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Clear water/little cover/ alot of deep underwater grass

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I fish a lake that has a pretty good amount of clear water but has a very big patch of underwater grass pretty deep down. Ive been throwing the texas rig but when I retrieve back, I always get stuck in the grass even if I tex spouse the hook. Any lure or different rigging recommendations, I would really appreciate any feedback.

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2 hours ago, washedkevin said:

I fish a lake that has a pretty good amount of clear water but has a very big patch of underwater grass pretty deep down. Ive been throwing the texas rig but when I retrieve back, I always get stuck in the grass even if I tex spouse the hook. Any lure or different rigging recommendations, I would really appreciate any feedback.

Go weightless, or as light as possible. Less for the weeds to get hung on. 

Also, try different baits that may come through the weeds better…

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Narrow weights, thinner worms, hooks without big bend at the top; I really like Owner Twistlock in grass.  Light weights are a good suggestion,  but depending on the grass and slim rigging, you may need/want heavier weights.  Rip it if fish are active and near tops; work it very 'gently', if they are on the bottom.

  Sometimes you just need to concentrate on the outside edges.

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Don’t be afraid to throw a spinnerbait in clear water. They're one of my top lure choices for grass patches. Let it sink into the grass, start your retrieve, and when you feel it starting to get hung up, RIP it out. This is what triggers a lot of strikes for me. 

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How deep of water and how high are the weeds?

 

This is basically the world I live in on a lot of the lakes here.  Yesterday it was 6-8' clarity and lots of curly pond weed (which if you've ever fished around it you'll know its a bear to get anything through).  Lots of 10-15' bottom with weeds that end up 10' tall by the end of the year around here.  All of this is depending on the water depth, but:

 

- early on before it gets daylight or just after, throw topwaters over it.  Especially with clear water you can pull fish from 10-15' deep to slam a topwater if there is any semblance of a topwater bite that day.  A spinnerbait over the top will be a good second if they don't want to break the water.

- Fish the edges.  This relies on being able to find the edges.  On visible grass that shouldn't be too hard, but on deeper grass you'll need electronics do to it quickly.  Otherwise its trial and error and a good visual memory.  Moving baits in the top half that also come through weeds are a good shout.  I like a swim jig here.  The bottom of the weeds at the edge is the last place to check.  If you can see the edge, then pitching a texas rig to the edge is my choice, focusing on irregularities.  I think a dropshot would probably also be a good choice, but I'm not an expert there.

- if you have to get into the middle of the grass, then pitching holes with a texas rig is my usual.  If you're talking deep water and the grass isn't visible on the surface, then its going to be tough.  Pointy weights, standard hooks (not EWG), straight worms like a ribbontail or speed worm), and patience.  If the grass is only a foot or so off the bottom then a floating worm on a carolina rig.

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