Dissecting Dense Blankets of Cover for Frog Fish

Thick Mats, Froggin' Heaven

The thickest and nastiest mats of vegetation of a given body of water stand a good chance of holding some big bass.  To dissect these dense blankets of green cover, you will want to look for the small key characteristics of them.  These small items include:

1. Secondary forms of cover, such as if there is a laydown or stump located in the middle of the mat.
2. Depth of water, does a section of that mat extend out to deeper water?
3. Open water; is there an open water pocket that is locked inside of that mat?
4. Current, if you are fishing a river system, current is always key and if there is some current running through or adjacent to that dense mat, that is a good place to focus your casts.
5. The quality of the vegetation in that mat is key.  The greener the better, so if one section of that mat is a luscious green, that section gets my first casts.

When froggin’ these mats, you need to use a frog that has a large profile as this will help disturb the water and get the bass’s attention.  The two Snag Proof

Frogs that I turn to when fishing dense mats is the Bobby’s Perfect Frog to cover water quickly and then when I want to dissect a key section and call up a bass to the top, I’ll fish the Guntersville Frog.  With the dual rattles in the legs and its compact profile I can keep that bait in a key area and just shake it, making plenty of noise with those rattles!

Glenn has been fishing tournaments for over ten years, spreading his passion and knowledge of the sport via articles and videos.  For more information check out www.glennwalkerfishing.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/glennwalkerfishing.