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hey everybody,
i have been fishing for a while, and i am now wanting to expand my fishing knowledge, i have heard people talk about flipping and pitching tubes and jigs, and my grandfather use to use a flippen' stick, but i wasn't into fishing before he passed away. I now have his flippin rod, and i have spooled it with 25 pound test line. i also have many jigs and tubes that he previously owned. i want to know how i would come about fishing a tube or a jig, in what condition, and where i should flip at. i know it should be used in heavy cover, but is it okay to use in lily pads? whenever fishing a tube should i do a slow retreive or pop it or what? any info would be more than appreciated, i am desperate to get to the hawgs that hide up in there and i am desperate to know how to fish those tubes/jigs.
thanks alot,
Strike King

King, flipping and pitching are two different tecniques used for roughly the same purpose, the general rule depends on the distance, one uses a set amount of line and limits the distance the bait travels (allowing you to put the bait in the water as quietly as possible while fishing close to your target). The other employs the weight of the bait to propel the bait a bit further while still letting you put it in the water quietly, with the goal of both being pin point accuracy and silent water entry as opposed to the less accurate and louder casting. Hope this help clear it up a bit.

Sorry, I almost forgot, a good video/DVD explaining both and giving some good pointers is one put out by Bass Pro Shops and Kevin Vandam, it's titled Pitching to Heavy Hitters, I have this one and it's one of the best I've seen.

there is one more question that i have, whenever fishing a tube how should i work it in the water, let it sink to the bottom, a steady retreive or what? and the same with a jig.
strike king

In short, the answer is yes. It depends on the fish, their preferences change as to how they prefer the retrieve, I suggest trying each until you get bit.

How do you do the underhand flip. Set your spool on the lightest setting or what. For some reason, I cant get it too work right.

Scott

I set mine so when you let the bait hang, it just barely takes line, then basically use the weight of the bait and the swing propel the bait out. Once you get it figured out, it works very well. The addition is lots and lots of practice, did I mention LOTS of practice? Another suggestion is to check out your local library, sometimes they have the videos or DVD's you can check out instead of buying them.