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I had a question regarding punching through the middle of heavy weed mats. The fish you are targeting in doing so are in a negative, resting, or non-feeding mood, correct? If they were feeding, you would find them near the weed edge or edges of pockets in the mats where they can ambush prey, right? I was wondering if this was what was really going on or if in fact there are little weed edges under the mats that the fish use to actively feed on that we can't see from above the water?
I would think that in the middle of a 95 degree day, it might be your only option to fish for inactive fish because the majority of them are going to be like that. And, there are deffenatly open pockets deep down in there.
By the way, thanks for everyones input. My cousin got a 5lb 13oz largemouth last week because of some of the tips from this thread. Its his personal best.
David Parnicky said:I had a question regarding punching through the middle of heavy weed mats. The fish you are targeting in doing so are in a negative, resting, or non-feeding mood, correct? If they were feeding, you would find them near the weed edge or edges of pockets in the mats where they can ambush prey, right? I was wondering if this was what was really going on or if in fact there are little weed edges under the mats that the fish use to actively feed on that we can't see from above the water?
I had a question regarding punching through the middle of heavy weed mats. The fish you are targeting in doing so are in a negative, resting, or non-feeding mood, correct? If they were feeding, you would find them near the weed edge or edges of pockets in the mats where they can ambush prey, right? I was wondering if this was what was really going on or if in fact there are little weed edges under the mats that the fish use to actively feed on that we can't see from above the water?
David, I think you can find fish in all activity levels under pads and matted vegetation. If there is plenty of food under the canopy of algae, matted milfoil, pads, etc. then the fish don't necessarily have to venture to the edges of weeds or open pockets during peak activity levels. Don't over think it. Spool up some heavy braid, put on a heavy weight, rig up a juicy looking soft plastic, plop your bait it in the middle of the nastiest stuff you can find, get bit, set the hook, wrestle a pig out of the salad and repeat.
David Parnicky said:I had a question regarding punching through the middle of heavy weed mats. The fish you are targeting in doing so are in a negative, resting, or non-feeding mood, correct? If they were feeding, you would find them near the weed edge or edges of pockets in the mats where they can ambush prey, right? I was wondering if this was what was really going on or if in fact there are little weed edges under the mats that the fish use to actively feed on that we can't see from above the water?
overthinking... thats a whole new post. Too many guys try to figure out all the little secrets and perfect baits. It's really as simple as find the fish, put something in front of it that it might eat, wiggle it right, and be ready. Thats the big secret.
Tag Watson said:David, I think you can find fish in all activity levels under pads and matted vegetation. If there is plenty of food under the canopy of algae, matted milfoil, pads, etc. then the fish don't necessarily have to venture to the edges of weeds or open pockets during peak activity levels. Don't over think it. Spool up some heavy braid, put on a heavy weight, rig up a juicy looking soft plastic, plop your bait it in the middle of the nastiest stuff you can find, get bit, set the hook, wrestle a pig out of the salad and repeat.
David Parnicky said:I had a question regarding punching through the middle of heavy weed mats. The fish you are targeting in doing so are in a negative, resting, or non-feeding mood, correct? If they were feeding, you would find them near the weed edge or edges of pockets in the mats where they can ambush prey, right? I was wondering if this was what was really going on or if in fact there are little weed edges under the mats that the fish use to actively feed on that we can't see from above the water?
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