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Techniques of Freshwater Fishing There are many different techniques and types of fishing, including varieties of fishing rods, tackle, and methods. First of all, there are many different types of fishing rods for many different methods of fishing. Types of Fishing rods include:
 * 1) Standard rod-and-reel(Used mainly for recreational fishing and sport fishing. Used only in the summer. )

2.Ice-fishing rod(like a standard rod-and-reel, but shorter and used for fishing in the winter)



3.Fly Rod(used for fly fishing)



4. Spear(used for spear fishing)



__Types of Lures__
There are many types of bait for the standard rod and reel those types include: 1. Jig The jig is mainly used for casting out into the water and reeling in. The jig makes a moving pattern in the water to attract fish like bass, sunfish,pike,and more. A lot of times a minnow or a fake minnow is attached to toe hook to attract fish even better.

2. Lure A lure is a plastic or a wood rendition of a living thing, usually a fish or an aquatic creature

3.Live Bait Live bait is fishing with a hook and something alive, like a fish or a worm. Live Bait usually works the best, but it eventually runs out.



4. Spoon A spoon is a large metal spoon-shaped object that is designes to stay moving, specifically for trolling(see methods of fishing). A spoon is for larger fish like crappie, pike, muskellenge, bass, and others because it is so large. 5. Spinnerbait A Spinnerbait refers to any one of a family of fishing lures that get their name from one or more metal blades shaped so as to spin like a propeller when the lure is in motion, creating varying degrees of flash and vibration that mimics small fish. The two most popular types of spinnerbaits are the 'in-line spinner' and 'safety pin' spinnerbaits, though others such as the 'tail-spinner' also exist. Home

__Methods of Fishing__
Casting is a very general method, ﻿also one of the most popular. Casting is where you use a standard fishing rod and throw, or cast, the line out into the water and quickly reel up so it doesn't fall down to the ground. Casting is designed to attract the fish's attention and to pretend that your bait is a real fish, just swimming along. Its pros are that it fools fish easier than other methods and it allows you to reach harder areas. Its cons are it sometimes does not attract the fish and you can't keep the line in one place, and a lot of times you snag a stone, log, or weed on the bottom of the lake or river. In tournaments like the Bassmaster Classic, the fishermen tend to use casting to catch their bass because they can make it so only bass will go for the bait, not a walleye or pike. Casting usually uses spinnerbait, live bait, or jigs, or lures; not spoons. media type="youtube" key="wMYujBb2yOc" height="349" width="425"
 * 1) **Casting**

2. **Trolling** Trolling is a method that is not as well-known, but it can work very good. Trolling is a method where you go in a boat, drop the line off to the side, and slowly move along, so the bait moves along also a little distance back. You usually go trolling with a spoon or possibly a jig with live bait. Do not expect to catch any panfish while trolling; you will only catch larger fish that can bite the bait and keep up with the boat. The pros are that you can catch larger fish like pike and muskellenge easier and you probably won't snag as many weeds as casting. The cons are that sometimes you will not catch anything and your line or the fish can get caught in the motor. That has happened to me before. 3. **Jigging** Jigging is a method that mainly walleye fishermen and younger kids. With jigging, you just let line out and let it sink straight down. You can jig, or slightly move the line to attract attention from fish, if you want. It is good for catching panfish like crappies, sunfish, and perch. It is also really good for walleyes. Walleyes usually are on the bottom of the lake, and you commonly use a lindy rig(brand name) to catch them. Also, bottomfeeders like carp, sucker, sturgeon, and others in that family will fall for jigging. 4. **Ice Fishing** Ice fishing involves drilling a hole in the ice in the winter with a tool called an auger. With the drilled hole, you use the jigging method and wait for a fish to bite. Ice fishing requires lots of patience and it is good to have something else to do, like playing cards(I know that from experience) or a radio. When ice fishing, ﻿you never know what you are going to catch. You really can catch any type of fish. The pros are it is easy and simple; the cons are you can't move once you have drilled a hole in the ice. 5.**Spear Fishing** Spear fishing is basically throwing a spear at a fish in the water. It is commonly practiced by native americans(see image above). Spear fishing is the most difficult method of freshwater fishing because if you miss, which is not hard to do, you will probably scare the fish away, so you only have one chance. Also, It very easily kills the fish, so if you don't want it you can't really put it back.

__**Types of Fish**__
__**Salmon Family**__ These fish are found in Alaska. Salmon are good game fish and of course they have excelent meat.

__**Catfish Family**__

The catfish family includes catfish, sucker, bullhead, and others. They are all bottomfeeders, and they have whiskers so you can identify them.

__**The Minnow Family**__ __**﻿**__

The Minnow Family is the largest family of fish in america. The Asian carp, common carp, and minnows are only the primary members. There are many more species in this family.

__**Perch Family**__ __**﻿**__ __**﻿**__ The perch family contains the walleye(which is the state fish of minnesota), the perch(which is a close relative), and the sauger(which is not as famous and as well-known as the previous 2). They are all very popular fish and they have excellent meat too.


 * __Sunfish Family__**


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The Sunfish Family contains bass, types of sunfish, and rock bass. I catch a lot of fish from the sunfish family.

There are many other types and families of fish. If you want all the ones in minnesota, go to []

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