JM PE7 and JM PE8 reels compared.
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Topic: JM PE7 and JM PE8 reels compared.
Posted By: chopsticks
Subject: JM PE7 and JM PE8 reels compared.
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 11:30am
OJ 4000P and JM PE7
 OJ 4000P and JM PE8
 JM PE7 and JM PE8
In stock - limited quantities.
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Posted By: Tongan Terror
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 2:46pm
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Oh now thats just heaven in a reel......... anyone wanna upgraded ocea I must buy one of these reels to compliment my pe5 which is indestructible, light, and more than a match for my PS350. Go JIGGING MASTER!! ------------- Dont get huge get massive |
Posted By: JIG42NA
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 2:46pm
| I can't wait to pick up the PE7 in about a week or two. I love the other smaller models. |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 6:08pm
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Hi Chopstick or ChrisW, is there any chance of posting up a complete set of the JM reels from smallest (JM PE3 is that the smallest) to the big fella PE8 with specs. or alternatively a link I could have a look at or similar. Cheers  |
Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 6:20pm
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Sure thing Moocha. I was thinking the same thing. Have a look tomorrow around mid morning. Now where did I put my Brownie box camera? |
Posted By: bush billy
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 6:33pm
| Whats the gear ratio on the pe-7 ? |
Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 6:37pm
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bush billy,
It's 4:1 - just how we like them.
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Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 6:50pm
funny you should say that Choppy - I know of plenty of 4:1 owners that are or have UPGRADED to faster ratio reels!..... ...although I might just have to have a closer look at the PE 7 - that one pictured would look real purty on my Blue-Rose 420!
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Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 7:08pm
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Cheers Chopsticks
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Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 7:21pm
Don't know why they would want to make it harder to fight a good fish by using a higher gear ratio - but each to their own Kezza.
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Kezza wrote:Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 7:55pm
| ya gotta hook the good fish before you can wind it in - those previous 4:1 owners/users I mentioned above have apparently enjoyed an increase in bites since going faster....believe it or not.....anyhoo mate.....was intended as tongue in cheek and didn't really want to start anything.....nice looking reels! |
Posted By: bush billy
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 8:11pm
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Just got to jig faster bro i went from a 6.2:1 to a 4.1:1 and its all good
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Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 8:33pm
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Sometimes, slowing down gets more strikes too; especially with sliders. The JM boys that design these reels know what they're doing and they know how to make a reel look good too as well as perform.
You do need a nice shiney blue JM PE7 to match the excellent Blue-Rose 420 Kezza.
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 9:05pm
never thought i would hear you say this TT  Got to admit a pe7 would be a good swap for my ocea 5000p But i have caught all of my kings on the jigstar 450/5000p combo and nothing on my jigstar 250/pe4 reel yet |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 9:14pm
pe 7 looks small next to the 4000p....whats the weight of the 5000p next to the pe7 please chops? They look awesome from here |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 9:18pm
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Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 9:27pm
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Jon,
775g for the OJ 5000P and 760g for the OJ 4000P. Actually the pics aren't the best. The PE7 and PE8 are both the same diameter; roughly the same as the Accurate 665.
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 11:20pm
Thanks for that Matt,Do you have black/gold in pe7 there? Hmmmm,Cheers |
Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 8:23am
Yes we have.
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Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 12:15pm
L to R - JM PE3, PE4, PE5, PE7, PE8. (PE6 out of stock - arriving soon).
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Posted By: worksux
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 12:42pm
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What sort of line capacity for the pe7 with say jigman pe6 or pe8 Matt. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: green guy
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 12:46pm
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a **** load ------------- http://www.facebook.com/hauraki.hillbillys |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 1:09pm
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PE 7 reel takes 500m PE6 or 400m PE8. ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: kingieslayer
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 1:20pm
Hi Chris how about the PE8 reel? whats the line capacity? ------------- woman love me fish fear me! |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 4:58pm
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JMPE8 reel takes 500m PE8.
