My uncle and i went fishing and he used this rod but it did’nt have a reel. instead, it was held parallel to the fill up and a floating stick was at the end of the line. when a fish bit, the stick would sink or rise and he would pull the rod up with fish. i was wondering what this kind of fishing is called.
What Kind Of Different Types Of Fishing Are There?
January 19th, 2010 
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Yes it sounds like cane fishing….but….we would need a better description of the “pole”.
There is a facet of fishing called match fishing, basically competative fishing where anglers have a relativly small area to fish, next to additional anglers and the most pounds of fish wins. They have come up with some very creative techniques to make the most of reach and fish very pinpoint specific spots in their range (and regularly with a very thin float).
One well loved mode (in Europe) is a stiff graphite telescoping “pole” (pole as opposed to rod).
These are not your typical cane poles. These things can reach over 30 feet! you feed extra sections of pole into the previous and build the length of pole you need as you go! Plus these things can cost a mint, over a $1000, and a typical cane pole (bamboo stick or cheap fiberglass) is pretty cheap ($10-$30) for the most part.
check out this video to see a “pole” set up and very excellent tutorial on how they are manipulated.http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Videos/Fishin…
I hope this is on the right track, and if not it partially answers the title of your post about various types of fishing.
Firstly its not glide fishing what you are describing is cane pole fishing, newer versions of this type of fishing are still well loved but as far as i am aware the cane has been replaced by graphite poles
yea, get a bunch of two liter bottles of coke, drink the coke, cap the pot up, tie some line to it and place a treble hook with bait on. toss about 20 of em out into a lake, wait for the bottles to dip and start moving, then just yank the pot of coke with a fish into your boat. This is hard without a boat.
Cane fishing
this is called cane fishing
He was using a cane pole. The floating stick was used as a bobber. When a fish bites it pulls the floating stick down. This tell the fisherman that he has a fish on. It also keeps the bait at the same depth.
glide fishing
Lot’s of ways to catch fish (some are even illegal)
What you described I grew up doing, it’s a cane pole version. they make a pole out of cane that is specific for this type of fishing and it works fantastic for Crappie, and blue gill.
just to name a few additional ways:
live baits floated and bottom fishing
artificial lures (many types and many presentations)
trotlines,
jug fishing, as mentioned (is not officially authorized everywhere)
noodling, catching by hand (also not officially authorized everywhere)
netting,
spearing & bow fishing,
If you can reckon of a way it’s probaby been tried!