01-28-2009, 12:02 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Flippin', dippin' and pitchin' are all doable and effective from "floatation craft". Much easier from a 'toon than from a tube. Sitting higher off the water helps a lot. Having a standing platform would make it even better.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The "stealth mode" afforded by tubes and toons makes it possible to get up close and personal without spooking the fish. I have had many experiences where I was able to look down in the clear water and see big ol' basses lookin' back up at me...and then suck in the jigs I dropped to them. That is a rush.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]A standard flippin' stick will work fine from your 'toon, but you may find the handle a bit longer than you would like. The long handle helps with balancing the heavier rod and reel for flippin'...and for hauling big ol' bigguns out of heavy cover...but it also gets in the way in the tighter quarters of a tube or 'toon. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I build my own rods and most of my sticks have shorter handles. But, I have build a couple of specialty rods with longer (and shorter) handles for "dip-stickin"...reaching out and gently lowering a jig into a hole in the cover...such as with crappie fishing. Works well for bass too. Here is a pic of some of the 9' to 12' rods I use for "reachin' out". Some I rig with a spinning reel. Others with baitcast. You will notice in the picture that some are built with the elongated foregrip (like a flyrod) to allow balancing the long rod better.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The "stealth mode" afforded by tubes and toons makes it possible to get up close and personal without spooking the fish. I have had many experiences where I was able to look down in the clear water and see big ol' basses lookin' back up at me...and then suck in the jigs I dropped to them. That is a rush.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]A standard flippin' stick will work fine from your 'toon, but you may find the handle a bit longer than you would like. The long handle helps with balancing the heavier rod and reel for flippin'...and for hauling big ol' bigguns out of heavy cover...but it also gets in the way in the tighter quarters of a tube or 'toon. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I build my own rods and most of my sticks have shorter handles. But, I have build a couple of specialty rods with longer (and shorter) handles for "dip-stickin"...reaching out and gently lowering a jig into a hole in the cover...such as with crappie fishing. Works well for bass too. Here is a pic of some of the 9' to 12' rods I use for "reachin' out". Some I rig with a spinning reel. Others with baitcast. You will notice in the picture that some are built with the elongated foregrip (like a flyrod) to allow balancing the long rod better.[/#0000ff]
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