>>2381365>How about if the bottom is all weed and it comes up covered in weed half the time (even with weedless), as seems the case in most of the canals I'm fishing?Topwater lures are an option (floating, poppers, etc.), or not letting a spinner sink and reeling when it hits the water. If you're really intent on using softbait on a jighead and you want to avoid the weeds, do a straight retrieve (picrel, fine when fish are active).
You can also tie a dropshot rig.
Also a texas/carolina rig should avoid most weeds and you can continue using that unless you really feel like you're doing underwater gardening.
I personally like just dragging my spinner above the weeds, but to each their own. Trying to give you the options available.
>Also how big of a movement am I going for with this hobbling, a big pull to lift it a meter and then let it drop for a few seconds? Or more of a lots of little wrist flicks at greater frequency type thing?You can do both. I find that bigger jumps maximise hangtime (not a meter though, bit much), but can't go wrong with switching things up a little if you're getting nothing. Pike and perch have a tendency to bite my softbait while its on its way down, sometimes straight after a cast.
