| A friend of mine likes to fish strip mines | | | | the bait into a hole. I will begin fishing |
| covered in heavy moss and normally does | | | | about three feet deep and gradually increase |
| pretty well with them. His normal choice is a | | | | the depth until I get a hit or my bait is on |
| plastic worm for bass but there are times | | | | top of the moss. I have had some very |
| they just are not interested in the worms and | | | | productive days using this approach. |
| he asked what other choices he had. | | | | |
| | | | If you can find some breaks where the moss is |
| If you have ever fished a pond or strip mine | | | | just below the surface try using buzz baits. |
| covered in moss you know how hard it is to | | | | They do not snag as much as some of the other |
| find open water to work your lures. But you | | | | top water lures. Buzz baits can be very |
| also know that these waters can be very | | | | effective and most times you can actually see |
| productive. I can understand why he likes | | | | a V shape coming after it. If you do don't |
| these places. They are generally isolated, in | | | | get to excited and set the hook before he |
| most cases you may be the only one there, and | | | | takes it. Unfortunately I have done this a |
| they are productive. | | | | couple of times. |
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| With moss covered mines or ponds you have to | | | | There are other top water lures that may do |
| look for open water or breaks in the moss. | | | | well including poppers, spitters, prop baits, |
| You normally do not have a lot of room to | | | | hard stickbaits, soft stickbaits, etc. My |
| work your lures and very rarely can you work | | | | choices for fishing Moss covered strip mines |
| them deep especially if you're fishing from | | | | or ponds are plastic worms, buzz baits and |
| the bank. | | | | shiners. |
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| If the water is almost entirely covered by | | | | Doug Burns has been an avid angler for 35 |
| moss I will try shiners in whatever open | | | | years. |
| water I can find. It is kind of like dropping | | | | |