the weeds, i use a weedless frog like this

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...frog&noImage=0

the hooks are burried into the lure so it doesnt snag much..it might if it lands upside down..you might also wanna try a finnesse worm on a jig head with a weed guard and work the edges...good luck..hope this helps...

bigboss · 08-03-06, 01:07 AM

the first 1 but the hook is buried in the senko. the weed are getting caught where i tie the hook. when i cast it the senko wont sink enless its in a pocket but when i move it a couple feet it gets weeds in it

WTL · 08-03-06, 01:09 AM

What type of weeds?

We arent talking snot moss are we?

mack · 08-03-06, 01:11 AM

id recommend doing it the second way..ive tried the same way as you and i still get weeds..with the second way i dont...works for me...just my opinion..fishing is all about experimenting..

bigboss · 08-03-06, 01:14 AM

when u fish texas style worm is it supposed 2 go through the weeds or crawl over it?

mack · 08-03-06, 01:15 AM

i like mine to go through...if you want it to do that and its not, use a bullet weight...choose the weight depending on amount of weeds

WTL · 08-03-06, 01:16 AM

What type of weeds, again? Do you know?

bigboss · 08-03-06, 01:19 AM

im not sure but when i bring my lure in its kinda like leafs on a string

theres also alge that grabs onto my lure alot 2 .. oh and by the way im fishing at lake anza

WTL · 08-03-06, 01:20 AM

What state are you in?

bigboss · 08-03-06, 01:22 AM

california

mack · 08-03-06, 01:26 AM

i get that stuff up here...its annoying...i stick to the second way of texas rigging that i posted...

bigboss · 08-03-06, 01:29 AM

would it be easier 2use a shallow crank ontop of it instead?

WTL · 08-03-06, 01:34 AM

Well it sounds like hydrilla or milfoil. They are great weeds for bass, btw.

Sometimes you are gonna get weeds on your lure no matter what. Soft plastics texas rigged are one of the more weedless lures you can use, so theres not too much more that I can suggest.

Sometimes you have to adjust the way you fish or target anytype of cover..weeds included....so that you can effectivly fish without getting hung up on most casts. While many times it is best to flip and get down there in the weeds, if every time you bring up the lure it is covered in grass, you need to change tactics and not throw quite as far in the weeds. A senko is a good lure, but try a fluke, and fish it fast enough so it doesn't have a chance to sink down in there into the weeds so it gets hung up.

Fishing sometimes necessitates that the angler use common sense and logic to adjust to the conditions at hand, do the best you can. Thats all that we do.

mack · 08-03-06, 01:35 AM

if you dont think it will get caught, go for it...have you tried topwater?

bigboss · 08-03-06, 01:42 AM

yeah i tried a poper, jitter bug, and i tried ripping a spinnerbait just under the surface

mack · 08-03-06, 01:51 AM

have you tried a buzzbait?

PowerBass · 08-03-06, 10:26 AM

Tie on a scum frog....

JB · 08-03-06, 10:38 AM

Try a 3/4 or heavier jig n pig, and look for any hole that you can drop it through in the vegetation, it may be as small as a plate, but fish will key in on the sunlight, and stay in the dark to view baits.

zooker · 08-03-06, 06:07 PM

get some of these...oh wait!! i make them...

look for yer weed here
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/aquatics.htm

zooker

bassking22 · 08-03-06, 07:17 PM

Ewwwwwwwwwwww I hate vt!

Rebbasser · 08-03-06, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboss

the first 1 but the hook is buried in the senko. the weed are getting caught where i tie the hook. when i cast it the senko wont sink enless its in a pocket but when i move it a couple feet it gets weeds in it

BB-rig the bait so the eye of the hook is pulled into the plastic with no weight. You still may pick up a few weeds but it won't be bad. I used to fish a tank that was covered in the stuff we call snot moss. The only way to fish it was with a weedles, weightless bait like a Tiki Stick or Zoom Super Fluke.

zooker · 08-03-06, 09:15 PM

yeah bass king i aint none to found of vt either but this is the only place i found that has this type of weed guide..

prefure duke or bama my self..

zooker

bigboss · 08-03-06, 10:04 PM

the weeds are like milfoil but thicker than the picture

08-03-06, 12:55 AM	#1
bigboss BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: alameda Posts: 46	The Thickest Weeds Wat Should I Do To Fish Thick Weeds? I Tried A C Rig And T Rig And The Weeds Kept Catching Onto The Lure.i Also Tried Fishing The Senko But It Also Caught The Weeds. Wat Should I Do ? The Weeds That Im Fishing Have Holes In Them That I Pitch Lure Into But Wat Do I Do If I Dont Get A Bite On The Initial Fall? If I Try Lift And Drop The Senko Or Yo Yo A Jig It Gets Weeds On It And Ruines The Action

