jigging
Rhythmic vertical fishing
Jigging is the present participle of jig, covering several related actions involving quick, jerky movements.
In fishing, jigging means moving a lure up and down to attract fish: We spent the morning jigging for walleye.
In manufacturing, it refers to using a jig—a device that holds work in place or guides a tool.
The word also applies to dancing a jig or any bouncy, rhythmic movement.
Winding cylinder or dance
- ceilidhScottish social dance gathering
- hoedownLively rural dance gathering
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
- gigueBaroque suite's closing dance
clog · stepdance · folk · highland · hornpipe · barn · contra · fiddle
Thing that tempts
- rodThin rigid stick
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- hookCurved catching device
- lineContinuous mark or queue
sinker · tackle · bait · ice-fishing · deep-sea · vertical · cod · halibut
reel
Winding cylinder or dance
- ceilidhScottish social dance gathering
- hoedownLively rural dance gathering
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
gigue · clog · stepdance · folk · highland · hornpipe · barn · contra · fiddle · quickstep
lure
Thing that tempts
line · sinker · tackle · bait · ice-fishing · deep-sea · vertical · cod · halibut · spoon
bobbing
Rhythmic vertical movement
- jerkingAbrupt, spasmodic movement
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- jouncingShaking with repeated bumps
shaking · twitching · wobbling · vibrating · oscillating · juddering · shuddering · rocking · swaying · quivering
saw
Past of perceive
scrollwork · fretwork · jigsaw · pattern · curves · woodworking · metalwork · contour · piercing · guide
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
- commercial fishingfishing boat, trawlers, fishing net, trawler, fishing gear
- fishing actionscast, casting, reel, reeling, hook
- ice fishingice fishing, ice auger, tip-up, tip-ups, ice hole
- line fishingfly fishing, trolling, baitcasting, spin fishing, drift fishing
- Pacific Fishingsalmon run, steelhead, chinook, sockeye, coho
jiggingbottom fishing
Buying at market lows
float fishing · bobber fishing · trolling · drift fishing · drifting
jiggingstanding still
Absence of motion
resting · slow dancing · stillness · gliding · waltzing
jiggle, jig, jiggled, jiggling, jigs, jigger, jiggly, jiggles, jigged