01-04-2006, 12:03 AM
I grew up fishing from the shore with bait. When I got a boat I mostly trolled and also fished with bait, using the same techniques that I used fishing from the shore, except from my boat. TubeDude, BearLakeMack, MGB and a few others got me into jigging. I still troll some, but my favorite method of fishing, by far, is to vertically jig. Something exciting about seeing the rod tip bend slightly and attempting to hook the fish. I also find it more enjoyable to reel in a fish from a stationary boat than having the fish fight both the moving boat and the rod and reel.
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