How many times pitching to spot

[68camaro]

How many times do you pitch or flip to a specific target before moving on to next one?

[RichF]

Honestly depends for me.  I usually fish really fast and try to cover as much water as possible so one or two pitches is the norm.  If I'm stuck fishing a smaller area due to pressure (small body of water and a lot of other anglers around) I'll double or triple that.  I also try to hit the piece of cover from all angles as well.

[Bassin' Brad]

If I really think there is a bass there or if the guy running the trolling motor is messin around and I'm waiting on him then I'll put in there a few times otherwise if there is plenty of other targets then probably just once.  

[scaleface]

Just depends .  Try  hard and strive to make good decisions .

 

If its a downed tree I"m going to make a lot of pitches . I'll usually start from the outside and work my way in . Its not unusual to catch more than one fish or  several  from a good tree or brush pile . Even if its just a single stick poking out of the surface , it may be the tip of the iceberg . 

[iiTzChunky]

If I can see a stump I'll pitch 2-3 times just to make sure I hit both sides. Weeded areas I'll just pitch however many times feels right but even that's only 1-2 times before I move on

[J Francho]

If I know there's a fish, I may hit that spot more than a dozen times.

[68camaro]

Cool, thanks all....

[Pro Logcatcher]

In a tournament, maybe *** times. You want to move fast. 

In normal situations, 3-10 times from different angles.

 

In a tournament, maybe *** times. You want to move fast. 

In normal situations, 3-10 times from different angles.

 One to three. Not sure why it blocked that.

[RoLo]

 

Seems we all agree that there is no constant.

 

In truth, all of our most productive targets are stored in our subconscious minds,

so we can usually tell when somebody lives there. On average, one pitch will do me,

but if it's a classic lair that gives me that gut-feel, I'll keep hitting it from different angles

until I'm convinced that no one is home.

 

Roger

 

 

 

[Catt]

Depends on the target, sometimes I'll start at casting distance, move up to pitching distance, & then flipping distance.

 

 

[JustJames]

 

How many times do you pitch or flip to a specific target before moving on to next one?

Thanks a lot for this question, I was gonna ask this exact same thing. I've been fishing around tree for past couple months now.

 

 

If I know there's a fish, I may hit that spot more than a dozen times.

How do I know there are fish in there? Some tree look really good but no fish.

 

Just depends .  Try  hard and strive to make good decisions .

 

If its a downed tree I"m going to make a lot of pitches . I'll usually start from the outside and work my way in . Its not unusual to catch more than one fish or  several  from a good tree or brush pile . Even if its just a single stick poking out of the surface , it may be the tip of the iceberg . 

If you pitch to outside first and there is fish under that tree would you think fish would

come out and strike? What lure best for this situation? Most of the fish I caught I had to really dig inside which sometime make in impossible. I hardly catch more than one fish from the same tree, only if I come back a few days later.

 

@68camaro sorry for hijacking your thread. I think that all my questions are related to your and might help you getting more info.

 

In a tournament, maybe *** times. You want to move fast. 

In normal situations, 3-10 times from different angles.

 One to three. Not sure why it blocked that.

Number 1 and number 3 together prohibited from this site.

[scaleface]

 

 

 

If you pitch to outside first and there is fish under that tree would you think fish would

come out and strike? What lure best for this situation? Most of the fish I caught I had to really dig inside which sometime make in impossible. I hardly catch more than one fish from the same tree, only if I come back a few days later.

 

 

 

The fish are not always buried under the biggest part of the tree . A lot of times there are fish hanging around the outside branches . I try to pick them off first then go to the main trunk .  

[JustJames]

 

 

The fish are not always buried under the biggest part of the tree . A lot of times there are fish hanging around the outside branches . I try to pick them off first then go to the main trunk .  

Maybe we are in different situation. I pitch to tree from shore mostly within 10-15' so it might be around 6' deep. There are many small brushes, grasses along shoreline where I cannot get access for bass to hide.

