finesse techniques

[masterbass]

What is your definition of finesse fishing? It seems like a lot of people have different ideas about this. Also what are your favorite techniques and when do you use them?

[Chode]

i consider wacky, shakey, ds, 1/4oz or below trig/jig presentations all to be in the finesse category

my favorite is prob the wacky and rest is pretty much the same...just depends on condition and what the fishies wanna eat that day

[Johnny A]

Finesse jigs - 1/32-1/16 w/trailer, 6lb flouro, 8lb copolymer, 22lb braid
Finesse plastics - 3"-5", 8lb-10lb flouro, 8lb-10lb copolymer, 22lb braid

[Hogsticker2]

Okie noodling and fish whispering.

[Basscatcher99]

4-8 lb test fluorocarbon dropshotting, wacky rigs, and darter heads.

[mhood]

My personal favorite is a 1/16 oz. Bull Shot 12 inches above a 1/0 red thin Gammy with a 4" Zoom Finesse Worm. Fish it slow...stay ready.

[USA-RET]

What is your definition of finesse fishing? It seems like a lot of people have different ideas about this. Also what are your favorite techniques and when do you use them?

This has been debated in the past. I'm in the group (small one) that believes "Finesse" (Noun or Verb) defines the way a bait is presented and worked rather than the size of the bait. So, I believe you can finesse a 6 inch worm or a 1/2 ounce jig and power fish a 1/32 ounce spinner.

We've come to associate the light line and small baits with finesse fishing because we generally present these baits very carefully and tend to work them slower and more deliberately. We ignore the fact that we do the same with larger baits to but rather lump their use into the category as throwing 1/2 crankbaits, buzz-baits or spinner-baits.

Something to think about, just my take on this whole fishing fad.
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fi·nesse
fəˈnes/
noun
noun: finesse; plural noun: finesses

1.
intricate and refined delicacy.
"orchestral playing of great finesse"
synonyms: skill, skillfulness, expertise, subtlety, flair, panache, elan, polish, artistry, virtuosity, mastery
"masterly finesse"
artful subtlety, typically that needed for tactful handling of a difficulty.
"clients want advice and action that calls for considerable finesse"
synonyms: tact, tactfulness, discretion, diplomacy, delicacy, sensitivity, perceptiveness, savoir faire
"a modicum of finesse"
2.
(in bridge and whist) an attempt to win a trick with a card that is not a certain winner.
synonyms: winning move, trick, stratagem, ruse, maneuver, artifice, machination
"a clever finesse"

verb
verb: finesse; 3rd person present: finesses; past tense: finessed; past participle: finessed; gerund or present participle: finessing

1.
do (something) in a subtle and delicate manner.
"his third shot, which he attempted to finesse, failed by a fraction"

[cueball]

What do you call fishing with light line and smaller lures?

[Chode]

What do you call fishing with light line and smaller lures?

Crappie fishing

[Fishinfanatic115]

4-6lb test on spinning, 8-10lb on a baitcaster, medium light and under rods, and lures under 1/4oz.
Drop Shot
Flick Shake
Spin Jigs
Split Shot
Finesse Texas Rigs
Small Wacky Rigs

[dragon1]

Hand-lining 6lb mono with salmon hook tipped with crawlers/grasshoppers/crickets/earwigs for creek chub (to use as bait for bass). That's how I did it as a kid...

Ain't no more finesse than "fishing for minnows"...

[socal cranker]

I like your take USA-RET. I agree with finesse being more presentation oriented rather than lure specific.

[Johnny A]

Hand-lining 6lb mono with salmon hook tipped with crawlers/grasshoppers/crickets/earwigs for creek chub (to use as bait for bass). That's how I did it as a kid...

Ain't no more finesse than "fishing for minnows"...

We used to fish for gizzard shad. Very tiny gold hooks with balled up white bread.

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

What about ice fishing? Microscopic-like jigs tipped with a tiny wax worm fished very slow and methodical, twitching your lure in the same spot for minutes on end. Hell literally freezes over fishing a hole.

[Finnz922]

What do you call fishing with light line and smaller lures?

Crappie fishing