Flippin and pitchin...

Dazzamcgee · 02-22-09, 08:10 AM

Hi all

I'm very interested in learning how to flip and pitch. Can anyone please explain?

cheers

Jim80 · 02-22-09, 09:45 AM

type it in in the search tab it should pull up some old threads and help point ya in the right direction .

Jim

keithdog · 02-22-09, 10:31 AM

There is a video you can buy at Bass Pro called Pitchin' to Heavy Hitters with Kevin VanDam. I highly recommend anyone new to these two techniques to buy this video. I found it very helpful when I started lerning these casting methods.

tnfisherman · 02-22-09, 05:19 PM

what do you want to know about it

Dazzamcgee · 02-22-09, 07:43 PM

Thanx for the replies!
Over here in Australia casting is just that "casting" no real method to it. Accuracy (lure placement) tends to be more important then how the lure is getting there. I've been fishing for years but only started targeting bass 2 years ago with plenty of success however I've hit the wall so to speak with no fish over the last few trips. What worked for me then isnt working any more so it was time to go back to basics and learn some new tricks like "casting" thats why I asked. After watching ESPN bass classic broadcast here yeaterday I thought there would be no better place to ask my questions then to ask the guy's over in the states. You guys have the best bass fishing scene and really know your stuff when it comes to bass. Sure theres a fair bit of difference between the bass over there and the one's over here but I'm sure some of the methods you guy's use would be the undoing of many bass here. I'm gunna pick ya brains for tips and tricks! hope ya dont mind!!!!

cheers

tnfisherman · 02-22-09, 07:46 PM

well let the lurs hang down to bout the reel and pop your wrist

Dazzamcgee · 02-22-09, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnfisherman

well let the lurs hang down to bout the reel and pop your wrist

lol yeah I think I've got that much covered!

aikenyounggun · 02-22-09, 08:33 PM

hey go to www.youtube.com the .com is the american address i know they are different in every country so go there and search it and im sure there is some video to help you.... search how to flip and pitch or something along the lines of it

Bassboss · 02-22-09, 08:44 PM

Once you find a good instructional video on how to flips and pitch, go out side with you rod and reel, tie a jig to it. Once you get that done, go inside and get a cup! Bary it in the ground so just the brim of the cut is above ground. Than try to pitch/flip into the cup. Do that till your arm is so tired you can hold you rod and reel. Go back inside rest your arm and than go back out and do it some more.

I no it sound imposable but you'll be able to do it 2 out of 10 times, by the second time out.

Hope this helps,

~SJ

tnfisherman · 02-22-09, 10:16 PM

ok yea try jigs or t-rigged sweet beaver or a nother soft platic bait

Rebbasser · 02-22-09, 10:59 PM

Welcome to the forum!

Here is an illustration that shows the concept real well.

Pitching:

Flipping:

Pitching is essentially an underhand cast. Flipping, on the other hand, uses a set length of line and is controlled with your free hand. I find I pitch a whole lot more than I flip.

Dazzamcgee · 02-22-09, 11:00 PM

Thanx again guy's! I checked out utube and found what I'm looking for!
i really like the water skimming pitch where the lure skips across the surface!
Looks like a flying insect crashing!
Can any lure be made to skim the surface like mentioned?

cheers

Rebbasser · 02-22-09, 11:04 PM

Pretty much. All it takes is practice

Joel · 02-23-09, 10:51 AM

Take a look at Kevin's fall fishing video. It's starts off with Kevin on a dock showing you the differences in and how to pitch and flip.

Personally, I Pitch. I don't flip. Why, because I just suck at it. Looks really simple but I'm just all thumbs so to speak. If it ever starts to warm up around here, I'm going to practice, practice, and practice some more my feeble attempts at learning this technique.

bamabassman · 02-23-09, 08:08 PM

hahaha joel. i am TRYING to learn both. and if the top pic is pitching, then i pitch better as of right now. i am thumbs too. thought it would be easy to learn seeing as it is similier to fly fishing, or so i thought, hahahahahaha.

Joel · 02-23-09, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman

hahaha joel. i am TRYING to learn both. and if the top pic is pitching, then i pitch better as of right now. i am thumbs too. thought it would be easy to learn seeing as it is similier to fly fishing, or so i thought, hahahahahaha.

