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Chad's Pro Tips!!

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"Flipping…..It’s all about the right equipment"
By: Chad Morgenthaler

www.chadmorgenthaler.com

I love to flip cover and I’ve found that using the right equipment is essential to this type of technique.  For some reason it’s become the norm to use the longest stiffest rod and the heaviest monofilament line when flipping.  In fact, this is not always the case.  I’ve put together a few guidelines that have helped me “catch” more bites by matching the right line to the right rod.

If I’m flipping vegetation I always use a softer rod.  I like a Kistler LTA Helium 7’11” Heavy Action rod.  I’ll use this rod with braided line applications in and around vegetation.  Whenever I have a mix of vegetation and wood I like to flip with Maxima’s 20lb and 25lb Fluorocarbon line.  When I change line I also change rods to a Kistler LTA Helium 7’6” Extra Heavy rod.  I change-up because the fluorocarbon line has different characteristic.

When I make short flips into wood structure I like to use Maxima’s Ultra Green monofilament line.  I particularly like the slick characteristics of Ultra Green and I normally use 20lb test.  It’s super strong, extremely abrasive resistant, and it really does what I need it to do.  I use the Ultra Green on the same Kistler LTA Helium 7’6” Extra Heavy rod unless I’m fishing in bush or tall structure.   In that case, I’ll go to a Kistler LTA Helium 7’11” Extra Heavy rod. 

Try these applications and I’m sure you’ll find matching the right rod with the correct line will make all the difference in the world when flipping.