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How can or should I approach this particular area? Its basically an area where a creek runs into the lake. Used to be able to walk across it to get to the other side,and there was a field of  really short grass on it.Since its rained heavily its totally flooded over and id estimate it to be at least(if not more than) 6 feet deep. I can run my TM without hitting bottom and the TM is adjusted all the way down. I caught 1 fish on a Soft stick bait there ,and another guy said he was throwing a jig and caught a few. Im out of Trick sticks at the moment and well I want to try something else. Any thoughts?

Have you tried a suspending jerk bait?  

your options are limitless.early and late i would run a topwater over it.just after the sun gets up i would run a reaction bait, spinner bait,rattle trap, crankbait,chatterbait,down to where it ticks the grass.during the day i would soak plastics,especially flukes,senkos, trick worms,weightless,deadsticked.let em sit 30 sec. hop it up ,let it settle and let it sit again.

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Try the jig!!!!!

Matt

So many choices, and all of them good.

jerkbaits, lipless cranks, weightless plastics, shallow cranks, spinners, and swimbaits: run them just above the grass

Jigs and t-rigs worked in the grass

buzzbaits and other topwaters. Active fish will come up that far to get their food.

I think my first choice might be a C-rig, especially with a floating or really slow-falling plastic. Make the leader long enough that the plastic runs near the top of the grass.

grassy flats are easy to fish.

If the flats are shallow - go topwater

If more than 3-4 feet, spninnerbait, shallow crank

deeper still - deeper cranks.

any and all plastics will work,  but I will always "play" with my hardbaits b4 going to the soft plastics,

don't need anything fancy.  a round jig head with grub or shad tail should do it.

I always start with a lipless crank.  If that doesn't work, any of the others mentioned can work at different times.

I always start with a lipless crank. If that doesn't work, any of the others mentioned can work at different times.

X 2 Ceph.

I go straight for the Split shot rig, with an 1/8 oz. splitshot.... fish on!

In an area like that, I'm instantly thinking powerfishing at its finest.  Jigs and lipless cranks would be first and foremost, closely followed by spinnerbaits and crankbaits.  Senkos and whatnot would be low, low, low on my list of stuff to throw.

I FOUND RECENTLY THAT A SINCO WACKY WORMED HAS BEEN HOT FOR ME. WON ME SOME MONEY AT HUBBORD LAKE AND ALCONA POND THIS YEAR DOING THIS. I TRY MY BEST TO MATCH THE WEED COLOR. I HAVE ONE LAKE THAT RED IS THE BETTER COLOR BECOUSE THE ROOTS OF THE WEEDS ARE BRIGHT RED AND I CAN SEE THEM ON THE BOTTOM. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR GRASS FLAT IS VERY GREEN AND GIVING OFF ALOT OF OXYGEN IN THE WATER AND I BET THERE SHOULD BE SOME FISH THERE.

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