Love for floating cranks...

[MichaelAngelo]

(03-09-2012 11:08 AM)manitoubass2 Wrote:  This is where good equipment really helps MA.

If I'm fishing a spot that has weeds, whether above water or submerged, I'm gonna be using 15-20lb braid, on a rod around 6'6" to 7', with a good backbone, and not a ton of flex in the tip. A good med.heavy rod.

When the lure is near bottom in the weeds, you need a sharp "popping action" if you feel weeds grabbing your lure/bait. If your snagging way too much grass still, odds are your fishing too slow. A good popping jig will keep alot of that veg off your line.

Also, this is where the texas rigged plastics shine. They allow you to get right in there, in the thickest veg.

Remember, if your finding weeds, you should be fishing them. Odds are they are holding fish, so get right in there, right above them, or on any weedlines where pike/bass will be waiting to ambush.

Thanks again manitou for the great advice! I need to drill this into my head =P.

I just went to 6lb mono to try to maximize my casting distance, but in the summer when the weed beds grow in I'll try out the braid. Right now the snags I'm dealing with aren't big weeds, because they haven't fully grown in I think.

I'll definitely start the rod pop/jigging when my lure's banging the bottom (to the best of my ability with a 6 foot rod and mono LOL).