05-14-2009, 11:07 PM
[quote Scruffy]Have you tried a 30lb braid or higher? There should be no problems using those lines. Good luck![/quote]
Exactly Scruffy! You can get some 30lb braid that has the width of 12lb fluorocarbon and with a heavy rod and good reel you should be able to muscle even a hawg up through that mess. I have a similar pond here that I fish and below are some techniques I use that produce nice bass regularly.
If your referring to lures getting caught up and you reeling in huge amounts of vegetation each cast I recommend using weedless topwater lures.
You can even rig plastic lizards, frogs, snakes or large 12" worms with a weedless hook and no weight then just twitch and reel a few feet over the vegetation and let the lure set still for about 10 seconds and repeat. Some of the largest bass will be hanging out right under some of the heaviest vegetation in ponds like that believe it or not.
When you get to a "hole" or break in the vegetation let the lure sink slowly down into the clear area to the bottom then let it rest there for anywhere from 10 to 30 seconds then continue the twitch reel technique.
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Exactly Scruffy! You can get some 30lb braid that has the width of 12lb fluorocarbon and with a heavy rod and good reel you should be able to muscle even a hawg up through that mess. I have a similar pond here that I fish and below are some techniques I use that produce nice bass regularly.
If your referring to lures getting caught up and you reeling in huge amounts of vegetation each cast I recommend using weedless topwater lures.
You can even rig plastic lizards, frogs, snakes or large 12" worms with a weedless hook and no weight then just twitch and reel a few feet over the vegetation and let the lure set still for about 10 seconds and repeat. Some of the largest bass will be hanging out right under some of the heaviest vegetation in ponds like that believe it or not.
When you get to a "hole" or break in the vegetation let the lure sink slowly down into the clear area to the bottom then let it rest there for anywhere from 10 to 30 seconds then continue the twitch reel technique.
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