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I used to fish all the time as a kid, but I haven’t done it since and that was decades ago.

So when I was a kid, I always just put a worm on my hook, cast it out in the water, and let it sit there until I caught something. If I didn’t catch anything after so long, I would simply try a different spot.

However, I would sometimes see or hear about guys who would use an artificial lure/hook, cast it out in the water, and instead of letting it sit there, they would slowly reel it back in. They would do this over and over again; they’d never let their lure just sit still like I did with my worm.

Is there a name for each of these two techniques? Just curious. Thanks so much for your time.

Edit: this was freshwater fishing in the southeastern US.

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by Dprimordialbeast

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Well, if your worm was suspended below a float or a bobber, I would call that bobber fishing.
Depending on what the others were using, it could be called casting and retrieving crank baits, jigging, spinner bait fishing, top water fishing, twitching, Carolina rigging. Techniques change with most everything you use as bait.
Many will just simply call it fishin!

dhcausey Loc: Sanford, NC

I think both types are referred to as dead sticking

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Dead sticking is casting your Baited line out, and putting the rod down, preferably in a rodholder.
Casting and retrieving an artificial, is CASTING AND RETRIEVING.

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

Well there is something called “still fishing” also. When you are using a bobber. It is also my usual answer to the question, “whatcha doin?”

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Salmoneater22 Loc: I live in S.E. Washington state.

If you're catching fish it's the Wright technique!!!!!