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Heavy Heavy Flipping Baits ???
I recently tried to throw a 3/4 oz bullet weight with a huge magnum size
plastic. My St Croix flippng stick was not up to the task. I tried a
variety of settings ont he reel, and just couldn't get it to work well.
Either I couldn't pitch it (just flip it) or it would slap the water ont he
way out. I figured it was strictly my inability to dial in the reel, but
when I got home I tied a similar rig on my Tica TC3 flipping stick and I was
able to pitch it. Not as easily as a lighter bait, but it could be dialed
in to pitch without short pitching or smacking the water every cast.My TC3 is an 8 ft heavy action rod. Same line and reel on both rods.
Quantum Accurist with 50LB Power Pro. I rarely fish a weight that heavy or a bait that big, but there are times
when I want a huge heavy bait to punch through cover in muddy conditions etc
etc... What type of rig do you use? Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com
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Bob
Apr 3
2005
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| Bob, can you describe the fishing scenario that called for the huge bait &
heavy sinker? Did you get bit? ww |
gobassn
Apr 4
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| Fishing thick matted hydrilla is first cause for extra heavy baits, line and
rods. Twenty feet of grass with a six foot mat takes a lot of lead to punch
through. Waterloo makes their "grass rake" rod, with roller tip for braided line,
it's quite impressive when you go to the heavy artillery. |
Pat
Apr 5
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| I wanted a fast falling bait to punch through cane and floating debris in
muddy water. Large, loud, heavy. I couldn't get it to pitch on the rod I had so I gave up on it. |
Bob
Apr 5
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| You want to punch through the stuff, but a pitch is a soft, quiet
presentation. I'm confused. WW |
go-bassn
Apr 5
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