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jigging outfit - advice please..!

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Marc Towers:
 Hi Jon,

Thinking more in the range of 200-400 gram range - I was happy with the Fokeeto 53-16 for this type of work, but interested to hhear other views.. ;)

David Sharples:
My thoughts on this are consider where you will use it most. I went straight out and bought a Smith AMJ52EX with Stella 20K and PE8. That outfit is great on monster fish but how often do you really encounter them.. I now wish I'd started with something nearer to a Stella 8K and PE4. Would be a lot more fun on the standard size fish.

Unless you're only using it for monster doggies and AJs in which case ignore all that!

Dave Foyle:
Hi Mark,

I own a Zenaq FS53-16 and like it very much.  It is very powerful and very light for a rod a rod with its power.  It's a little faster actioned than many jigging rods and your not realy going to feel anything weighing under 15kg.  If its a monster fish only job you are after then this will fit the bill.

I also own a Smith WGJ 56H which is also pretty powerful but a much more forgiving action.  This rod has landed some very big fish but will also be a little nicer if you hook up some slightly smaller samples - quite a good all rounder (for a beefy rod) I think.

Hope this helps - happy buying !!

Tight lines   Dave

Marc Towers:
Hi Dave,

Thanks for the advice - Yes, the Fokeeto 53-16 a nice rod but you are right, a little heavy duty for smaller GT's etc..

Top of my wish list is a Fisherman Spinoza Amberjack rod  :) - would be a dream for my purposes, but not sure i can afford the cost...! ;)

Cheers,

Marc

Duncan O'Connell:
Hi Marc,
The Zenaq 53-16 is a sweet rod if you are planning on fishing jigs in the 250-400g range. As Dave pointed out, the really fast recovery of the blank really makes jigs zip through the water and also makes pretty light work of smaller fish. The power comes on quickly as the rod loads up, when compared to the rods listed below.
The Smith rods like the AMJ and Nirai are a bit softer towards the tip end and tend to load up more on small to mid size fish, though they are still very powerful when fully loaded - they just keep bending further and further into the butt!. These are pretty high on my list as 'all day' rods which are forgiving on the angler for long sessions.
Another rod worth considering is the Daiwa S-Extreme 56XHFS. It has a bit faster taper towards the tip allowing it to retain plenty of 'feel' with mid size jigs while still having an absolute ton of grunt at the bottom end. This is a rod which can be pressed into service with quite a variety of jig weights while never having an issue with really screwing the drag down hard on a big fish.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Duncan
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