A few jigging questions
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Topic: A few jigging questions
Posted By: ThomasW
Subject: A few jigging questions
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2007 at 5:55pm
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I Think I might give jigging a try. Just after advice on how tog et started..
I been into town and brought three cheap "Grim reaper" 'jigs/lures' from the bargain bin. They weigh between 80-125gm. Probably would use them from my Kayak to target KY and couta. Maybe kingfish or Snapper when it warms up a bit. I currently have 2 set-ups which I might use initialy. If I really like jigging I probably would get dedicated equipment. 1) Which set-up would be best to use for jigging? Set-up 1. Rod: Berkley Dropshot 6-10kg Snapper jig. Reel: Daiwa Certate 4000 spooled with 14lb fireline Set-up 2 (I brought this O/H rod and never used it) Rod: Abu Garcia Sonar Tip (6-10kg) Reel: Diawa Sealine SG50H spooled with mystery mono. 2) My Jigs are currently rigged with a triple hook. They are a mystery brand but one did have a VMC sticker on the packaging. Should I keep the current hooks or fit them with a Assist Hook? 3)I also brought a 5m spool of "Sufix Jigging Braid" with free splicing tool. Would it be handy or should I put it into long term storage with the other fishing tackle I never use? |
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Posted By: sooshee
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2007 at 6:07pm
| Militaris, the braid for the assist hook needs to be at least made of kevlar if it is to last more than 2-3 good hits from cudas. I've been using kevlar but will also be experimenting with wire assist cords this summer. |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2007 at 7:56pm
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The Grimmies you brought are more suited to snapper and kings in the deeper gulf water. Neither outfit is ideal for snapper jigging but would be OK to use if you had no other. Like anything, you can only test things out with the proper specialist gear so borrow a mates jigging gear or join a jigging trip where you can borrow gear and get some expert coaching. Only then can you make a fair assessment on it. Just like the SP fishing, people needed a bit of coaching AND the correct tackle before they started seeing success. Jigging is no different.
Why did you buy #3? ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2007 at 8:21pm
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I brought number 3 because it was only $3 and thought it would probably come in handy sooner or later.
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Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2007 at 9:12pm
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I do not really see why my Dropshot and Certate can not be used for jigging, atleast for smaller species.
Berkley (atleast their marketing department) seem to believe that the rod is capable of jigging, and the certate is a excellent reel. Probably would struggle a bit on a large healthy kingfish but why would it not be suitable for Snapper, KY, Coutas ect? |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2007 at 11:12pm
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The Berkley was designed for SP and drop shotting. Typical jig head weights would be to 30g or thereabouts. Casting a 125g jig or even "working" such a weight could be excessive for that particular rod. I don't own such an outfit, but try it and report back. No real rules in this game, just guidelines. The question is not whether the gear can handle the fish, more a matter of whether it can handle abuse it will get from the act of jigging.
It is noteable that Daiwa and Shimano produce "jig" versions of their popular 4000 sized spinning reels, e.g. Daiwa Frearms 4500 versus Frearms 4500 "J" - for jigging. The continuous "slamming" of the bail assembly and antireverse will cause premature failure of regular spinning reels. Higher quality reels like the Certate should be capable of handling the fish but i am unsure whether it has a jigging pedigree like the equivalent Stella. Sooshee probably has the skinny on this sort of thing. ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2007 at 7:30am
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Yeah, I thought the weight of the jigs could strain the rod.
Should I replace the triple hooks? |
Posted By: Benk
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2007 at 8:54am
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Trebles still work but you will pull alot more hooks. A bigger single on the tail will work well, or possibly an assist |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2007 at 12:03pm
| Mili I jig with my sp set under workups and works ok, not what its designed for but still catches fish |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2007 at 4:48pm
Use the SP set at the moment....... 
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Posted By: JTF
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2007 at 7:59pm
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Posted By: sooshee
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2007 at 8:38pm
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Jimi, that makes my collection look very sad!
Militaris, those equipment you have will work. I'm sure when the 'poison' kicks in, you will want to upgrade later.
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