As we progress into August, Guntersville Lake will grow thick with heavy grass and the bass will move deeper and deeper into the grass to hide from the heat and sun. One of the unique things about any lake with heavy grass cover is that the bass move from the deep suspending bottom areas of the lake to the heavy grass; there is basically two reasons this occurs the first is the bait fish move into the grass and the next is that the grass creates a cover that has cooler water under it while hiding the fish from the bright sunny August days.

With that said; there are a few options that I like of ways to catch fish during these dog days of August; flipping heavy bulky weighted bait through the grass is one and fishing over the top with a SPRO frog is the other. Both of these presentations require patience and persistence as neither are going to be consistent action all day long. While flipping I like to punch a heavy 2 oz. weight into the holes and edges of the grass; I believe the closer the heavy grass is to deep water like the ledges the more chances you will get to catch good fish while punching your bait to the bottom.

Most folks don’t understand that a heavy weighted Tungsten weight slides through the grass and to the bottom and creates a reaction bite while dropping. The bigger profile with the heavy weight appears to be bulky and lack appeal for a bass to strike, but it is not the look of the bait that gets the strike; it is the fast drop of a big profile that creates a reaction bite from the fish. While a SPRO frog appears to be totally different because it is fished on top; it really is not.

The Frog also creates a reaction from a bass, bass are positioned in heavy grass next to small openings and holes in the grass and the SPRO frog also creates a reaction, it is just on top of the water. Both these presentations are big fish techniques and if you can take the heat and stay focused you can catch many fish during a day on the water in the heat of August! 

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