Does anyone really FLIP?

[EBass]

Do you use the flipping switch?

I pitch a jig and thumb the reel, but I have never flipped per se. I never bought a flipping reel. Is that more of a down south thang with all the heavy cover? Who does it and for what situations?

[Daze Off]

EB -

I have flipped some but not very often - heavy cover where the openings to get through are limited is when I do it most often. Mostly it strikes me as a lot of unnecessary work but the entries are usually both more precise and quieter.

Come to think of it I have not seen anyone else actually flippin' while I have been out on the water either....hmmm

Daze Off

[bass-o-matic]

I normally don't see anyone flipping a weedline around here. However, arrowheads, cattails, deep wood, steep banks, etc. on other bodies of water, yep. Not all down south......

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Pretty much what Daze Off said applies here...Ive done very limited flipping in the slop. For the most part pitching and roll casts can work just as well in those situations.

When I think of flipping I think of fishing laydowns or timber.

[Bobby Bass]

I flip docks after I have searched the outside. I will move right in close and flip between dock and pontoon boats. Good way to get to inside tee docks. Either a jig or a worm. I also have a couple of stump filled lakes that I fish and that is about the only way once the pads fill in to get in tight right next to the stumps and fish them. One lake has a lot of ceder stumps and a few inches can make or break you. I do have a flippin reel and it is nice to be able to just drop a lure and set in one motion. Takes some practice to get it all done with one easy, fluid motion. Also a fun way to fish with live frogs, flippin them up and under boat lifts.

[EBass]

I skip under docks and overhangs. I pitch a heavy jig and TRY to make a soft entry. Just no flipping for me. And as the fog lifts from my memory I did buy a flippin reel a few years back. I never used that feature though. It's more if you're a rod's length away and you need to set that jig right on it's face. But up here for the most part the water is clear and I'm trying to stay as far away as possible yet make accurate casts. Thus I skip, and side arm. I pitch to, but I need to keep working on that. Pitching is an art.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Yep.. I flip.. I would have to admit that I pitch more.. But I do flip. When I flip, I would say its pads.. or really thick cover. That about all I flip.. otherwise I pitch.

[Wayne Ek]

Yes I flip. Usually dirty water/heavy cover combinations or floating bogs. But I do not use the flipping switch. More walleye guys use the flipping switch than bass guys. If you rigging or dragging bouncers it's a really nice feature to just depress the line release and let out as much or as little line as needed to stay in contact with the bottom, all with only one hand.

[ocf1]

I think i know what flipping is but could i get and explanation?

[Deitz Dittrich]

Flipping is where you have a set ammount of line out and then pull the line from between the reel and the first eyelet with your non-rod hand. You then swing the lure twards your target and let the line out with your other hand. No line goes in our out of the reel at all.

With a lot of practice, you should be able to put a jig inot a coffey cup 8-10 times if not 10 out of 10.

[ocf1]

thanks dietz, thats what i thought. I have a new thing to do before ice out...lol.

[Ray Esboldt]

I flip, but it is mostly limited to river fishing. And, it's mostly targeting smallmouth bass. And, to top it off, it is rarely with a 7.5 foot flippin' stick. I would have to demo to explain what I'm doing, but if flippin' is fishing with a set length of line that's what I'm doing. River walleye guys do the same thing.

Otherwise, I primarily pitch. There's too much clear water in Minnesota and Wisconsin to make close contact fishing really effective.

[Superduty]

I do a ton of pitching but rarely flip. Maybe it's something to add to my arsenal. I've seen one guy in my years of fishing that did it a lot. He was very efficient and used to win more than his share of tournaments too. He flipped during prespawn, spawn, post spawn, summer, fall....you get the idea!

[bassNspear]

I am a huge pitch man, i do do alot some flipping, but the control factor for myself, is not what the best. I like to pitch becuase i feel that i am more control.

[Central Bassman]

I will never buy a reel with a flipping switch. Its point this in my opinion. The new Revo is a reel to have for flipping and pitching because it is small.

If I’m flipping it will only be in dirty water. I don’t like being really close to the cover and in clear water, you just can’t be. I have gone behind people flipping on Forest Lake…back away and made a good pitch to the same cover and caught fish. I learned ones that if you can see a fish Odds are it can see you to. I like to back away and make a good pitch instead. I guess the only time I really FLIP is on mats. When it’s right next to me. But I have a lot of confidences in pitching so that why I keep doing it.

My .02 I hope this help EBASS & Everyone

[EBass]

I'm a pitcher. I was just wondering if anyone up here flips. Some do, but sounds like most don't.

[Central Bassman]

pitching is so much easier!!! Hahaha

[RickyBobby]

I'm in the market for a pitchin'and/or flippin' stick and was wondering what preferences are out there for rod action and length for each technique? Is there a rod action and length that is conducive to both? What lines do you guys use for these techniques?

[Deitz Dittrich]

For my Pitching Flipping combos.. I have a Shimano Crucial Flipping stick 7'6" 1 piece MH flipping stick, Reel is a Shimano Castic with 17 lb Gamma Florocarbon.

[RickyBobby]

Deitz,

What's the MSRP on the Crucial that you mentioned?? Does Shimano have a decent 7-1/2 foot MH model in the $100 price range??

[Deitz Dittrich]

The CRCX76MH CrucialFlipping stick retails for $159.99. And from looking on their web site, I dont see the Compre Flipping stick this year... I know last year they had a 7'6" teliscoping flipping stick.. but I dont see it listed on thier web page for 07'. It reailed for like$120 ish I think.

[Fluker]

I just built a Shikari SHX PFS764X extendable flipping stick, and also a Shikari SHIII IFS804 8' one piece flipper for Millfoil. Looking forward to trying them out this year.

[RK]

RickyB -

You can get a 7'6" Clarus flipping stick for around $70. Clarus rods are actually pretty nice for the money. Weird that they don't have a Compre flipping stick this year. If you can flat the extra $$ the Crucial is well worth it though. Awesome rods...

To the original question.... I definitely flip at times in cane or really thick rushes. Probably pitch more than I flip but will do both depending on what I need to reach and how thick the cover is. I have a deep-V multi-species boat so I'm a ways off the water, which means I can have a little more line out and flip a little farther than guys in a bass boat can. Also means I can pitch with a flipping stick, so I usually don't switch rods to do either or. Do have some reels with flipping switches. Great for bottom bouncers for walleyes Only flipping switch reels I do use for flipping are a couple old old Chronarchs (think that's what they are - don't have 'em in front of me. They might be Scorpions...) that had the thumb bar you could flip up and down with your thumb.

Cheers,

Rob Kimm

[jalberg]

I don't flip. I guess I havn't seen the need for it yet. I just started pitching last year. I love it! I had a lot of success with it. I love the accuracy and stealth of the soft landings. It seems for flipping you need a pretty consistant line of heavy cover.