I came across this video and thought it was pretty cool. This looks like the old jiggerpoling method with cane poles, but with a little twist.

I've got a lake near the house that's inundated with cattails so thick you can't flip through them. I'm thinking I might have to use something similar to this in the little pockets behind the cattail walls. I don't know how I'll get a bass out when he eats, but I'll worry about that when the time comes.

Has anybody ever tried this or seen someone do it?

http://www.earthsports.com/m/videos/view/Bass-Fishing-Sweeping-Method

Used to see folks doing it where I grew up. It worked well around the cypress trees and pads. I have a couple telescopic fiberglass jigger poles I bought years ago. The company was out of Texas I believe, but is now out of business. The poles are 14 or 15 feet long. I need to get them out dust them off!