It s rarely an all day effort.
Flippin in heavy mats weights.
I joke that it s like fishing with a 2x4 but that s not quite true.
It evolved from the flipping technique that dee thomas invented on the ever changing delta ecosystem.
Flw pro angler scott martin shares his fishing tips and techniques to help you catch more bass.
If i can catch em punching and or pitching i will have several rods rigged with different weights and or bait.
The weight is needed to penetrate any type of heavy cover.
We get faced with some thick mats at times so punching weights range from 3 4 to 1 1 2 and i have some 2 oz but haven t used them yet.
Once you have the right sized bullet weight slide the weight onto the end of the line.
My punching rod is a fitzgerald rods heavy mat flippin rod that s 7 feet 10 inches long with an extra heavy action.
Ohio pro bill lowen frequently uses weights made by reins a japanese company that manufactures weights up to 2 1 2 ounces.
To punch an angler needs a texas rig with a tungsten bullet weight from 3 4 to 2 ounces in weight depending on the thickness of the mats.
Step 3 slide the punch skirt onto your punch rig.
The thicker the vegetation you re fishing is the heavier weight you ll need to get your bait down to the fish.
In this fishing video scott martin talks about how to pick the right weight for flipping heavy mats.
Flw touring pro scott martin talks us through catching big bass in heavy cover with the punching technique flipping fishing out of heavy cover with a big fishing rod a heavy weight and line.
It takes a heavy bait or sinker usually 1 1 4 ounce and up to penetrate the dense cover that big bass live under and that requires some very heavy gear.
For flipping it s usually 1 4 to 3 8 depending on depth cover and current if a factor.
Usually he ll have another rod rigged up with a more standard sized flipping weight but will pick up the bigger tungsten when he comes to cover that demands it.
Designed to help anglers punch texas rigged soft plastics through thick vegetation targeting bass hanging under the natural canopy that thick vegetation and mats create.
