snaps
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Heavy Metal - Jig fishing
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Printed Date: 26 Jan 2026 at 6:20am
Topic: snaps
Posted By: Lethal
Subject: snaps
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 8:00pm
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the Snaps and J/Ds are in the gulf and are taking Jigs, throw those S/Ps away and try your luck on some metal, one jig in most cases will catch more fish than 5 bags of S/Ps could produce and can still be used time and time again....... just remember to retie your knots at some stage as even they cant handle the pressure as much as your jig can...... 6kg line nylon or braid is working well anything lighter and your likely to be taken to the cleaners..... those Zest things are doing the damage......  |
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Posted By: Grovo
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 8:02pm
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Farken awesome! Look at the big fella lurkin in the background o that photo.
That one of those triangulated jigs lethal? deep water I take. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 8:12pm
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Awesome! ------------- CONFIDENCE: The feeling you have before fully understanding the situation. |
Posted By: JTF
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 8:13pm
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GOOD HAUL
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Posted By: JTF
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 8:20pm
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JIGS LAST LONGER THAN SOFT BAITS AYE LADS
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 8:34pm
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nice work as usual Erik keep up the good work mate. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 9:12pm
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Give that blue rod a work out Jimi! ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: cod
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 9:16pm
| well done uncle lethal.hey chris have the pimped kojaks turned up yet. |
Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 9:38pm
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Not pimped Cod ...Custom in every sense of the word,pimping is for ameturs who are into mass production of expensive rods that are all the same
This coment was not dirrected at jigging master rods,they also do not need pimping at all ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 9:47pm
No not yet Justin. Been really looking forward to seeing them.
I'll get Jimi to bend the JM400 next week.
The pimped up factory JM rods are due next week too, yayyy! I'll send up a couple for Wayne and Kojak to muse over. Not in the custom class of a Kojak but still very nice and with plenty of bling.
  ------------- give it death! |
cod wrote:Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2007 at 10:00pm
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sorry Grovo the lurker at the back was, i hate to say it taken on bait.... Canadian John will tell you all about that monster shortly i guess..... havent seen a snap that big around Waiheke for along time...... Hi Jimijig the weight was a 85gm, which seam to work pretty well in anything up to about 33mts in flat claim condisions...... |
Posted By: JTF
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2007 at 7:02am
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[QUOTE=of2fsh]Not pimped Cod ...Custom in every sense of the word,pimping is for ameturs who are into mass production of expensive rods that are all the same
rods.
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Posted By: JTF
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2007 at 7:24am
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"Perfect"
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Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2007 at 9:01am
Cutting up shimano rods and claiming they are better than standard,claiming to be able to make shimano drags better by pimping them.that is pimping.
Im Not claiming that every rod ever made in a factory is made by ameturs.
Far from it ..you said that i did not.Factory built rods are built to high standards and designed by proffesionals for the masses and on a budget so the end product is competitive amongst its piers.
Custom rods are rods that are made for the individual by a proffesional rod builder.
Kojak has built 4 custom JMrods and they are all different,they were all built to suit the reels he brought for the blanks and built for him to use.
The guide spacings are all different and the reel seats are slightly different on each rod.they are built for the individual.
I know JM, seven sea, zenack,and mogi rods are not mass produced in factories they are custom rods built to the highest of standards.
Yes i know what pimping is i have Discovery channel.
You havent taken what ive said in context,i was having a dig at some one and it was not JM or Chris W .
Hopefully you will get too see the Kojak rods that Chris has at the moment as your opinion of them would be welcomed.
------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: Espresso
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2007 at 10:40am
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Very good stuff there Lethal - just getting my stuff together with jigs now. It's been too long between jigs! I was thinking of either my Trinidad12 or 14 reels - both have braided line on now, 6lb and 10lb respectively. Those Jd's must've been fast swimmers to get into jigs?! Just got a couple of the pink triangular zests recently, they look the biz. - and obviously do it. Do you use a swivel? |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2007 at 1:17pm
Excellent Lethal, I have now re rigged one of my Braid rigs for this very reason  ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Boz19
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2007 at 1:27pm
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Tried jigs at/around the Barrier this Saturday just been but only managed to lose a couple ot the snakes - a 100gm zest and the old faithful 150gm grim reaper.
Wetdream didnt manage to catch anything except snakes on bait at the same time so I guess there were no hungry snap's around.
Got onto them in the shallows but no place for jigging there.
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Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2007 at 1:49pm
| Thats a great haul Lethal, I find myself using jigs more and more for snapper these days. a $10 jig that can catch 100+ fish easy vs. a$10 pack of softbaits that may produce 0-10 fish. its not a hard decision |