🎣 Flipping and Pitching

How to Do It

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   Spool a 7 to 7.5 foot heavy power rod with 50-65 lb braided line for punching mats, or 17-20 lb fluorocarbon for docks

2. 2

   Use a heavy 1 to 1.5 oz tungsten weight and a stout 4/0-5/0 flipping hook with a compact soft plastic (chunk, creature, or craw)

3. 3

   Strip 8-10 feet of line from the reel and hold it in your non-rod hand. The bait should hang about 2 feet below the rod tip

4. 4

   Pitching: swing the bait backward like a pendulum, then use a smooth forward release timed to lob the bait on a low, flat trajectory — skip it under docks

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   Flipping: extend the rod toward the target, then sweep it back while releasing the held line — the bait swings out smoothly and drops straight down

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   The entry must be silent. A bait that splashes hard will spook bass in clear, shallow cover

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   Let the bait fall on a semi-slack line and watch the line — most bites happen on the initial fall. If nothing, lift and drop twice, then pull out and hit the next spot