Another Newbie???? (Part II)
OK I’m hooked. Went out the other day and only caught one but that’s all it took to get the fever. I realized in a hurry that trying to cast and manage multiple rods without a rod holders is a pain and the arse so at the this point I’m going to switch over from casting and give trolling and vertical jigging a try. Question is……I’m heading to basspro tomorrow and plan on buying 4 jigging/trolling poles and a four-pole driftmaster rod holder. I plan on getting the BnM poles but should I get four 12’ poles or some other length combination and I noticed the bass pro sells different version of BnM poles??? Which type of BnM should I get? Also, Are my zebco 11t spincast reels OK for these poles?
Now onto my last question before my official newbie question. When I was casting the other day I was using slip bobbers but I found that I constantly had to check the bobber stops for depth as they would get caught on the eyes of the rod when reeling in and not stay at the depth I had set them at. These were the bobber stops that come on the little rubber tube that basspro sells. Is there a better bobber stop than this type or a better way for accurately marking depth on your line?
Now its time for my official Newbie question. What is the difference between tightling and vertical jigging. Isn’t tightlining simply when you have a fish on the line, you just lift the pole up in the air and swing the fish on the boat without reeling? Just trying to get a grip on the “lingo” Also, do you use a bobber when tightliing or just the fish the jig or minnow and watch the tips of the rod? I figured I’d paint the tips of my jigging poles bright orange or chartreuse to make it easier to detect bites.
Thanks again for the help!
tom