It's the top picture. You know you've got pitching down when you can drop your lure right where you want it time and time again, and without nearly a splash to spook the fish.

I also pitch spinnerbaits tight to cover or the shoreline, when a loop cast or my 3/4 arm cast would just be over kill.

02-22-09, 08:10 AM	#1
Dazzamcgee BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane Queensland Posts: 11	Flippin and pitchin... Hi all I'm very interested in learning how to flip and pitch. Can anyone please explain? cheers

02-22-09, 09:45 AM	#2
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	type it in in the search tab it should pull up some old threads and help point ya in the right direction . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

02-22-09, 08:33 PM	#8
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	hey go to www.youtube.com the .com is the american address i know they are different in every country so go there and search it and im sure there is some video to help you.... search how to flip and pitch or something along the lines of it __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

02-22-09, 08:44 PM	#9
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Once you find a good instructional video on how to flips and pitch, go out side with you rod and reel, tie a jig to it. Once you get that done, go inside and get a cup! Bary it in the ground so just the brim of the cut is above ground. Than try to pitch/flip into the cup. Do that till your arm is so tired you can hold you rod and reel. Go back inside rest your arm and than go back out and do it some more. I no it sound imposable but you'll be able to do it 2 out of 10 times, by the second time out. Hope this helps, ~SJ __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

02-22-09, 10:59 PM	#11
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Welcome to the forum! Here is an illustration that shows the concept real well. Pitching: Flipping: Pitching is essentially an underhand cast. Flipping, on the other hand, uses a set length of line and is controlled with your free hand. I find I pitch a whole lot more than I flip. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-22-09, 10:31 AM	#3
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	There is a video you can buy at Bass Pro called Pitchin' to Heavy Hitters with Kevin VanDam. I highly recommend anyone new to these two techniques to buy this video. I found it very helpful when I started lerning these casting methods.

02-22-09, 05:19 PM	#4
tnfisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: east tn Posts: 370	what do you want to know about it

02-22-09, 07:43 PM	#5
Dazzamcgee BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane Queensland Posts: 11	Thanx for the replies! Over here in Australia casting is just that "casting" no real method to it. Accuracy (lure placement) tends to be more important then how the lure is getting there. I've been fishing for years but only started targeting bass 2 years ago with plenty of success however I've hit the wall so to speak with no fish over the last few trips. What worked for me then isnt working any more so it was time to go back to basics and learn some new tricks like "casting" thats why I asked. After watching ESPN bass classic broadcast here yeaterday I thought there would be no better place to ask my questions then to ask the guy's over in the states. You guys have the best bass fishing scene and really know your stuff when it comes to bass. Sure theres a fair bit of difference between the bass over there and the one's over here but I'm sure some of the methods you guy's use would be the undoing of many bass here. I'm gunna pick ya brains for tips and tricks! hope ya dont mind!!!! cheers

02-22-09, 07:46 PM	#6
tnfisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: east tn Posts: 370	well let the lurs hang down to bout the reel and pop your wrist

02-22-09, 10:16 PM	#10
tnfisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: east tn Posts: 370	ok yea try jigs or t-rigged sweet beaver or a nother soft platic bait

02-22-09, 11:00 PM	#12
Dazzamcgee BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane Queensland Posts: 11	Thanx again guy's! I checked out utube and found what I'm looking for! i really like the water skimming pitch where the lure skips across the surface! Looks like a flying insect crashing! Can any lure be made to skim the surface like mentioned? cheers

02-22-09, 11:04 PM	#13
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Pretty much. All it takes is practice __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-23-09, 10:51 AM	#14
Joel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Suffolk County, NY Posts: 542	Take a look at Kevin's fall fishing video. It's starts off with Kevin on a dock showing you the differences in and how to pitch and flip. Personally, I Pitch. I don't flip. Why, because I just suck at it. Looks really simple but I'm just all thumbs so to speak. If it ever starts to warm up around here, I'm going to practice, practice, and practice some more my feeble attempts at learning this technique. __________________ Joel 1st you have to find 'em Last edited by Joel; 02-23-09 at 08:10 PM.

02-23-09, 08:08 PM	#15
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hahaha joel. i am TRYING to learn both. and if the top pic is pitching, then i pitch better as of right now. i am thumbs too. thought it would be easy to learn seeing as it is similier to fly fishing, or so i thought, hahahahahaha. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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