Rod And Reel Position.

[bass_accountant18]

I am an avid flipper and love to hold my broomstick in hand. Recently, I have watched Randall Tharp constantly and he tends to hold his rods with the reel at chest level. Does this achieve any significant advantage in feel or leverage? I typically hold my rod with the reel slightly above my hips with the butt of the rod in my gut.

[Matthew2000]

Nope just whatever is comfortable to you.

[geo g]

If you not having problems with the hook up, do what you feel comfortable doing.

[WIGuide]

Maybe he's just built a little like a T-rex.....little arms.

[.ghoti.]

Now that's funny.

[Rhino68W]

When I'm pulling a jig or t-rig though a brushpile I hold the rod kind of high and pull my rod straight up instead of sweeping it to the side. Get hung up less, and I seems to feel the brush more.

[scaleface]

I hold the fishin pole different than almost everybody.  I grasp the rod in front of the reel with the string running between my thumb and index finger chest high when  using "feel" baits. Its right for me even though I hardly see anyone else doing it . Those that I have seen doing it this way  are pretty good worm fishermen .

[Mike L]

I also hold my reel at chest level, but don't do it with any conscise thought tho. I hold my reel with handles up until the bait hits the water with an out stretched arm, all at chest level.

When a strike happens I feel I'm in the best position for a hard and quick set.

Mike

[Mr. Hunter_90]

Do how do you like my friend like me

[Catt]

Typical rod position for someone accustom to fishing heavy cover or deep structure.

Scaleface, don't pat yourself in the back yours is quite common as well, made popular by Hank Parker.

[scaleface]

 

Scaleface, don't pat yourself in the back yours is quite common as well, made popular by Hank Parker.

I thought I saw  Hank Parker and Chuck Norris watching me from a distance  one day. This confirms it .

[Catt]

I thought I saw Hank Parker and Chuck Norris watching me from a distance one day. This confirms it .

Yelp! Both were giggling & pointing

[scaleface]

Hank Parker doesnt release bass , he pardons them .

[Ozark_Basser]

Hank Parker once caught four fish at once....on a jig.

Hank Parker doesn't need a braking system on his baitcaster. He uses telekinesis....his power comes from his mustache.

Hank Parker doesn't fish tournaments....tournaments fish against Hank Parker.

[scaleface]

Hank Parker doesnt get bass thumb , he gets bass knuckles .

 

Hank Parker doesnt hold a rod , he nails it to his hand .

[Ozark_Basser]

Hank Parker once caught a 10 lber..... while releasing a 10 lber.

Hank Parker doesn't need a Boga Grip....his skin is impervious to hooks....and he already knows the weight of the bass....before it strikes his bait.

[scaleface]

Hank Parker won a tournament by weighing in the culls .

[scaleface]

Hank parker was once penalized for getting to the weigh in early.

[scaleface]

Hank Parker cast his shadow and a caught a fish on it .

[Ozark_Basser]

Hank Parker cast his shadow and a caught a fish on it .

Excellent lol.

[WRB]

I am an avid flipper and love to hold my broomstick in hand. Recently, I have watched Randall Tharp constantly and he tends to hold his rods with the reel at chest level. Does this achieve any significant advantage in feel or leverage? I typically hold my rod with the reel slightly above my hips with the butt of the rod in my gut.

Take a look online at Dee Thomas flipping video's, Dee is the father of this technique. The first thing you will notice is Dee is over 75 years now and still a competitive tournament bass angler, he flips sitting down and always has.

The most important factor when fishing a jig, flipped or cast, is your ability to keep in contact to detect strikes. How you hold the rod to achieve strike detection followed by high percentage hooks sets is up to you.

I tend to keep the rod handle under my forearm after casting and my reel hand under and foreward of the reel. The forearm gives me leverage with a trigger stick rods longer handle, the reel hand being foreward instead of cupping the reel, alllows me to keep the line over my index finger to improve strike detection.

Tom

[A-Jay]

I have never really paid attention to where or how I'm holding the rod & reel.

 

I just do what comes natural, feels comfortable and of course gets the job done.

 

I will say that whatever I'm doing, after a few outrageous good days south of the border, I always have a seriously ugly bruise on the left side of my ribs - from smashing my torso on repeated hook sets -  I guess I'm a wimp.

 

 

A-Jay