Seeing all the images of anglers fishing cypress trees during recent pro bass tournaments on the Sabine River on the TX/LA border brought back memories of how cypress tress create classic fishing holding cover.
Knowing these trees have extensive root systems with root balls and knees, they also pose a few challenges when trying to lure bass from their twisted maze…
Recently I located a couple of interesting articles & video online about fishing around cypress groves and sent “tweets” out to interested followers.
For those missing the tweets, here is a video and a couple article links that may help:
Huge Bass May Hide Under Cypress Trees & Bass Fishing Cypress Trees
So why are the root systems of these trees so tricky?
Mainly the gnarly way the roots branch and grow creating great cover with lots of hang-up potential at the same time as shown in these images…
Notice the way the roots splay out away from the base of the trunk yet above the actual sediment base thus providing all kinds of nooks and crannies for lurking bass…
And just look at the expanse of the root system with all those “knees” sticking up creating both cover and more hang-up potential…
No wonder cypress trees can be havens for all types of fish!
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