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Types
of Fishing
Jigging
If you want to stay busy, then this type of fishing
is for you. Jigging requires the angler to work the
fishing rod in a repeated motion. Using medium action
rods this can produce some of the most exciting fishing
on the lake. With a three to four ounce weighted jig
baited with a minnow you can hardly wait for the captains
orders to drop you lines and start fishing. Then you
feel your strike, set your hook, and start reeling.
Oh! Don't forget to yell "fish on"!
Trolling
Downriggers
This is probably the most popular way of fishing the
lake. Downriggers are either hand crank or electric
machines. The electric downriggers are equipped with
a cable connected to a lead weight which has a pinch
clip attached to it. You then clip your line to the
weight and the downrigger lowers tackle to whatever
depth you desire. When a fish strikes your bait or lure,
you release out the pinch clip and then you fight
the fish with no weight. This style of fishing does
not take much work from the angler until the fish strikes,
but with four downriggers this can produce lots of action.
Toplining
This light tackle trolling is probably the most challenging
method on the lake, but far worth the wait. Using your
favorite lure tide to six pound line, let out 150 to
200 feet behind the boat. When trying to land your fish
be careful not to brake your line, many ten pounds plus
are caught each year. |