Fishing newbie! :(

[E.L.T]

Hi everyone i just got into fishing and i like it a lot....i have everything i need but there are some terms like jigging and trolling?wth are those? all i use is a hook, a nightcrawler, a weight and one of those floating things..i see some ppl with little fake fish on their lines?? i would appreciate if anyone could give me a little insight thx everyone :D

[Turbomunkey]

Hi everyone i just got into fishing and i like it a lot....i have everything i need but there are some terms like jigging and trolling?wth are those? all i use is a hook, a nightcrawler, a weight and one of those floating things..i see some ppl with little fake fish on their lines?? i would appreciate if anyone could give me a little insight thx everyone :D

Jigging is a type of fishing that is usually done off a boat. Pretty much you anchor over a spot that has a fish bed or a fallen tree (or any type of structure where fish would hang out) and you drop a jig (as pictured below) down and pretty much dance it up and down with a little wrist action. Jigging keeps the lure in the hot zone pretty much the whole time and it allows you to fish really deep (things like spinners and crank baits can only go so deep and are more ideal for shallow water). Most people put rubber grubs, minnows, worms, leeches, etc. on jigs as bait.

Jig
http://fishcopia.com/files/round_jig_head.jpg

Not every jig looks exactly like that, but its pretty much a hook with a weight attacked.


Trolling is another type of fishing which is also done from a boat. The choice of bait is going to either be a crankbait or a spinner. What you do is you use whats called a trolling motor (pretty straight forward, its an electric motor that makes far less noise than a gas engine and runs the boat a lot slower). What you do is you put your lines out the back of the boat and you drive the boat around the lake dragging the lures. If you want to troll deeper you let more line out, but you run the risk of snagging **** like trees the deeper you troll. Trolling is typically the style of fishing used for musky and northern pike.

Hope that helped and sorry for the wall of text, but thats just a basic over view

[E.L.T]

Jigging is a type of fishing that is usually done off a boat. Pretty much you anchor over a spot that has a fish bed or a fallen tree (or any type of structure where fish would hang out) and you drop a jig (as pictured below) down and pretty much dance it up and down with a little wrist action. Jigging keeps the lure in the hot zone pretty much the whole time and it allows you to fish really deep (things like spinners and crank baits can only go so deep and are more ideal for shallow water). Most people put rubber grubs, minnows, worms, leeches, etc. on jigs as bait.

Jig
http://fishcopia.com/files/round_jig_head.jpg

Not every jig looks exactly like that, but its pretty much a hook with a weight attacked.


Trolling is another type of fishing which is also done from a boat. The choice of bait is going to either be a crankbait or a spinner. What you do is you use whats called a trolling motor (pretty straight forward, its an electric motor that makes far less noise than a gas engine and runs the boat a lot slower). What you do is you put your lines out the back of the boat and you drive the boat around the lake dragging the lures. If you want to troll deeper you let more line out, but you run the risk of snagging **** like trees the deeper you troll. Trolling is typically the style of fishing used for musky and northern pike.

Hope that helped and sorry for the wall of text, but thats just a basic over view
thx a lot

[Ricky112]

hey man, this website helped me a lot when i was a fishing noob!

http://www.angelfire.com/ia3/fishing/aboutreels.htm

Happy casting brah :D