Hmmm Different.. Idea is to just drop rod pull in & wind, let the drags do the killing...

Slow pitch jerk and long fall jerk are just methods of jigging. The reason for fighting the fish with no rod angle is do to with the light style of the rod, you can put a bend in the rod if you want, just keep the angle low.. To me that vertical method of landing the fish looks like more effort than its worth. Thats my take on it anyways

rods look like they would take a pounding on side of boat!

Titahi wrote: Funny, I have used that style when a 100kilo+ queensland grouper inhaled a queenfish at my feet, the saltiga 4500 was screaching as I screwed the drag down, to the point I was sure the little 12-20lb wilson LCS rod was gonna snap. I never realised how fast a grouper can move, and had the rod pointed at the fish, unable to wind cause of the amount of drag I walked backwards , then ran forward winding for about 5 minutes with a couple of local kids laughing at me, untill they saw the grouper :) which swam away happy. Its hard work and I prefer to use the rod to soak up the head shakes and tail beating....

Yep, was pretty interested in an Evergreen Poseidon Slow Jerker myself.....

Ive been using these type of lures for quite awhile now and they work an absolute treat on our snapper, kawhai and especially kingfish!! The only problem is the cost involved in bringing them all in from Japan the shipping is an absolute killer. Ive been using a daiwa saltist bayrubber i cant remember the exact model off the top of my head but it imparts quite a nice action into the lure its especially effective from 80-120g but looses grunt on anything much bigger. I have heard whispers these maybe making there way into new zealand retailers sometime soon which would be awesome for spring fishing!!!

Haha I noticed the nets as well mate! Friggin awesome eh no idea where to get em tho

Mr Plastic wrote: Ive just imported a few jigs from overseas to try on a new prototype synit spin graeme kindly droped off to me. Blue blue sea ride. In 30 - 60gm. Check them out on youtube...Im excited as there are many types of fishing we havent tried here in nz. I think kingis and big trevs will go nuts for these. Ive ordered some 120 and 180gm for the three kings... Ulra light fun!!..

loodafish wrote: Haha I noticed the nets as well mate! Friggin awesome eh no idea where to get em tho

I've been using the Blu Blu searide jigs for about 12 months now. Have found that as they are a shore jigging lure they impart a LOT of action. When using them in the boat we've found it is best to slow down your lift and let the action impart on the drop. The reason for this is when we initially got them we found if we used a fast lift we were getting lots of hits but limited hook up's. Once we slowed it down the hook up rate increased dramatically. I put it down to the jig being so erratic that the fish were actually struggling to catch up with it. There are others such as Sea Falcon, Beat and Seafloor Control that have fantastic actions and some great contrast paint jobs which definitely play a role in their effectiveness. Once you get the hang of fishing this style, the lures are VERY effective!