Jigging master rods with a twist
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Printed Date: 29 Jan 2026 at 4:40pm
Topic: Jigging master rods with a twist
Posted By: of2fsh
Subject: Jigging master rods with a twist
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 2:03pm
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Heres some photos of the Rods Kojak has kindly made for myself anf him to use on our up coming Ranfurley trip.
Special thanks to Chris W for his input and suppying the blanks and the Spacers etc..
Photos will speak for them selves
 Blue paint looks the part in the sun
 Nice gold thread with gold silicoln carbide guides
 Inlay of a jig in the butt section of the JM400 with alot of coats of clears to protect it.Thiers 4 different jigs round the blank
 Jigging master spacer on the JM150...this ones my favourite, what a fantastic action the blank has.This one will be a weapon on the snapper under the birds in the gulf
  The calstar jigging rod will have to come along for a ride as well
 Damb .....
 This is the butt sectiuon of the jm150 ,no gimble knock just a new alloy rubber butt cap.The grips are turned on the lathe to make it all fit together asthetically
 So thats the rods were taking on our trip (and the spiral wrap jm400)
Thanks to kojak for spending a small fourtune on the rods and reels.
Cheers Chris W for the help with the set up and the advise as well as the blanks.
Heres a few pics of the power spells and terminator rods
     Had a good play with the powerspell rods today and was very impressed.
While my jigging experience is limited ive learnt alot about blanks and rods thru Kojak.The jm blanks are impressive to say the least,watching the dvds does them no justice.You have to hold onto one with a reel on it and braid thru the guides and then pull hard to see how strong they are.
Looking forward to killing some kings and puka on them in 2 weeks ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
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Posted By: KeenAs
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 2:09pm
| Lawns a bit patchy...........may want to lift the mower up a notch |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 2:15pm
| cant wait to get out and put a solid bend in those rods. The pictures just dont do the rods justice. They are works of art |
Posted By: KeenAs
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 2:18pm
YIP. . . pretty sik kit alright
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Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 2:25pm
Frigging heck  thats serious bling  I will be needing a much closer inspection me thinks..very impressive to say the least.
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Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 2:28pm
Bloody Nora! They look fantastic. I must have!  ------------- CONFIDENCE: The feeling you have before fully understanding the situation. |
Posted By: Accident Prone
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 2:36pm
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Sik bro absolutely mean rods!
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Posted By: Espresso
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 3:05pm
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I want, no need, that black and gold one, with the fancy drilled holes too.... in 4kg for a Soft Bait setup, using the Stella 2500 (4lb Braid line)cheers Wayne, Kojack - you reading this? I want more sexy bling than a really sexy bling type thing, might even put the full colour Catch logo onto it too, I supply the sticker?.. ...it's my Chrissy present to me (can I have it by then Kojack?)
Oh and can the grips be cork, leather or foam? Or some other space age technical cool looking stuff? Titanium Graphite?
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Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 3:50pm
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Be stuggling by xmas Grant ,hes got his hands full at the moment keeping up with back orders.
Got a jm100 blank thier with my name onit for a S/B rod,get the spacer in the butt in purple with s/bs inlayed into the blank above the foregrip,titanium guides,anti wrap tip, and a air brushed paint job in purple...nice
Hes also got a shipment of new s/b blanks in this week that will blow away the competition... ..seems my names on 1 of them as well------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 3:53pm
Come over and have a play with them,hook the line onto the daughters trike and get her to tear down the drive on it then slam the reel into gear and haul the bike up the hill with the neighbour kids chasing......more fun than an all you can eat pie buffet ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Moocha wrote:Posted By: KeenAs
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 3:56pm
 . . "all you can eat pie buffet"
Sounds like you have a standing order with Kojak Wayne. .. and why not with the quality he produces
one day....................
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Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 4:06pm
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Works both ways Drew, i come up with an idea and he makes it.If its crap im stuck with it, if its awesome he uses the design to make more.
The spiral wrap was a classic example,took me quite a while to convince him to build it (lots of research on US rod building forums) but now its one of his best rods .. ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: stef da maori
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 7:31pm
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I agree with Keenas. Irregular mowing of lawns causes the patchyness when you try to cut too low.
Mean rods ------------- Tama tu, tama ora. Tama moe, tama mate.Maranga mai, me hiika tatou i nga wa katoa. |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 8:35pm
Sounds like a plan its that 100JM noodle that I am interested in (refer numerous txt's  ) heard about em when I was in the deep dark tackle abyss of Wellywood but never seen one (something about being rare and rocking horse shyte etc etc etc  ). New blanks you say bro... sure a few Corona's might grease the wheels there mate |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 9:38pm
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Thanks Wayne but all the credit to Kojak - not me.
I was looking sideways at that JM100 blank for SB, would love to see it built up. If anyone can make it happen it'll be Kojak. ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 9:59pm
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S/b rods need a similar action to a jig rod,maybe a bit softer in the tip.And thats what the jm100 has,cant wait to see it built up same as the jm150 hes done.Seems to have a thicker holding coat of paint on it than the other blanks hope it can be sanded off.. ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: cod
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 10:20pm
| you lot are serious tackle whores |
Posted By: brown
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2007 at 11:33pm
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simply awesome fullas |
Posted By: Espresso
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2007 at 8:11am
| Try mowing across the normal grain every now and then - helps stand the grass upright too |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2007 at 8:37am
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Although I am only to fully aware that this is a jigging thread... I heard murmerings before my departure from sunny Wellywood of some of the JM squid rod blanks being used as SP rods...............
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Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2007 at 9:16am
| Call the cops, I fear Boulder is missing! |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2007 at 10:15am
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Nice rods alright but I fear he is too busy building jig rods to build me some game rods in time for game season.
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Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2007 at 11:15am
Cuming from you coddywobbles that is rich you have more gear than some tackle stores ive seen!!!
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Posted By: Bender
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2007 at 6:09pm
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I've taken a bunch of stuff out of this thread that I thought was spoiling an otherwise interesting thread.
Behave yourselves boys. ------------- Nobody has ever come up with a great idea after a second bottle of water. |