What Is tight lining?

[Osnola]

Thanks for all the responses. I think what I do is more of what is referred to here as "Float Fishing". Slowly moving along the shore line and vertically jigging a soft plastic with jig head around the base of cypress trees, lay downs and grass from about 2' to 4' depth. I have begun to learn "dock shooting" and found that this technique works well not only around and under docks, but to get my lure under neath the overhanging branches. For dock shooting, I use a 5'6" ultralight rod with a small spinning reel on it.

[Techno2000]

Thanks for all the responses. I think what I do is more of what is referred to here as "Float Fishing". Slowly moving along the shore line and vertically jigging a soft plastic with jig head around the base of cypress trees, lay downs and grass from about 2' to 4' depth. I have begun to learn "dock shooting" and found that this technique works well not only around and under docks, but to get my lure under neath the overhanging branches. For dock shooting, I use a 5'6" ultralight rod with a small spinning reel on it.

Do you use a float ?

[Osnola]

Probably 50% of the time I use a float. Techno 2000, I see you are from New Orleans. I live in Covington and fresh water fish Bayou Lacombe, the Tchefuncte, and Bayou Cane. Tightlining Speckled trout and redfish is different than tightlining the Sac A Lait...Been doing a lot more saltwater than fresh the past few years...

[Techno2000]

Probably 50% of the time I use a float. Techno 2000, I see you are from New Orleans. I live in Covington and fresh water fish Bayou Lacombe, the Tchefuncte, and Bayou Cane. Tightlining Speckled trout and redfish is different than tightlining the Sac A Lait...Been doing a lot more saltwater than fresh the past few years...

Yes,I know all those spots,somebody took me Bayou Lacombe years ago, where we caught huge Gills with popping bugs and fly rods, it was a blast.

[Ketchn]

you might try your hand at loose lining , its not near as popular but to be sure a limp line and a slow as heck fall under a dock can sure enough load up your rod with slabs .
sometimes opposites attract my friend .

[drifter106]

Call it tight lining or vertical jigging....gotta luv the thump!

In winter we mark are lines...depth is critical as well as presentation. Many times I will cast out the jig...count a few seconds and then slowly reel in the excessive line till I hit my mark on the line. Many times when you do this the bigger crappie will just barely hit it...they just inhale it. Gotta watch your line sometimes for there are, in many cases, not the THUMP.

[KHNC]

None of these descriptions are what i would call modern day "tight lining". The method i have learned since being on here for tight lining is this.

4-8 rods out front in rod holders. Up to 1-1.5 oz split shot sinkers to keep the bait at depth while using the trolling motor to troll at .5-.7 mph. I have only fished this way in a friends boat. He is very good at this technique. The other methods described in this post are what i call casting or still fishing. Of course you can stop trolling and still fish if you get over a school of fish too.