What is Pitching?
Pitching is a bass fishing technique anglers use to guide their bait to a desired location. It works best when you need to get your bait into a small opening near heavy cover, under low-hanging limbs, and/or around boat docks. The best anglers, the ones who always catch the big ones, are all proficient pitchers.
Pitching is ideal for:
- Off-color or muddy water
- Targets between 10 and 30 feet away
- Target provides a quiet lure entry into the water
Pitching for Bass You’ll need:
- 25 pound test 100% fluorocarbon line
- 7′ 6″ heavy rod with plenty of backbone to wrestle the biggies
What to Pitch
A jig. But nearly any single-hook bait can be pitched. Rig it into a Texas rig.
How to Pitch for bass
- With your rig on the line, face the target.
- Depress the line release and let out enough line so the bait is even with the first guide.
- Put the bait in your off-hand at about waist level.
- Lower the rod tip toward the target and put a little tension on the line.
- In one smooth, quick motion, swing the rod tip toward the target and upward. Letting go of the bait.
- As the bait moves under the rod tip, release the line and continue raising the rod tip and control the spool with your thumb.
- Stop the line just before it enters the water.
