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Just trying to see the what everyone's favorite flipping or punching bait is. Im pretty new to punching grass mats and other heavy cover. I've been using speed craws mostly but I know there are other baits that could work just as good or even better.
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Senko
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11/2 ounce jig
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Zoom Z-Hog and Z-Hog Jr. are my favorites. The Jr can even take a 3/0 flipping hook. I love speed craws for more open areas like laydowns and sparse grass, they don't take the punching abuse as well.
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Berkley pit boss
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Berkley pit boss, paca punch has some nice new bait. Sweet beavers. Sometimes i dont thimk it's the color but just the comotion the bait makes as it comes through. I get my tungstens from ebay. Kajun boss lures out of centerville, la. I also just started punching and i like it!!!!
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Anyone ever punch with a d bomb or destroyer?
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The D bombs are the bee's knees. I'll down size to a 3/0 flipping hook for them though. The smaller hook holds them better. I've caught a lot of good fish on them this year. Actually just caught a stud on one Friday. I used to really like the sweet beavers, but the D bombs hold the hook a little better. They fall fast and glide well like the beaver but also have some kick to them on the fall. I've flipped them on tungsten from a 1/2oz to 1-1/4oz. Usually on fluoro. I think the fast fall is what gets you bit more than anything. That fluoro allows it to slide over limbs or grass better than braid. So even if your line is over a limb or two your bait will still fall faster than if you had braid that catches on stuff and slows the fall. I've got a lot more bites than other people in the boat using braid. Just my 2 cents
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I thought I've been using #25 lb this whole year. I back all my reels with mono or braid and just tie enough main line to not be able to cast it all out. Helps cut back on buying so much expensive fluoro or braid. But I finally needed to re-spool and turns out I've been flipping 20 with zero breaks with countless fish being hung in bushes and having to dig them out. I re-tie a lot though. I'll def go up to #25 next spool I buy though just in case. I've been using red label seaguar but it's like about like flipping with a slinky. Spend some more money and get a quality fluoro that's made for flipping. If you back your reel it will last twice as long also.
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Slowly getting away from braid for this. Had good success this year using 20 and 25 flouro at the Bend. Especially on the weekends around the hay grass going behind what seems to be 1,000 boats ... |
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Both of those Missile Baits are very good, just a little too pricey for me
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Beavers
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Does the color really matter filling grass mats?
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Flipping*
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I try to keep it pretty simple ...
Loose vegetation or sparse cover - R/I Beaver. Has a unique glide when pegged. Also when the water is cold/winter everything moves sluggish then and this lures doesn't have crazy loose appendages on the fall flapping everywhere. Looks sluggish like nature around it. But in tight packed vegetation (hay grass) or thick brush - Zoom Z-hog. The less lines/ridges/appendages (its slick) the easier the lure will slide in with less weight or head ach. Resulting in higher percentages of a successful penetration through a mat or a pitch to a target and it not fouling on a limb or twig on the first attempt. Color - If the water is clear watermelon or Cali 420 will do. If its dirty black/blue. If Im questioning my choice ... black/blue seems to always work. Last edited by jpd0144; 04-18-2016 at 03:51 PM. |
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Where's the best place to buy tungsten weights? Those suckers are expensive.
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t-boo i buy mine on ebay from a guy in centerville. Look for kajun boss lures. I get 5- 1oz weights for $24 with no shipping. Also look for cobra flipping hooks on ebay.
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I too buy most of my tungsten from tackle warehouse. The strike kings are fine and are sold at academy too. Don't forget your bobber stops. I don't know how I fished for years without them. Those are not sold at academy. As far as baits I am a zoom guy usually. I like the rage craw but I find the flippers get ripped off. For zoom I have had success with the speed crawls, and lately the new z hawg. I was having some issues with line twist on my 20lb floro with the z hawgs but I'm not sure if it was the straight shank hook not sitting right or the coiled up line (sea gar red label). Gonna switch to the new sun line pitching or sea gar pitching floor once I'm out. I honestly have had good success with 20lb floro. I don't see much need to go heavier unless Im fishing braid in the jungle, in which case I usually go 50lb. Might try the 65lb but again I have no line breakage with either.
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I think heavy fluoro will definitely get more bites versus braid. However, I bought a 300 yd spool of braid 2 years ago and my reels are still spooled up with it, and I don't plan on changing it. Also, I can switch and throw a frog or something else with it. It's just an expense thing for me, but 25 pound fluoro on a dedicated flipping rod is hard to beat.
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