Larger weights for flipping

[tje0705]

Hey guys I was wondering  what yalls thoughts were on using heavier weights (1/2, 3/4, larger) when flipping wood and bushes. Where I live there's not a whole lot of vegetation, mostly laydowns and flooded bushes. I do fish some areas with Lilly pads and sparse grass but I don't fish them much. I love heavy cover fishing, mostly flipping with beaver style baits. My go to weight has always been 3/8 for flipping like this but after some reading and on the water expierence this summer it has me thinking that if I had upped my weight I may have triggered some more bites. Has anyone had any luck with this? I assume this would work in more so in he summer than the early part of the year.  Just looking for some info from fellow anglers on this. Thanks guys. 

[S. Sass]

For mostly laydowns and flooded bushes I use just as much weight as I need to get the bait in there. I'm not saying a 1/2, 3/4,  weight wouldn't possibly trigger another bite but I don't think it would be worth it in laydowns and bushes. Just my opinion maybe someone else chunks heavy weights at laydowns and bushes I just don't. 

[RoLo]

17 hours ago, S. Sass said:

For mostly laydowns and flooded bushes I use just as much weight as I need to get the bait in there. I'm not saying a 1/2, 3/4,  weight wouldn't possibly trigger another bite but I don't think it would be worth it in laydowns and bushes. Just my opinion maybe someone else chunks heavy weights at laydowns and bushes I just don't. 

 

I agree with S.Sass.

Flipping timber is a whole lot different than punching vegetation, which often starts at 3/4 oz.

In timber, you can usually use the same weight you'd use in open water,

and depending on the situation, even less weight. Bushes is a whole other ballgame,

which would depend on the density and height of the plants (or brush-pile).

 

Roger

 

[CTBassin860]

Biggest weight I own is 3/4 and I get get through some complete junk with that when the pond is a vegetative mess.Laydowns you could probably get away with 1/4 or even 1/8. I personally have never needed more than a 3/4 to get through mats and bushes.

[Catt]

Rate Of Fall

 

Do not think a 2# bass can not stop a 3/4 oz jig before it hits bottom in 10' of water.

[RichF]

I'm just the opposite.  I like flipping heavier weights around docks and wood.  I've had pretty good success fishing behind guys throwing light stuff to the same cover.  I say give it a go!

[scaleface]

I cant pitch effectively with anything less than 1/4  .  5/16th is what I usually use .

[ethan-333]

laydowns. buck brush etc. i dont like to go heavier than a half. to hard to skip under limbs. docks etc 

[Bluebasser86]

There's a time and place for heavier stuff but most of the cover I fish is very shallow, less than 2' of water. Most of the time I'm using a 1/4oz unless I'm flipping grass. 

[Kidflex]

Sometimes I use heavier weights when the fish are really tight in the buck brush. The heavier weight "goes in" much easier and makes a difference in bites.