Well. Can I tell you the weeds there this year will be out if control still because of the drought last year. We will see the same amount or more this year. One thing with grass and crankbaits is to know the depth of the grass and how deep the crank goes. 7-9th crankbait is most likely tested with 12 pound mono and a lower gear ratio reel. That's pretty much a industry standard from what I was told. So I use 10lb flouro which allows me to get down to about 10.5'. From there I use the position of the rod tip to control depth. Today I was ripping the tops of the grass with a rattletrap. For me that means a 7'6" gloomis deepflex crankbait rod. I want the rattletrap to get stuck in the tops of grass. Once I feel it get hung up I "rip it" which is basically setting the hook. Most of the time this will clear the hooks and once it pops free is when the strikes happen. If it gets unstuck and you feel grass on there still set the hook again until it's cleared. same thing with crankbaits. I'll take crankbaits and rattletraps getting stuck or banging off stuff any day over clean water with nothing to hit or get stuck on. As for the rod with ripping like this I like a lot of flex in the rod. It allows a much better snapping motion out of the bait once it pops free. Rattletraps I use a 7:1 gear ratio 99% of the time. Crankbaits I use a 5:1 90% of the time. Feel free to ask any more questions you have. So I guess the short answer is I love when there is crap on the hooks.