Category: Technique History

Flipjacking Walker Cline Style

Posted by Terry Battisti | Aug 3, 2026 | Historic Bass Fishing Pics, Technique History |

In today’s post, Flipjacking, we look at the old cane pole technique that was the basis of the flipping technique to come out in the 1970s.

Advanced Bait Casting by Charles Fox

Posted by Terry Battisti | Jul 21, 2026 | Book Reviews, Tackle History, Technique History |

What I found within the thick, rough-cut pages was information on how to catch bass I thought was only as new as Jason Lucas’ writings from the late 40s on or even from the 60s or 70s.

The Whole Flippin’ Story

Posted by Terry Battisti | Jun 26, 2026 | Tackle History, Technique History |

Staring at me was an original 1976-era The Whole Flippin’ Story. I dropped everything else, sat back in my chair and read every word in it. The I compared it to the version printed in the American Bass Fisherman (ABF) magazine I had.

The Alexandria Drafting Company

Posted by Terry Battisti | Jun 17, 2026 | Short Strikes, Technique History |

Yesterday we featured the book Lunkers Love Nightcrawlers – the first major treatise on structure fishing. This week we delve into a smaller publication on the subject, published by the Alexandria Drafting Company, called Bass Structure Fishing.

There He Is

Posted by Terry Battisti | May 27, 2026 | B.A.S.S., Book Reviews, Technique History |

Cobb describes Dance as being, “one of those 10-percent guys.” In other words, one of the 10-percent of the angler population who catches 90-percent of the fish.

It’s Called Crispin’

Posted by Terry Battisti | May 8, 2026 | Friday Finale, Technique History |

It’s Called Crispin’ is a look back at the dawn of the jerkbait craze that took over the U.S. in the early 80s and the man who popularized it

New Western Technique, Controlled Structure Fishing, Sure to Sweep the Country

Posted by Terry Battisti | Jan 13, 2026 | Technique History, Western |

In New Western Technique, Controlled Structure Fishing, Sure to Sweep the Country, we present the first article on flipping.

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