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What To Throw On Weedy Bottom Lakes (Northern Lakes)

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Most lakes around me in New Hampshire are weedy bottomed. I have always thrown things like senkos, Jigs, Texas Rig, Spinnerbaits and some other things. I was wondering if there are other things that I could try throwing that would work better. Thanks.

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Dropshot, I've been fishing it more and more and I've found it works great in the weeds when your leader is just a little bit taller than the grass your fishing!

I fish a lake like this in Illinois that's got a few deep spots and is covered in submerged weeds and lilly pads. I've been fishing it more and more like I see Florida guys doing with punching gear. The dinks seem to be on the weed edges but the big guys cruise the bottom or the middle of the pads.

I don't fish any northern lakes, but a lipless crankbait ripped out of the grass is a good way to catch fish all year.  I'll even do the same technique in shallow pressured waters with no grass to get one to bite. 

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If there's room over the grass I'd be fishing a trap, squarebill, and a bladed jig over the tops of the weeds. 

If you have docks with hydrilla topped out around it throw a frog in there, spinnerbaits, swimming jigs worked super well this year, T rigged worm.

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