Hey guys,

I was fishing the Potomac River here in Virginia today off a couple boat docks and spent a lot of the time battling hydrilla.  It wasn't too bad when I went out around 1, but the wind started blowing it in to my side of the shore.  I tried everything I could think of.  The best strategy I could employ was fishing a kreature bait over the clumps of it and letting it fall into the holes.  I only caught two bass.  One was caught early on a spinner early and the other was caught on the kreature as soon as it hit the water.

Thanks in advance

Nice job adapting. Just remember bass love grass and it can be very frustrating trying to fish it.

I find a Senko casts extremely well in windy conditions  

I fish Guntersville Lake in Alabama and hydrilla and milfoil are all it is. You hear people fishing rock piles and stumps and this and that but we have nothing but grass so I can give you lots of tips. First thing, if its windy, white and chartruese spinnerbaits are deadly. Reel them right at the top of the grass, amost let the bottom of the spinnerbait brush the tops of it. Secondly, try a senko. Run it along the top of the grass as well. Finally, drop a jig and pig off in the holes in the grass and hang on. I love fishing grass and have caught so many fish outta there. As it gets later in the day, try running a buzzbait where the grass comes to about a foot or two below the water.

Fillip, One thing you neglected to mention is that the Potomac is a tidal river with a change of about 3 feet between high and low tide. I fish this river and the Occoquan River a lot during the year and can always find the bass. On the high tide you are going to want to run spinnerbaits, rapalas, manns -1 and topwater lures above the grass. During low tide you are going to want to work the grass with plastics and jigs by pitching right into the grass. You can also work the grass lines with some crank, spinner and chatter baits. I know it can get frustrating because of the grass but you can pull some big fish out by pitching right into the thick of it. I have also noticed that the bite on the Potomac is really good lately using chatterbaits. I hope this helps.

I find a Senko casts extremely well in windy conditions

I have a huge problem fishing a senko in the wind. After it hits the water the wind blows my line and my senko never gets to the bottom it just moves around. How do you approach fishing them in windy conditions like that or even current.

I fish Guntersville Lake in Alabama and hydrilla and milfoil are all it is. You hear people fishing rock piles and stumps and this and that but we have nothing but grass so I can give you lots of tips. First thing, if its windy, white and chartruese spinnerbaits are deadly. Reel them right at the top of the grass, amost let the bottom of the spinnerbait brush the tops of it. Secondly, try a senko. Run it along the top of the grass as well. Finally, drop a jig and pig off in the holes in the grass and hang on. I love fishing grass and have caught so many fish outta there. As it gets later in the day, try running a buzzbait where the grass comes to about a foot or two below the water.

I also fish Guntersville. In addition to what you said, I've found using a Pop'r where the grass comes close to the surface is deadly this time of year. I actually saw 2 bass collide trying to get to my bait the other day.

This is my favorite thread on the subject.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1177803264

I find a Senko casts extremely well in windy conditions

I have a huge problem fishing a senko in the wind. After it hits the water the wind blows my line and my senko never gets to the bottom it just moves around. How do you approach fishing them in windy conditions like that or even current.

Lower your rod tip while your bait is still a couple foot off the water; this will reduce the amount of line the wind can catch.