Hey guys I was wondering  what yalls thoughts were on using heavier weights (1/2, 3/4, larger) when flipping wood and bushes. Where I live there's not a whole lot of vegetation, mostly laydowns and flooded bushes. I do fish some areas with Lilly pads and sparse grass but I don't fish them much. I love heavy cover fishing, mostly flipping with beaver style baits. My go to weight has always been 3/8 for flipping like this but after some reading and on the water expierence this summer it has me thinking that if I had upped my weight I may have triggered some more bites. Has anyone had any luck with this? I assume this would work in more so in he summer than the early part of the year.  Just looking for some info from fellow anglers on this. Thanks guys. 

For mostly laydowns and flooded bushes I use just as much weight as I need to get the bait in there. I'm not saying a 1/2, 3/4,  weight wouldn't possibly trigger another bite but I don't think it would be worth it in laydowns and bushes. Just my opinion maybe someone else chunks heavy weights at laydowns and bushes I just don't. 

17 hours ago, S. Sass said:

For mostly laydowns and flooded bushes I use just as much weight as I need to get the bait in there. I'm not saying a 1/2, 3/4,  weight wouldn't possibly trigger another bite but I don't think it would be worth it in laydowns and bushes. Just my opinion maybe someone else chunks heavy weights at laydowns and bushes I just don't. 

 

I agree with S.Sass.

Flipping timber is a whole lot different than punching vegetation, which often starts at 3/4 oz.

In timber, you can usually use the same weight you'd use in open water,

and depending on the situation, even less weight. Bushes is a whole other ballgame,

which would depend on the density and height of the plants (or brush-pile).

 

Roger

 

Biggest weight I own is 3/4 and I get get through some complete junk with that when the pond is a vegetative mess.Laydowns you could probably get away with 1/4 or even 1/8. I personally have never needed more than a 3/4 to get through mats and bushes.

Rate Of Fall

 

Do not think a 2# bass can not stop a 3/4 oz jig before it hits bottom in 10' of water.

I'm just the opposite.  I like flipping heavier weights around docks and wood.  I've had pretty good success fishing behind guys throwing light stuff to the same cover.  I say give it a go!

I cant pitch effectively with anything less than 1/4  .  5/16th is what I usually use .

laydowns. buck brush etc. i dont like to go heavier than a half. to hard to skip under limbs. docks etc 

There's a time and place for heavier stuff but most of the cover I fish is very shallow, less than 2' of water. Most of the time I'm using a 1/4oz unless I'm flipping grass. 

Sometimes I use heavier weights when the fish are really tight in the buck brush. The heavier weight "goes in" much easier and makes a difference in bites.