Airs February 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 28th
Amid the dense weed mats that clog so many of our lakes nowadays — none more so than those in central Florida — expert anglers turn to flippin’ for lunker largemouths. Not only is the technique deadly on these shade-loving fish, but it’s also one of the most exciting ways of all to make contact with bass. You work within a few feet of your quarry, often less than a rod length, instead of remotely at the end of a long cast. You handle the line in your hand — in common with fly fishing — so you have a close feel and connection with the fish and its habitat not possible when you’re merely cranking line with a reel. On a huge hydrilla-thatched lake in Florida, Shaw gives a master class in flippin’.
