Extreme Jigging: Dogtooth Tuna, Yellowtail Kingfish (Hiramasa), Amberjack, Samson Fish > Tackle & Techniques

What's your favourite jigging style and for which species?

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Chris Wong:
Since i am mainly targeting NZ Kingfish, my style is the underarm short jerk technique using an overhead reel with JM rods.  When using shaped jigs like Sanme, I still use the short jerk technique but slow the action down because I am tageting big bottom species like Hapuka or Bass (Wreakfish).  For kingies I use more streamlined jigs like the Zest Super Deep or Zest Deep slim. I jig at a moderate-fast speed.  For really streamlined jigs like the JM Rocket, it's flat out max speed which tests your stamina and technique.  Mr Liu of AG Anglers jig speed is the fastest i've seen, or haven't seen since his hand speed is absolutely blurring. Such high speed does bring its rewards, Mr Liu is probably the best jigger I've seen.

Johan de Vlieger:
I'm jigging about 22 years now...but not as you know it !
I'm fishing mainly in the Northsea (near the English channel) where we search wrecks to jig around.
The technique is very simple : you give line till you reach the bottom than give a long jerk and let it hit the bottom again. Sometimes you need to give some more line out to keep reaching the bottom.
If you then come near the wreck you have big channels around it that are shaped by the current and there...big cod is waiting (see my avatar) ! If you fail to hook up, you catch the wreck.
You probably say: allright but what is the use of this technique in tropical environments ?
Well I've been fishing the Atlantic, the Great and the Indian ocean's qiute a few times and I must say : it's working as well there as it does in colder water !
First time I tried it was under an oilplatform in Gabon : cobia's, big groupers and even barra's near the bottom.
Certainly with the "new style" (assist hooks) it's worthwile trying it.

Graham Scott:
 I'm a bit different too. I grew up during the flat out straight up craze of the 80's. We still do something similar for small mackerel. I have modified this technique to jigging.
Here's my approach. Drop to the bottom. Wind flat out 6 or 8 turns then stop dead, no rod movement at all. Repeat as necessary after say 2 second pause. I catch as many AJ's and trevally as anyone else. Most fish strike on the slack. We use knife jigs in the 180 to 230gm range in 40m of water.
The logic to this retrieve started with mackerel, at flat out retrieve the mackerel used to follow right behind the lure, but would only strike when the lure stopped (and basically they ran into it).

Brandon, I can also guarantee you will last a lot longer than the show ponies trying to rip there rods apart.

Eriko Susanto:
Imho depend on spot,
on spot used to got strong current more than 3 knot.. long slim jig fast sinking... got the bottom then fast jerking /short stroke .. passing those predator depth ( see sounder ).. then suddenly slow jerking/long stroke.... as if bait fish struggling fight the current and exhausted...
on spot used to got slow current.. use slow sink jig ..usually short with fat body..  hit the bottom start with long stroke .. combine with short stroke when near fish depth .. as if running from those predator..
some spot use to have their own habit to get  frenzy..   (for example current change, dawn etc )..

Sachin Chaudhry:
Usually if the sounder is marking a lot of fish on the bottom I tend to slow jig and that is productive.
Mid water for me usually means doggies, YFT, Spanish Mackerel or any other pelagic and I tend to jig  bit faster for these.
Steep (and sometime frustrating) learning curve but getting there.

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