I tried a craw fish jig with a blue black creature trailer and got nada.  My buddy was using watermelon seed fluke and got 5 one lbers.  Only fished for an hour before superbowl.

How do I fish under the matt? What are some techniques? And in general what would you do?

Your answer should be found in the following

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

Thanks Catt.  That was a good read.

This is one of my favorite types of cover to fish. I would most likely use a watermelon or other natural colored 4" tube texas rigged with enough weight to reach the bottom of the weeds. If you don't get bit on the initial drop, twitch it up with your rod tip over the top/through the weeds and let it drop again once you feel it break free from weeds. You may have to give it a little pop if it's stuck. Keep the rod tip high.

If it's a pretty big expanse of this cover, work edges of the thickest stuff first and keep searching with long fan casts. When you catch one, get a little closer and beat the area over and over until you know it's empty. A marker buoy or gps point helps.  Fish can really stack up in the little tunnels or whatever is under those weeds.

This can all be done with a jig or pretty much any texas rigged plastic as well, but I personally have the most confidence in a tube.

Also I like a lipless crank along any tall edges and over the the top on choppy days.

tungsten + sweetbeaver + pitchin = basses.

I would say a drop shot is a great idea and I know people do that on conway. also I think a 1/4 oz bullet weight with a brush hog would likely be very good.