Skipping has been the most important technique I have learned , I have found the best reels for skipping are the Daiwa SV reels, have a Curado DC and I can't skip for crap with it , have two Tatula SVs and two Zillion SVs , they skip right out of the box without any adjustments , my favorite baits to skip are a 6" wacky rigged senko and the yamatanuki, BTW, caught a bunch of fish on the bubba shot you turned us on to a few weeks ago, keeping on tied now, thank you for your time and expertise
I guess I'm screwed. All the skipping I do is done with me from as far up as six to ten feet above the surface of the water I'm fishing in. I have been able to skip from that high up if I get on my knees but, even still, my technique has to be perfect, and I'm far from perfect. On top of that is the fact that I don't really get enough chanced to practice skipping, and I don't have a concrete drive way. I fish the irrigation canals that crisscross our city. I fish from the banks of these canals. When I do get a chance to skip my lures, they're skipped up underneath the low bridges that cross these canals.
I can skip like a champ...the only problem is I blow my reel up about 1 outta every 3 casts. What am I doing wrong? Waiting too long to apply pressure with my thumb? Probably should adjust my brakes and/or reel tension off what they're usually set at for a normal get-it-as-far-as-you-possibly-can cast, as well?
Skipping is not so much a distance game as a control game. I always try and keep my thumb close enough to the spool to feel if it is starting to loop/over run and apply a little pressure. The tape trick is a great one to learn with and avoid bad backlashes. Use as much brake as you can and still achieve the distance needed. 50ft is a long skip, if you need longer move closer towards the target. Often when skipping I get cocky and push it to far leading to a backlash.
It’s was in this video when I was skipping in the driveway I showed it. Make a normal cast. While the line is out use a 1.5 inch piece of electrical tape and place it on your spool. Reel your line over the tape. Now the backlash can’t go past that point. This makes it easy to get out.
thanks for a great little skipping lesson
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Marvelous presentation!! What a beautiful day as well
Thanks for watching, appreciate the comment.
Thanks Sean! I had kinda given up on skipping but your video got me inspired!
Thank you. We gotta keep trying to improve. I will keep trying to bring value to my subscribers.
Skipping has been the most important technique I have learned , I have found the best reels for skipping are the Daiwa SV reels, have a Curado DC and I can't skip for crap with it , have two Tatula SVs and two Zillion SVs , they skip right out of the box without any adjustments , my favorite baits to skip are a 6" wacky rigged senko and the yamatanuki, BTW, caught a bunch of fish on the bubba shot you turned us on to a few weeks ago, keeping on tied now, thank you for your time and expertise
That’s awesome, thanks for sharing the success story.
Thanks Sean, I guess l have to get on the water and practice a lot.
Just use a school yard. This is great info.
That’s a great idea.
I seem to skip best with a wacky rig on an open-faced reel. But I suck at skipping docks.
That a good place to start. An open faced reel is much more forgiving.
dope demonstration i would personally stand in the grass in front of the sidewalk i feel like i scrape my tip on the water sometimes and that means…
Maybe get a milk crate that will give you the feel of being on a boat.
Thank you very much for the tip
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Keep it up Sean! I just gave you a like and subscribe. Not much content for fishermen in my age group 😂
Thank you and thanks for watching
I use Daiwa reel to skip. You can adjust brake settings on the fly to go back and forth to long cast or skipping. No need for tape
I guess I'm screwed. All the skipping I do is done with me from as far up as six to ten feet above the surface of the water I'm fishing in.
I have been able to skip from that high up if I get on my knees but, even still, my technique has to be perfect, and I'm far from perfect.
On top of that is the fact that I don't really get enough chanced to practice skipping, and I don't have a concrete drive way.
I fish the irrigation canals that crisscross our city. I fish from the banks of these canals. When I do get a chance to skip my lures, they're skipped up underneath the low bridges that cross these canals.
Yes it would be very difficult to skip from 10ft above the water.
Thanx AA.
I can skip like a champ...the only problem is I blow my reel up about 1 outta every 3 casts. What am I doing wrong? Waiting too long to apply pressure with my thumb? Probably should adjust my brakes and/or reel tension off what they're usually set at for a normal get-it-as-far-as-you-possibly-can cast, as well?
Skipping is not so much a distance game as a control game. I always try and keep my thumb close enough to the spool to feel if it is starting to loop/over run and apply a little pressure. The tape trick is a great one to learn with and avoid bad backlashes. Use as much brake as you can and still achieve the distance needed. 50ft is a long skip, if you need longer move closer towards the target. Often when skipping I get cocky and push it to far leading to a backlash.
I must have missed the tape video. Where can I watch that? I need help with this and flipping.
It’s was in this video when I was skipping in the driveway I showed it. Make a normal cast. While the line is out use a 1.5 inch piece of electrical tape and place it on your spool. Reel your line over the tape. Now the backlash can’t go past that point. This makes it easy to get out.
Thank you