12 hours ago, Josh Smith said:

You know, I cast every which way conceivable, but I don't know what these are past back hand.  Like a roll cast -- is that when I swing the lure in a circle before I let it go?  What's the difference between pitching and flipping?  Never did understand that.

Regards,

Josh

 

Here's a helpful video I found on pitching vs flipping. Still not sure what roll casting is in bass fishing. I know that when fly fishing, a roll cast is used when there is no room for a backcast. 

12 hours ago, Josh Smith said:

You know, I cast every which way conceivable, but I don't know what these are past back hand.  Like a roll cast -- is that when I swing the lure in a circle before I let it go?  What's the difference between pitching and flipping?  Never did understand that.

Regards,

Josh

Yup.  Watch KVD fish.  Pretty much every cast is a roll cast unless he is flipping or pitching.  I even use it on an overhead cast unless looking for ultimate accuracy.  It is harder....for me....to be super accurate with an overhead roll cast.  Practice makes purrfect tho.  

I feel it goes a long way towards eliminating backlashes as my timing isn't always perfect on my rod reversal.  Especially in a small boat where the backcast is often abbreviated.......so I don't land my co-angler.  Don't have a net that big.   

 

 

32 minutes ago, OntarioFishingGuy said:

 

Here's a helpful video I found on pitching vs flipping. Still not sure what roll casting is in bass fishing. I know that when fly fishing, a roll cast is used when there is no room for a backcast. 

A roll cast is basically a side cast where you roll the lure and release it underhanded. I use this technique often. Pretty easy cast to learn I think and one of the first ones I learned. 

 

1 hour ago, XzyluM said:

A roll cast is basically a side cast where you roll the lure and release it underhanded. I use this technique often. Pretty easy cast to learn I think and one of the first ones I learned. 

I see. I guess most of my casts are roll casts then. Thank you for the info.