flipping/pitching

[David Austin]

When pitching and flipping to medium and heavy cover do you like using creature baits or flipping jigs?  Also what weight flipping jigs or tungsten flipping weights do you usually use?

[12poundbass]

I haven’t been pitching long but have come to love it. I’ve been using a 3/16-3/8 oz tungsten weight and a creature. I’m going to try some jigs this year, I’ve used them before but I’m going focus on them more this year. 

[Mike L]

Almost always a creature bait of some sort. Lately the Rage Bug has been my first choice, with either the regular size brush hog or Rage craw next. 
In “medium” cover I use a 1/4 oz. 

In “heavy” cover I’ll start with a 3/4 and go up from there. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

[Bankbeater]

I pitch creature baits with 3/8 to 1/2 oz. weights depending on what I'm pitching at.   

[the reel ess]

I like T rigged Craws on a superline EWG hook and, right now I like the Catch Co Trashmaster jig with a Rage Bug or Rage Craw trailer. I like the latter when I need to skip it. And since I usually need to skip the bait under things on a trip, I'm usually going with the jig.

[Boomstick]

I like jigs when I can get away with one. It seems like I have a better hookup ratio throwing a jig into heavy cover. Sometimes I'm better off throwing a creature bait on a flipping hook though if I'm finding the jig is pulling up a ton of grass.

 

I'll usually use a Rage Bug or Sweet Beaver for flipping or pitching directly into cover, but I usually go for craws or chunks for working the bottom or around the cover.

[ErieCan]

16 hours ago, the reel ess said:

I like T rigged Craws on a superline EWG hook and, right now I like the Catch Co Trashmaster jig with a Rage Bug or Rage Craw trailer. I like the latter when I need to skip it. And since I usually need to skip the bait under things on a trip, I'm usually going with the jig.

 

I ordered a bunch of those trashmaster jigs. Seem perfect for pitching and swimming it from hole to hole. We get huge beds of millfoil up here. 

[the reel ess]

2 hours ago, ErieCan said:

 

I ordered a bunch of those trashmaster jigs. Seem perfect for pitching and swimming it from hole to hole. We get huge beds of millfoil up here. 

I fish a lot of wood cover with them. I started using them because there's nothing more frustrating than pulling up to a promising laydown and getting hung immediately. The spot is ruined. The Trashmaster is more weedless than the usual jigs with brush guards. I've been using them a few months and have yet to lose one. I have found that a "bug" type trailer won't hide the hook point as well as a craw will. And it seems to me you can't set the hook hard enough.

[Catt]

I keep both tied on 24/7/365!

 

Texas Rigs, 1/64-1/2, plastics very through out the year & from lake to lake. 

 

Jigs, 1/4-1/2 oz

 

Any cover requiring heavier weights I'll go to my punch setup.

[Choporoz]

5 minutes ago, Catt said:

I keep both tied on 24/7/365!

 

Texas Rigs, 1/64-1/2, plastics very through out the year & from lake to lake. 

 

Jigs, 1/4-1/2 oz

 

Any cover requiring heavier weights I'll go to my punch setup.

This.

But....this question is best answered by yourself, imo.  Depending on your gear, and your tackle, and your style....you will learn your own preferences before too long, by mixing up jigs and trigs and various weights.  Doesn't take a huge investment, either.   Besides, medium to medium heavy cover means different things to each of us.  Work a trig and a jig through a complex laydown, while paying extremely focused attention,  and you will develop your own preferences quickly

[David Austin]

On 4/25/2021 at 4:43 PM, the reel ess said:

I like T rigged Craws on a superline EWG hook and, right now I like the Catch Co Trashmaster jig with a Rage Bug or Rage Craw trailer. I like the latter when I need to skip it. And since I usually need to skip the bait under things on a trip, I'm usually going with the jig.

How do they not get snagged every time you cast since they don't have a weed guard? Do you rig the trailer different? 

5 hours ago, the reel ess said:

I fish a lot of wood cover with them. I started using them because there's nothing more frustrating than pulling up to a promising laydown and getting hung immediately. The spot is ruined. The Trashmaster is more weedless than the usual jigs with brush guards. I've been using them a few months and have yet to lose one. I have found that a "bug" type trailer won't hide the hook point as well as a craw will. And it seems to me you can't set the hook hard enough.

Ohhh I just noticed it has a screw lock like a shakey head and you just rig the trailer texas rigged.  Kinda neat.