Bob,

I have to agree with you, I just do not feel very comfortable sitting
over the top of those fish trying to catch them, even though I have seen
it work, and tournaments won using it. I am getting to a point where I
can set a 1/2 ounce jig in the water pretty gently probably 65 to 70% of
the time pitching, still probably not nearly as gentle as Flipping, but
it is definitely a confidence thing for me.

I have tried it, but never really got comfortable doing it.

Chris
Bob La Londe wrote:
How many of you really flip?

Flippin' was described to me as a very short line presentation to quickly
place a bait with little splash, and then move on. As Dee Thomas
demonstrated it in his video its almost a power fishing technique.

What I see a lot of people calling flipping, looks more to me like tulie
dipping (reaching over cover and dipping the bait in the water) or pitching
(sitting back from the target and using a pendulum start and rod loading to
snap the bait towards the target).

I tend to pitch. I very little confidence in catching fish with the boat
practically sitting on top of them so I back off and pitch to them. Even in
heavy cover I'll try to pitch through the tiniest of openings, and I'll only
move up if I just can't penetrate the cover any other way or if I am off
that day and just can't hit the openings.