What Is Skip Casting?

For those who don’t know what skip casting is, it is simply the process of casting a soft plastic across the surface of the water, normally under overhangs in the bank or mangroves.

How can I practice skipping lures at home?

How to Practice Skipping Docks At Home (In 5 Easy Steps)

1. Start with a kids-size rubber ball (you can often find these at the dollar store).
2. Take a screw eye pin (that you would use for attaching a swimbait) and screw it into a rubber ball.
3. Now you can practice skipping in your own driveway.
4. Go slow to avoid backlash.

How do you skip a Senko?

An easy rule of thumb is to – start low, end high. The skip cast is done in two steps… Start Low, means as you circle the rod tip down to the low 6-o’clock position, release the line with your finger and let the Senko cast out. Additionally, the rod tip should be a few inches above the water when you release the line.

What line do you use for skipping jigs?

“When I am skipping docks with a jig, I’ll use a 3/8- or ½-oz most of the time and will either spool it up with 15- or 20-lb P-Line Ultimate Fluorocarbon,” he said. “The line is very, very strong and abrasion resistance and also comes off of the spool easy to get more distance.”

What is a skipping rod?

Skipping rods are a technique specific style of fishing rod precisely made to allow the angler to seamlessly skip a bait under a dock, under an overhanging tree, or whatever else they are targeting – effortlessly.

Can you jig with a baitcaster?

Don’t drop your baitcasting gear in favor of a spinning reel when vertical jigging. Find a reel with a flipping switch and you will be a much more effective angler.

What does skipping the bait mean?

Skipping a is the art of casting a lure (preferably flat) across the water (normally underhand/sidearm) that it skips and bounces off the surface, preferably many times!

What is a good rod for flipping?

Best Flipping and Pitching Rod

1. Shimano SLX Baitcasting Rods.
2. KastKing Perigee II Fishing Rods.
3. KastKing Speed Demon Pro Tournament Series Bass Fishing Rods.
4. Championship Catfish Pod.
5. Lew’s Speed Stick TP-1 IM8 Casting Rod.
6. Lew’s American Hero Speed Stick 7’6” Heavy Flipping Casting Rod.

What line do you use for flipping and pitching?

​1. Braid. Braid when compared to any other line of the equivalent breaking strain will slice through weed like nothing else. It is roughly half the diameter of monofilament and as such is the best choice as a fishing line for flipping and pitching in heavy weed cover.

Can you skip a Texas rig?

“When you skip that rig it will glide under the docks better,” he says. Most of the strikes Schwenkbeck gets on this rig are during the initial descent. The Maryland pro prefers using this rig at depths of 10 feet or less whenever he is skipping the lure under boat docks or overhanging willow trees.

How old is Andy Montgomery?

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What Rod does Andy Montgomery use for skipping?

He uses a Lew’s Skipping rod with a Lew’s Skipping reel. Spool on 20-pound Strike King Tour Grade fluorocarbon for the line and that is exactly how Montgomery catches those bass hiding underneath boat docks.