Long time guys, I have been off the radar getting answers from my Bass Club buddies. I hope all Is well. I have been doing a bunch of fishing in the Northern Chesapeake Bay. Basically flipping a creature/craw dad in the grass. I have been thinking what the best method of going about this is. Do you flip far, and make your way slowly through patches of grass? Or do you flip/pitch repeatedly-quickly, getting to as many spots as you can, that you think look promising?... my theory has been; basically the grass is everywhere, so cast far and move your bait past/ through grass slowly on your retrieve to cover water. What is your take?

We have huge mats of grass everywhere down here in Louisiana and I find the best thing to do is to fish cover or structure in the grass. You can get lost flipping mats all day long, so I normally look for holes in the grass, ditches running in the grass, wood cover in the grass, or where two different grasses come together. I like to fish it fast as most of the time I get bit on the initial fall. If I dont get bit on the intial fall, I may yo yo it 2 or 3 times then reel it back in quickly and flip the next peice of cover.

Treat the grass just as you would if it was hard structure. Fish the points, pockets, holes, etc. Finding a depth change, a mixture of different grasses, or a different bottom can all be keys to the pattern....if the bass are there. I'll make a presentation as far as needed and as far as the cover allows. I'm not going to hurl a flipping bait on an ounce weight out very far and try to bring it back through a mat. If its really thick short flips or pitches generally are an easier way to fish.