Reel choice
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Printed Date: 03 Feb 2026 at 9:43am
Topic: Reel choice
Posted By: fishowon2
Subject: Reel choice
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2014 at 9:45pm
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Hi all, Have a few trini 10s on 120 jigstars which are super light and perfect for slow jigging. Looking at a getting a setup to start getting into more heavier mechanical jigging. Looking for an overhead, to match something like: http://smartmarine.co.nz/products/rods/jigging-top-water-rods/62038/t-curve-revolution-overhead-jigging-rod-24-37kg-5/details/ Or a jigstar equivalent rod which can handle 200-400g jigs, which i am guessing is a 250 or 350 jigstar (not sure of their jig weight ranges, any comments?). Any reel suggestions? A bigger trini? Really like how my trini 10s are narrow and easy to lay braid. Also what sort of braid weight should i be looking at? Thanks.
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Posted By: captain.Gav.
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2014 at 9:33am
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Wouldnt get a T-curve. Best bang for buck and great jigging rods IMO would be a JM ocean devil in a 'medium' or 'ultralite'. For a matching reel you get what you pay for; if you are going to be going out lots then go for quality with a JM PE3 or PE5 narrow. or a Accurate of similar size. Or if your only going out once in a while choose from the 'others' in overheads. Personally i think it worth spending the extra to go for quality so that after a season or two you dont get disappointed by a reel choice. At the end of the day it comes down to budget, however it better to only buy the once in most cases. As far as braid goes that depends on the areas you fish and size of kingis encountered,, for the reels mentioned above lowest lbs would be 50 and up to 80 on the PE5 N. The "pe..." ratings on different brands of braid can vary on actual LBS depending on the diameters and strands etc. Lots of choices anyway......Enjoy. |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2014 at 11:39am
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You should check out the new Jig Star Ninja L (100-300g) or ML (150-400g) rods. Outstanding rods for the $'s. ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: Men In Black
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2014 at 1:05pm
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http://www.tas-tackle.co.nz/85-maxel" rel="nofollow - http://www.tas-tackle.co.nz/85-maxel Or Accurate 500XN ------------- www.synit.co.nz |
Posted By: jonocoogee
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2014 at 4:03pm
x2 ------------- TAS - Its a real disease |
Men In Black wrote:Posted By: snoteel
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2014 at 6:35pm
x3 plus, like chris said, Jigstar Ninja is a whole lotta rod for the $ |
Posted By: fishowon2
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2014 at 8:12pm
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Thanks guys, yea keen to stay with jigstar. Have 4x trinis on 120 jigstars that slay snapper/ky with ease (well 3 now, lost one overboard over the weekend, gutted!). Quite like the look of an accurate, whats the difference between a 400 and 500? amount of braid they can hold? and what does N stand for, narrow body? Am looking again for something as light as possible rather than something that can take on massive kingys.
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Posted By: atis
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2014 at 8:43pm
If you like Accurate, you might like Poseidon reels... check the link in my signature  ------------- http://www.basszone.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.basszone.co.nz home of  reels |
Posted By: snoteel
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2014 at 8:52pm
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I recently bought an Accurate BX400XN Slammer from Decoro and fitted it to my Jigstar 250 after using a friends identical setup on a few trips around the Coromandel and Mayor Island, it is really light and easy to jig with over extended periods. It holds 300m of 50lb braid and is more than capable of handling good size fish, I would however suggest as others have to stick with the 6:1 ratio if you go with the 400. I was lucky to be able to try quite a few combinations (thanks guys) before deciding on what best suited me, if you have the luxury of trying different setups it certainly would help in your decision making. Good luck. |