Skipping with a baitcasting reel

[djkimmel]

That sounds like the O T Fears twirl. Straight up and down like a fast spinning ferris wheel. The lure shoots off the bottom of the loop low to the water.

[bosshawg]

 even thou i plan to do alot more fishing w/baitcasters this season, i'm stickin' w/spinning gear for skipping thank u very much. don't have the "thumb smarts" for skipping baitcaster reels..

[fasttrack]

When I get in the groove I'm a half-way decent skipper - but only with spinning gear. I also use a version of the OT Fears method with 5-6' of line out. Like everything it takes practice, but it sure is fun when you can sneak baits into tiny openings with confidence or to the other end of a pontoon. With today's quality rods/reels/line I personally have not found it necessary to take the time to learn to skip w/ baitcasters. Don't even recall the last time I lost a fish I had on under a dock, but it's been years. And the last one I lost in a tournament was on baitcasting gear (burning a spinnerbait across a flat). Maybe if I fished for a living but not when ya only get out once every week or two.

[bassmandan]

ive been trying to learn how to skip with bcs i can do it every once in a while but i think i need a softer tip. so if that will help hopefully i will be skipping frogs like rojas 

[bassassasin88]

Don't let bender fool you. He was pretty good with casting that frog when we fished together last year. I even told my buddy about it.

[abu507]

I have only been able to do it with One reel and it really helps find a Ryobi 5000 ad on ebay that V spool lets you do it without the mess