Hi Phil,
I was thinking about ya sometime this week...I hope you still have that bait caster...because flipping and pitching are my #1 way of catching big bass..or any bass.AND the best part Phil, you don't have to ever cast your bait caster..If you don't know how to pitch or flip..you can just type that in a search on YouTube,,there are plenty of videos..BUT you. Will not have to cast it one time...90 percent of my bass fishing is pitching/ flipping..they are pretty much the same thing..I could make you a video if you like..

I've actually gone from the rubber worm to the 1/4 ounce black and blue jig...
Benefits,,
a,can fish nearly any structure ..I can have a willow tree with branches extending out 8 feet and cast it in to the trunk..
B. or fish it in thick matted grass
C. Or twisted up cat tails..
And when it's tied to 40 pound Power Pro braid,,it is nearly unbreakable.
D. It took me 30 missed bass About...on how to set the hook...it's not like my worm hook set...as soon as you feel a tap BAM! Set the hook..and 90 percent of the time she is caught..if you pause..the odds are you will lose your fish.
E..unlike the worm..I get no swallowed bait..so the fish live
F. I can use the same jig and trail or all day long..where as the worm..I may go through 20 worms and lose 5 rattles.
G. Most jig fish are bigger...just a fact.

Summary..put some 20 pound braid on that Rhino you bought and put it on a 6 1/2 or 7 foot MH rod and use it as your flipping rod.(-;

C7