Episode 27: Grass

Podcast: Science of the Strike · Science of the Strike, LLC

Opublikowano: 2026-08-16

Episode 27 is a deep dive on aquatic vegetation — specifically, grass — and why it might be the single most underappreciated variable in a bass fishery. We walk through the main players anglers actually encounter: hydrilla, milfoil, coontail, eelgrass, pondweed, and the rest, what each one looks like, how it grows, and why bass relate to them differently. Then we get into the research on what grass actually does to a system. The studies are striking: fisheries with healthy submerged vegetation consistently produce more bass, bigger bass, and better year-classes, and when the grass disappears — whether from grass carp, herbicide, or a draw...