Bass love to hide under lily pads and other surface weeds, and fisheries biologist Scott Lamprecht of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said anglers should be aware of what he calls the “10-10 rule” in these areas.
“No matter how large the patch of lillies or weeds is, the majority of bites will come within 10 feet of the edge, or end, of that weed patch,” he said.
For anglers, this means if those weeds extend 50 feet from shore, then gives way to a clean surface, the majority of bites will come between the 40-foot mark and the 60-foot mark, the last 10 of which will have no weed cover.
But, Lamprecht said that doesn’t mean you should only cast to that section.
“Cast further in, because bass want to see it coming. They don’t want it landing on top of them. And don’t stop fishing once the weeds stop. That 10 feet of clear surface just beyond those weeds can be just as productive as the 10 feet into them,” he said.
Lamprecht also said to pay special attention to downed timber that is mixed in with lily pads. That is a great place to entice bass with topwater frogs.
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