08-03-06, 12:59 AM	#2
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Why did you capitalize the first letter in every word? That seems to be of no use. Those really must be some badass weeds. Sometimes you really have to bury the hook into the body of the soft plastic. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

08-03-06, 01:09 AM	#5
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	What type of weeds? We arent talking snot moss are we? __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

08-03-06, 01:16 AM	#9
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	What type of weeds, again? Do you know? __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

08-03-06, 01:20 AM	#11
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	What state are you in? __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

08-03-06, 01:02 AM	#3
mack BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nj Posts: 652	how are you rigging it? like the first pic or the second? i usually dont have any problems..around heavy weeds, i hook it the second way..on top of the weeds, i use a weedless frog like this http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...frog&noImage=0 the hooks are burried into the lure so it doesnt snag much..it might if it lands upside down..you might also wanna try a finnesse worm on a jig head with a weed guard and work the edges...good luck..hope this helps...

08-03-06, 01:07 AM	#4
bigboss BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: alameda Posts: 46	the first 1 but the hook is buried in the senko. the weed are getting caught where i tie the hook. when i cast it the senko wont sink enless its in a pocket but when i move it a couple feet it gets weeds in it

08-03-06, 01:11 AM	#6
mack BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nj Posts: 652	id recommend doing it the second way..ive tried the same way as you and i still get weeds..with the second way i dont...works for me...just my opinion..fishing is all about experimenting..

08-03-06, 01:14 AM	#7
bigboss BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: alameda Posts: 46	when u fish texas style worm is it supposed 2 go through the weeds or crawl over it?

08-03-06, 01:15 AM	#8
mack BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nj Posts: 652	i like mine to go through...if you want it to do that and its not, use a bullet weight...choose the weight depending on amount of weeds

08-03-06, 01:19 AM	#10
bigboss BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: alameda Posts: 46	im not sure but when i bring my lure in its kinda like leafs on a string theres also alge that grabs onto my lure alot 2 .. oh and by the way im fishing at lake anza

08-03-06, 01:22 AM	#12
bigboss BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: alameda Posts: 46	california

08-03-06, 01:26 AM	#13
mack BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nj Posts: 652	i get that stuff up here...its annoying...i stick to the second way of texas rigging that i posted...

08-03-06, 01:29 AM	#14
bigboss BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: alameda Posts: 46	would it be easier 2use a shallow crank ontop of it instead?

08-03-06, 01:34 AM	#15
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Well it sounds like hydrilla or milfoil. They are great weeds for bass, btw. Sometimes you are gonna get weeds on your lure no matter what. Soft plastics texas rigged are one of the more weedless lures you can use, so theres not too much more that I can suggest. Sometimes you have to adjust the way you fish or target anytype of cover..weeds included....so that you can effectivly fish without getting hung up on most casts. While many times it is best to flip and get down there in the weeds, if every time you bring up the lure it is covered in grass, you need to change tactics and not throw quite as far in the weeds. A senko is a good lure, but try a fluke, and fish it fast enough so it doesn't have a chance to sink down in there into the weeds so it gets hung up. Fishing sometimes necessitates that the angler use common sense and logic to adjust to the conditions at hand, do the best you can. Thats all that we do. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

08-03-06, 01:35 AM	#16
mack BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nj Posts: 652	if you dont think it will get caught, go for it...have you tried topwater?

08-03-06, 01:42 AM	#17
bigboss BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: alameda Posts: 46	yeah i tried a poper, jitter bug, and i tried ripping a spinnerbait just under the surface

08-03-06, 01:51 AM	#18
mack BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nj Posts: 652	have you tried a buzzbait?

08-03-06, 10:26 AM	#19
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Tie on a scum frog.... __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

08-03-06, 10:38 AM	#20
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Try a 3/4 or heavier jig n pig, and look for any hole that you can drop it through in the vegetation, it may be as small as a plate, but fish will key in on the sunlight, and stay in the dark to view baits.

08-03-06, 06:07 PM	#21
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	get some of these...oh wait!! i make them... look for yer weed here http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/aquatics.htm zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

08-03-06, 07:17 PM	#22
bassking22 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 630	Ewwwwwwwwwwww I hate vt!

08-03-06, 09:15 PM	#24
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	yeah bass king i aint none to found of vt either but this is the only place i found that has this type of weed guide.. prefure duke or bama my self.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

08-03-06, 10:04 PM	#25
bigboss BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: alameda Posts: 46	the weeds are like milfoil but thicker than the picture

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