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Their is awesome place with lots of cover but each time i cast lots of weeds come with the lure or bait

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What can i do to catch them big bass without getting them weeds on my lure or bait?

Yes i have texas rigged, weedless and everything but those weeds keep on coming

Is there any clearance between the weeds and the surface? If so a shallow crankbait highsticked like a shallow a or Mann's Baby minus-1, buzzbaits, waking a spinnerbait, or waking a chatterbait would be viable hard bait options. T-rigged speed worms and swimbaits kept moving would also work if there is clearance or if it's eel grass.  If it goes all the way to the top and isn't eel grass, frogs and toads are about your only options.

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Texas rig weightless . Use a flat worm like the Yum Swurm . It will go through it  . Guarantee it . I fish it in  slimey , snotty moss mixed with duck weed and catch a lot of big bass doing it . I plop it right on top  . sometimes i can plop it in place , drives the bass wild . I use a big heavy flipping hook . It adds a little weight for casting and it has to be strong enough to pull in a 7 pound bass with several lbs of weeds .

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Imma try those techniques tomorrow. Thnx guys. I also found another place today with lots of trees ontop of the canal and I'm trying to find a way to cast in those tree. What can i do? I have tried a 30lb line with a lizard but my line gets stuck anyways :/

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46 minutes ago, garcialuis723 said:

Imma try those techniques tomorrow. Thnx guys. I also found another place today with lots of trees ontop of the canal and I'm trying to find a way to cast in those tree. What can i do? I have tried a 30lb line with a lizard but my line gets stuck anyways :/

Try pegging your weight to keep it next to the lure and and pegging your lizard in place so it wont slide down the hook .  

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I have been using swim jigs a lot this year and have had them come through weeds really clean only having to clean them off once in a while. Not sure if brand matters, but mostly went with Santone jigs and an Outcast was used a couple of times too. This was a big improvement for me over my standard slider head and tube or grub. 

Peg 1/2 to 3/4 of an ounce, rig a Brush Hog or craw type. Make your cast, let it sink to the bottom. Hop/drag it for three to five feet or however far you can get before it mucks up. Then reel it in, cast about five feet shorter than you did before. 

It's like long range punching in a way. I have to deal with that a ton in the summer. 

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Where are you from? That way we might be able to get some local knowledge to chime in. 

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Most anglers try forcing t-rigs/jigs through grass which is all wrong, ya gotta finesse em through grass.

When you feel the lure starting to load up in the grass...stop!

Release the pressure, pull up until you feel heaviness again but apply slightly more pressure, then release, continue until the lure breaks free. You want the motion to be similar to & as fast as working a shaky head, you're just applying more pressure.

Once the lure breaks free...hold on with both hands!

Fishing a frog over the weeds is another option, especially the really thick stuff.

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Im from Edinburg, Texas. 

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Trick Worm, weightless T-rigged. Problem solved. Don't be afraid of the bubble gum or limetreuse color. Visibility is limited in weed-choked waters. I haven't found the place bass won't bite this if you can present it to them.

If they won't chase it when retrieved like a jerkbait, just sloooow down and draaaag it. My buddy only uses this one bait when we go kayak fishing. I take 5 combos and he almost catches as many as I do. He caught two on it when we went Jan 2nd in cold water.

When the hydrilla gets thick around here I throw a small 1/4 ounce swim or grass jig. 

Punch Rigs are virtually THE most weedless technique out there. Get a heavy bullet weight, 3/4 to 2 ounce depending on the density of the cover, a "punch" or "slither" rig and a heavy wide bend or flipping hook. The plastic you choose to put on the hook should be very aerodynamic looking to come through cover better.

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