Wind use to be the biggest threat to stop you from fishing the big G now this cursed grass makes me wish for the days of floating milfoil and hydrilla islands . Least you could usually work around that and it stayed together mostly. Ribbon grass doesnt, it floats in islands but there will be hundreds of individual pieces floating out from it. The problem is 1 foot long piece of this ribbon. ill or eel grass will start your jig going up when you run into it and by the time you realize it you are almost back to the bank fishing top water. Or worse you get into a blob and have to start over.If you are fishing in the dark of early morn, its impossible to see. Even if you went to a one eighth or even a quarter oz jig you will collect enough of it on your jig you will be pulling in a blob. I have gone to as many as 4 places before I can fish on a good day which is about all you can do . Maybe if they would have about 1 big hydro boat race a month on the big G they would have to keep clean it up and eventually get most of it like they had to do this summers race