Louie Stout. March 4, 2008. Bass will sometimes bury up beneath the canopies, often times in muck so thick that the only way to get at them is to punch straight through it using a specially designed grass jig, Texas rig or punching skirt rig matched with a heavy duty flipping hook and some sort of plastic like a beaver or craw. Submerged vegetation is to bass as politics is to lying — you won’t find one without the other. Learn when bass are more likely to group up under matted vegetations. ... After the punch stop comes the ounce and a half Bass Pro Shops XPS tungsten weight. The right rod, reel, and line are the keys to successfully punching the grass – you have to be able to feel the bites, and you need to be able to set the hook hard with a big hook, and haul the fish and a whole bunch of grass up quickly. One of my favorite fishing techniques that can produce giant bass in the warmer months of the year. In general, what are the best punching baits, or what has worked well for you? The fish are there. Hackney has found on many fisheries that the presence of grass keeps bass in one general area through prespawn, spawn, post spawn, summer, fall and winter. I know were are in a time of everything being specific to a style of fishing and my question are there any suggestion or opinions as to picking up making a decent set up for punching, flipping and pitching. "Milfoil is easier to punch through and it caverns better underneath," Crews says. Other requirements for punching bass in the face include a heavy sinker (1 ½-ounce, often pegged), strong straight-shank or offset worm hooks, heavy action flippin’ rods and 60- to 80-pound braided line. Bottom line I need heavier stuff. Louie Stout. I have never punched through mats before and I have an opportunity to do so this summer on a small lake in the south with grass mats. Grass can keep fish from making big migrations from the main lake to the backs of the bays. Finding bass in grass mats is a lot like locating them … If he has a choice between hydrilla and milfoil, Crews prefers milfoil. Even grass that goes dormant and gets real short in the cooler months will hold populations of bass. Of course, matted grass also yields heavyweight bass in the summertime. This approach often pays off for Virginia's John Crews, a Bassmaster Elite Series pro. The art of flipping is no longer for specialists. https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/how-to-punch-grass-mats-for-bass-lintner How to Punch Grass with Jacob Wheeler. Been catching fish in the grass but don’t have the means yet to get in there properly. After the first Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour event, Jared Lintner heads out with Justin and Jeff for a couple of hours of punching mats and fishing a topwater bait on Lake Seminole. 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