FISHING CLASS: All that you could ever want to know about flipping, with Bobby Lane

Tips N Tricks January 26, 2026 6 views
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Florida Bass Pro Tour pro Bobby Lane has made a career out of catching big fish with a big rod, a stout reel, a 1 ½-ounce flipping weight and a piece of plastic on a 4/0 flipping hook. Lane put on a flipping/pitching clinic on the Harris Chain of Lakes in 2025, earning his first regular-season Bass Pro Tour trophy to go with the collection of other trophies he’s collected in Florida with a flipping stick.

For this version of Fishing Class Presented by Fishing Class, Professor Lane sat down for a thorough lesson on the basics of flipping and pitching: rods, reels, line, hooks, bait and flipping philosophy. If you want to be a better flipper/pitcher, pull out the notebooks and prepare to take notes – class is in session.

GEAR USED
RODS
7-6 H Abu Garcia Fantasista – https://tinyurl.com/4tufrbnx

REELS
Abu Garcia Revo Premier LP Casting – https://tinyurl.com/mvp5d2ub

LINE
Spiderwire DuraBraid (50-pound) – https://tinyurl.com/dfazw7ry
Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon (20-pound) – https://tinyurl.com/4wn22x4b

BAITS
5- and 6-inch Berkley Powerbait MaxScent The General – https://tinyurl.com/sydk25ea

TERMINAL TACKLE
4/0 Berkley Fusion19 EWG hooks – https://tinyurl.com/2383r2rj
Epic Tungsten Flipping Weight (1/2 to 1 ½ ounces) – https://tinyurl.com/5n6ejwr6
Epic Weight Pegs – https://tinyurl.com/3cc8d5ek
Epic Tungsten Screw-Lock weights (1/8 to ½ ounce) – https://tinyurl.com/nf4bnmv7