[scaleface]

 

Maybe we are in different situation. I pitch to tree from shore mostly within 10-15' so it might be around 6' deep. There are many small brushes, grasses along shoreline where I cannot get access for bass to hide.

 

 

I'm fishing from a boat .

[IndianaFinesse]

 

How do I know there are fish in there? Some tree look really good but no fish.

If you pitch to outside first and there is fish under that tree would you think fish would

come out and strike? What lure best for this situation?

 

After fishing for a while you get a feel for if a bass is on a particular piece of cover and where it is, you just get that undescribable feeling that a bass is sitting there.  No way of learning it besides through experience.  

 

Sometimes a bass will dash 5' out from underneath a tree to attack you lure, but many times you have to go in after him.  The size of the "strike zone" depends on the conditions, and has to be experimented with on the water.  If I think multiple bass are on a piece of cover, I typically fish the edges of it before hitting the center to avoid spooking all of the bass if a fish is hooked.  

 

There is no one best lure for fishing fallen trees, but jigs and square bills are good places to start.

[bma3]

It honestly depends. If it is a massive piece of structure I might spend 20 mins on it. If it's a single log or stump I'll pitch like 2-4 times just to make sure I have covered everything. 

[Bluebasser86]

As many as it takes if I feel like there's a fish there. Usually I'm just looking for active fish so it'll be *** times for stumps and maybe a half dozen for a good looking laydown. 

[Fish the Mitt]

It definitely depends on the scenario. I have no problem pitching a jig into the same spot a half dozen times. I usually make rounds and don't do it consecutively but sometimes I do. There is no 100% way. Perhaps the first three times I dropped er in, no one was home - but my drop attracted a bass to the area so pitch 4 or 5 gets the set. Sometimes there is a bass home and pitch 6 irritates him enough to strike. Sometimes it's pitch 1. 

 

If I'm fishing an area that I believe to be high probability then the number increases. If I'm unsure, it's until I'm convinced one way or the other. If I'm just pitching the weeds, laydowns, etc.. just for the hell of it, or looking, it might be 1 or 2 and I'm out.

[Choporoz]

I pulled four bass from one tree the other day.  First and last were the biggest...and they were in exact same spot.  After I pulled the first big girl off it...an even bigger one set up in her place.

[ww2farmer]

If it's a good looking piece of cover/spot, esp. one that I have caught a big fish out of before, I will hit it multiple times. If no takers the first couple pitches, I often come back to it later too, sometimes with a different bait. 

 

Usually my first pass in an area is a "one and done" to the sweet spot on what ever I am targeting until I establish a pattern.

 

For example with docks, some days they are under the boat hoist's/docked pontoon boats, and other days they are under the walk way or platform. I will make a pitch to the half dozen "sweet spots" on each dock, before moving on. When it's obvious that they are in one spot under docks, it usually plays out that way lake wide most days. In my exp. usually after hauling a big one out from it's hiding spot, at least on my home lake where the hogs are more "loners", I keep moving. On Conesus though, multiple big ones will  come from the same spot often on back to back to back casts. But that's just knowing the subtle differences and quirks of each lake. It doesn't keep me from pitchng right back to the same spot the cast or two or three on Silver, but in 20 years of fishing there I can count on my fingers how many times big ones have been grouped up AND not spooked off by catching one of their buddies there from the same piece of cover.

 

That's another diff. between the two lakes...for some reason Silver lake bass (except smallmouth on beds) are extra spooky, if they see you....game over....they swim 1000 mph away, jump out of the lake, get in a car and drive to Buffalo. I have sat right on top of a school of hogs on Conesus in gin clear shallow water and been able to poke them in the eye with my rod tip, and have them almost jump in the boat to tell me to knock it off.

[Scarborough817]

if i'm covering water 1-2 if im slowing down because i know there are fish in the area 2-4

[Bucky205]

I will pitch to a spot bounce it several times and move on.