Quote Originally Posted by Sailor Jerry View Post
And what methods are those! And does anyone have a diagram of "tightlining" or "dropshotting"?

Is it a jig above a weight?

Tightlining is when you have a rod/reel lying on the boat seat/floor or in a pole holder (or even hand held) ... with the line hanging straight down, and usually ending in a hook/sinker rig. (mostly a live bait setup technique)

Dropshoting is when you have the sinker on the end of the line, and a hook tied up the line .... usually it's cast out, and the rod is jigged to impart action to the hook/bait, while the sinker remains on the bottom (line is semi-taut). Specially designed hooks (Stand out hooks) or regular hooks tied on with a Palomar knot (to make them stand out 90deg from the line) are generally used ... live bait or artificial bait is used.

Again, I emphasize .. these are just my interpretation of those "terms".

When I think of tightlining, I think of the boat being tied or anchored in one spot and my lines are running straight down from the rodtip to the bait. Leave the rods alone, and untie the boat and let it move (either by wind or current) and you're "Drifting" (drift fishing) ... turn on the trolling motor, and you're "slow trolling/trolling". Drag your lines behind the boat, and you're "longline trolling" .... or spread your rods around the boat, and keep your lines (+/-) hanging straight down, and you're "Spider Rigging" :p

... cp