3 Easy Ways To Catch More Bass In Thick Grass

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It’s common knowledge that big bass love to hang out in the thickest vegetation available. Heavy grass contains abundant forage, overhead cover, and respite from the heat.

As enticing as heavy grass is for bass, it’s very frustrating to fish. Between snags, difficulty moving a boat, and lost fish – probing heavy vegetation can be an exercise in frustration. Unless you’re prepared properly.

Here are 3 tips to have you spending more time setting the hook and less time cursing the weeds:

1) Peg Your Sinker

Grass Fishing For Bass

In heavy vegetation, it’s hugely important to make sure your bait and sinker stay together. The weight will penetrate the mat with an unpegged sinker, but the bait will stay on top or lodged in the grass. To maximize efficiency, use enough weight to get through and peg it to the hook – Less fussing with rigging means more effective flips and more bites through the course of a day.

2) Keep It Compact

Googan Nuke Punch

Along with pegging the sinker, it’s also important to choose your plastic baits to maximize their penetration ability. When flipping, choose compact baits with a narrow profile, like the Googan Squad Nuke Punch to minimize the bait grabbing on the grass and maximize penetration. The VileCraw is an excellent punching bait because it offers the attraction of the flapping arms while maintaining a slender profile that easily slips into holes in the vegetation.

3) Look For Transitions

Grass Fishing For Bass

As with other techniques, it’s important to look for transitions while fishing vegetation. Although a 100 acre grass flat may look homogenous, there are likely sweet spots that contain the majority of the bass. Depth transitions, transitions in bottom composition, and even transitions in vegetation type like where it goes from grass to pads can all be keys. Look for any differences you find and focus in those areas.

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