Will spool up a PE8 reel to pitch bait at the 3Kings in March. ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: madmike
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 6:33pm
| pe7. got mine today. sweeeeeet!!! |
Posted By: chef
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 7:24pm
| so when can we get knobs ? not so keen on my t. anyone know ? |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 9:24pm
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let me check on it. ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: JIG42NA
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 2:24pm
| Is the arm handle longer on the PE7 compared to the PE5? Also is the t-bar handle larger? If so I may be pulling off a PE5 setup to go on the PE7. Not a fan of too long a arm handle or big t-handle!! |
Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 3:43pm
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The arm is 1 cm longer on the JM PE7 and PE8 than the JM PE5 and PE6 models. The T-Bar handle itself is also 1 cm longer and 1.3 mm thicker at the widest point, on the JM PE7 and JM PE8 reels.
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Posted By: Tiger Fish
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 8:06pm
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------------- I only fish with Jigstar rods!!! |
Posted By: Tiger Fish
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 8:18pm
Check my new babies!! PE4 and 2x PE6 Reels ... jigging will never be the same again, these drags are beyond anything I have ever seen and the reels are so light and comfortable! go Jigging Master!! ------------- I only fish with Jigstar rods!!! |
Posted By: bush billy
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 9:19pm
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Posted By: Tinky
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 10:31pm
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JIG42NA -If so I may be pulling off a PE5 setup to go on the PE7.
I will take that PE5 off you if you want. ------------- Have boat - must fish! |
Posted By: JIG42NA
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2010 at 8:02am
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Chopsticks thanks for the info. Tinky I'll be keeping my PE5. I want to sell the PE7 handle and put on my PE5 handle setup. THen buy a PE4 handle setup and put it on the PE5 if all that makes sense. I want to pick the speed up a hair.
Tuna run at us at times and turning those long arms can kill you when this happens. I like the ratios just not the arm lengths.
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2010 at 2:12pm
I tend to agree with you a bit...I find it easier to get a good rhythm with my ocea jigger 5000 than my pe4 reel.....The handle does seem a bit long. |
Posted By: Kingi Crazy
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2010 at 5:03pm
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I notice on the JM website that they have a limited edition PE reel that has a mute docking gear design (the sound is the only thing I don't like about my PE4). I would be interested in whether existing reels like mine could be modified to achieve the same result i.e. if one could purchase the mute docking system to replace the existing one. http://www.jiggingmaster-ag.com/view_product_d.asp?id=118
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2010 at 10:02pm
me too bro seems like a few people feel the same about this and there could be demand for it...It just depends on how simple it is to do,i guess. |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2010 at 10:06pm
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Just sent an e-mail to jigging master....will let you all know what they say,when i hear back.Cheers
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Posted By: JIG42NA
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2010 at 3:51am
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Picked up the PE7 yesterday and the reel seems great. I'll be testing it out soon on bluefin tuna when the carolina weather breaks. Today I will try to switch around handles and what not to see if works.
Does anyone know if they make a shaft kit to put on the round knob instead of using the t-bar knob?
Looking forward to putting on a whippin on some fish with this reel. It seems like a true power house. It was amazing this last season the size fish that were landed on the smaller PE4 and PE5 reels.
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2010 at 4:26pm
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Here is the reply from pony liu from jigging master= Mute docking is only for
limited edtion, if you want your reel to be mute, please ask the dealer to
import for you. it is not easy to modify a standard docking to mute
docking, need accurate mechanical workshop to do that.
Pony Liu Jigging Master Export Dept. |
Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2010 at 7:16am
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Posted By: twentythreefive
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2010 at 2:29pm
| I helped my buddy spool up his PE 7 and it only took 330 meters of Diawa PE 8 boat braid, i guess diawa's pe braid is a little thick. It sure is a nice reel, i plan on having one soon if his holds up to my expectations. |
Posted By: CSRen
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 2:00pm
| I also can't fit in YGK Jigman WX8 pe8 - 400m to my pe7. |
Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 24 May 2013 at 1:06pm
You must mean the YGK Ultra Jigman PE8 as the YGK Jigman PE8 only comes in 300m spools. The line has to be wound on as tight as you can with some electrical tape or mono on the spool arbor. Interesting, that it says 400m on the box, although in terms of depth not many people would be jigging past 200/300m anyway. ------------- CONFIDENCE: The feeling you have before fully understanding the situation. |