Cast and Retrieve

[Noodle rod]

What is the technique called for casting and retrieving w/o a float?

My brother and I prefer ultra light tackle and casting and slowly retrieving. I thought that would be called tight lining, but it seems with crappie this is not the case. I want to know the name of the technique so that a forum search can be used to learn more about it.

Good question,certainly takes great angling skill to make the jig navigate in four directions and stay intensely in tune with any contact with the jig,is it grass,bottom,diving bird,over a branch underwater,has a crappie put it in its mouth and not otherwise disturbed its path. Doesn't seem very fitting description; casting and reeling.

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[garroyo]

Sounds like you're swimmin a jig

[catchNgrease]

I call it effective..lol.

I've called it "suspended casting" or counting it down

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[wannabe fisherman]

I don't care what you call it, I call it fishing !! Don't matter how you do it, it's fun

[Mstr Dan]

Well I can not give to a name for it Other than “fishun”. I use the same technique most of the time in Open areas. Lose lots of jigs to snags and in general have fun. A wise elbow here once called it “Horizontal Jigging”.
now, everyone knows I am not even close to being an expert in catching anything but it is a blast when they hit it that way. Plus other critters seem to like it at times also.

[DeadlyDan]

Absolutely love the the phrase “Horizontal Jigging”
Hilararious!

[Redge]

Here in Oklahoma we call it cast n drag.
We cast to brush piles and drag it through.
Open water I’d call it cast n reel.


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[Ketchn]

Here in Oklahoma we call it cast n drag.
We cast to brush piles and drag it through.
Open water I’d call it cast n reel.


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we call it "careful there buddy" if you cast to the brush piles ......

[GreenEYESfromOHIO]

Cast and retrieve is what I call it…..it’s probably my favorite way to fish crappie too.

[Curlytail]

Cast & retrieve without a float or with a float. That's what I call good ole fishing. That's the way my dad & grandpa's taught me & that's the why I teach my kids.

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