Bob, I have read a few articles about fishing cranks on flipping
sticks. Denny Brauer was one of the guys that was doing it. He was
actually making short pitches to heavy wood cover with big-lipped
crankbaits on heavy line and slowing working the bait through the coer.
The big lipped baits would deflect well off of wood cover and the
heavy line and flipping rod would let him get bait and bass back to the
boat in short order.

As for NAFC's comments on glass versus graphite, well it is NAFC
afterall. They need to catch up on current rod models and actions.

Brad Coovert
2005 Tournament Director, Greenfield Bassmasters
www.greenfieldbassmasters.com
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