aarogb Posted April 18, 2009 Posted April 18, 2009 Today, I was fishing in Shearon Harris lake in NC and I was flipping A LOT. I didn't even get a bite. Do you guys have any tips of what I was doing wrong? The moss is also really bad at this lake, which also collects on my bait I flip into cover. I was using a black/blue/purple Revenge Flip jig with a Bass Snacks black/blue Pinchit! jig trailer. Quote
FishingPirate Posted April 18, 2009 Posted April 18, 2009 Use a t-rig instead. I had the problem with algea getting stuck on my jig and that nearly eliminates it. Quote
Quinn Posted April 19, 2009 Posted April 19, 2009 I agree with the Pirate, if it will work for your circumstance, I caught fish off and on all day with really snotty slimy moss dropping my stuff into areas from the bank. I had to pick the junk off on nearly every cast but that was where the fish wanted to be I suppose Quote
DINK WHISPERER Posted April 19, 2009 Posted April 19, 2009 I use a T-Rigged Power Craw and Tungsten weights. Works great!! Quote
JShrock07 Posted April 19, 2009 Posted April 19, 2009 When Flippin grass there are certain things I look for.. 1st: I always look for breaks in the grass that leave a void... I start there if I am only "flippin" If I decide to start by throwing a frog then I follow up and type of a strike and a miss with flipping right back into the hole that was made by that miss. If I catch that fish I will stay in that area and flip all around it. If there is no holes I will grab a heavier weight (1/2 - 3/4 oz weight) and flip a bait with less tentacles which in turn allows the bait to slide through the grass better. Once I have fished that area thoroughly I grab my frog and start again. Once I get to a dock or structure I will start throwing a jig or a brush beaver, or sweet beaver. Its all up to what the FISH want. It takes along time to figure out a good pattern if you have zero confidence in what you are doing. But the longer you work on it the better you will get. Good luck!! Quote
Jake. Posted April 19, 2009 Posted April 19, 2009 Maybe the fish weren't buried in heavy cover? Quote
Super User Catt Posted April 19, 2009 Super User Posted April 19, 2009 Maybe the fish weren't buried in heavy cover? Just because you wanted to flip a jig doesn't mean the bass wanted one What were the weather conditions? What were water conditions? Quote
502largemouth Posted April 19, 2009 Posted April 19, 2009 I cannot believe someone hasnt said anything about what type/color of trailer you used yet. I wouldnt have believed this if I hadnt seen it with my own eyes but I swear to you, next time you are using a black/blue jig setup and aernt getting a bite on your basically matched up jig and trailer, take off the blue one and put on a flippin blue or electric blue trailer. Sometimes it doesnt make a difference, because they may just not want a jig, but I have actually had several times when I changed nothing but the trailer to an electric blue color and then whack, whack, whack.......... You get the idea. There is one time I even used a green pumpkin jig and put a electric blue colored trailer on it and started getting bit. Bass are weirdos sometimes. Cyas, D Quote
DINK WHISPERER Posted April 19, 2009 Posted April 19, 2009 I cannot believe someone hasnt said anything about what type/color of trailer you used yet. I wouldnt have believed this if I hadnt seen it with my own eyes but I swear to you, next time you are using a black/blue jig setup and aernt getting a bite on your basically matched up jig and trailer, take off the blue one and put on a flippin blue or electric blue trailer. Sometimes it doesnt make a difference, because they may just not want a jig, but I have actually had several times when I changed nothing but the trailer to an electric blue color and then whack, whack, whack.......... You get the idea. There is one time I even used a green pumpkin jig and put a electric blue colored trailer on it and started getting bit. Bass are weirdos sometimes. Cyas, D That's showing em something new alright! I am a firm believer in that myself! Good point 502largemouth! Quote
aarogb Posted April 19, 2009 Author Posted April 19, 2009 To answer you question Catt, the water conditons were pretty clear. As for the weather conditions it was high pressure and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Quote
zaraspook_dylan2 Posted April 19, 2009 Posted April 19, 2009 I use a T-Rigged Power Craw and Tungsten weights. Works great!! That sounds good Quote
Super User Catt Posted April 19, 2009 Super User Posted April 19, 2009 To answer you question Catt, the water conditons were pretty clear. As for the weather conditions it was high pressure and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Not exactly jig fishing conditions; more like finesse conditions Many anglers get discouraged with the jig when in all reality they are trying to force a jig bite on the bass. Jigs are a low/high percentage lure that is the bite rate is in the lower percentile while the quality of the bass caught is in the high percentile. Quote
aarogb Posted April 19, 2009 Author Posted April 19, 2009 Ok thanks Catt, I will keep that in my head next time I head out. Quote
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