Pitching And Not With A Baseball

[JWOA]

Guys was wondering how do you guys pitch? Im got some docks and ive been told there are huge fish under it. But I can pit under it. I know what your thinking...why wont you flip. Well, flipping didnt go so well either. I can only get my lure 10'' max(with 3/4 fliping jig and 10lbs test fluro). Help Please

[Bluebasser86]

If you can get away with line that light I'd probably opt for skipping a senko or tube instead of trying to pitch under the dock. You'll be able to get further under the dock that way. If you're set on pitching just watch a couple videos on Youtube to help you learn how. It will be a lot easier to learn how by watching someone doing it than it will be for someone to try to explain how on here.

[JWOA]

Skipping Like Skipping...really whats skipping and I've never fished with a senko. I've seen then but....

[Bluebasser86]

Basically you're aiming for the water just in front of the dock and casting sidearm at a slightly downward angle towards the water with a spinning rod. If done correctly your bait with hit the water and skip like if you were skipping a rock and end up far under the dock. It is basically the same movement as if you were skipping a rock but instead you're holding a rod and you have a specific area you must hit for your cast to be effective. You can go down at too sharp of an angle or your bait will bounce up and hit the underside of the dock and your cast will be ruined and you may spook the fish under the dock.

As for your bait a tube with an insert head, like an 1/8-1/4 ounce, or a Texas or wacky rigged senko are a couple of the best baits you can use for skipping a dock. Most of the time with the Senko if there is a fish under the dock that is going to bite you won't even have to move it, the fish will just catch it on the way down.

[NitroZ9]

Bluebasser86 is absolutely right on skipping. I fish docks all the time and that's the only way to get baits way up under them. Using spinning gear will be the easiest way for you to learn the technique. It takes a lot of practice using baitcasting gear.

[Arv]

Flipping, pitching, skipping all take practice. You're not going to be great at these casts right away most likely. Personally, I would also be wary of casting a 3/4oz jig around docks with 10# test line.

[JWOA]

Flipping, pitching, skipping all take practice. You're not going to be great at these casts right away most likely. Personally, I would also be wary of casting a 3/4oz jig around docks with 10# test line.

I thought i could get it go off farther

[Fishes in trees]

It took me a solid year of practice to get even halfway decent at pitching. You've just got to practice. Practice in your yard. Be aware that practice in your yard is different than practice in your boat. Practice plugs fly different than lures.

Be aware that you can pitch lures other than jigs or soft plastics. Pitching spinnerbaits or square bills through narrow lanes in trees without bringing your rod up over your head is a handy skill to have.

Having a good smooth reel where the spool starts to turn quickly without alot of encouragement helps a lot.

I didn't get any good at pitching until I got an 11 ball bearing Calcutta TEGT. That reel made learning how to pitch a lot easier and well as greatly extending the range of where I could pitch. Rods, I don't know, everyone has a different idea of what is or what ain't a decent pitching rod. Years ago, when Denny Brauer was first popularizing pitching, I thought that his signature pitching rod had too much tip for me. You'll have to experiment to find out what you like.