Could someone please explain this technique to me.  I read about it in an article today and they said it was in the book written by Bill Murphy but I've never seen or read this book.

                         

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I'll be quick on this.Stitching is when you throw a plastic worm with no weight. And do just liked it's called stitch,( grab the line and kinda of pull it worm off the bottom real elegant/slow. )

You essentially fish the worm with your fingers, pulling very slight amounts of line through to keep the line taut. You only use the reel to gather slack and fight the fish.

Thats the first time i heard a name put to that technique but it makes since.

            I don't have the patience to use the stitching technique very long.  :-/  I only use this when I know there is a fish there, like in sight fishing.

Stitching refers to hand controlled method of retrieval. I believe originally a fly fishing technique.  

Grasp line between first finger and thumb.  Roll hand up so you see the top of hand. grasp line between 4th and 5th fingers and release grip of first finger and thumb.  Roll hand down so palm is facing you and re-grasp line between first finger and thumb to re- initate cycle. Go practice this till you are smooth - I had to fish for the cat to write this description.  Now the cat wants to play.

When you have a quanitiy of unwound line that begins to concern you, grasp line and wind onto reel. begin stitching again.

"In Pursuit of Giant Bass"; Bill Murphy; ISBN 0-96-33120-0-6

May be out of print. check Amazon or others

Bill Murphy recently died having lost his fight with melanoma.

Can be very effective for tough bite.

DEFINITION-----STITCHING----- weightless giant plastic worm fished incredibly SSSSLOOOWWW...!

You have to have the patience of a quilter to do this stlye of fishing....

Here is some more stuff about stitch stuff that can be added to what already has been said in the other thread

Hmmmm, sounds like some bass expert ripped off nymph fishing techniques ;D....I think this technique would be deadly with a little current.....I