Extreme Jigging: Dogtooth Tuna, Yellowtail Kingfish (Hiramasa), Amberjack, Samson Fish > Tackle & Techniques
Starting Vertical Jigging-equipment?
Lazaros Tsenesidis:
Hi again
Originally i come from Greece but the past years i live all around the world, at the present i am in East Asia and more specifically in south Korea.
I ll visit Japan in March so i need to collect info and advances about the equipment i need to buy so i can have a look in Japanese shops also.
I am thinking to go for a jigging trip while i ll be in Fukuoka Japan and test my new gear, i dream about that long time now.
Thanks for the advances guys means a lot to me
Chris Webster:
Mate spend the extra $$$$ and get a Stella (or a Saltiga if you like Daiwa's).
I would reccommend you get a Jigging Master Power Spell jigging rod (weight depending on target/s). You cant go wrong in my opinion (it only an opinion guys...... don't hammer me to hard for saying that). It has an awesome parabolic action or if your boat has high gunwhales you could consider the Jigging Master Three Kings as it has a faster action to get over the sides.
Cheers,
Chris
Damian Fantozzi:
here is Alan Hawks comparison of the twinpower vs Stella SW
There is a world of difference between TPSW and STLSW
1) The gearing of the STL is a cold forged drive gear with bronze surface treatment and a hardened stainless steel pinion. TP has the same drive gear but without the surface treatment, and a brass pinion.
2) Stella's gearing and internal parts and rotor are fitted to the main body that has the reel's stem as an integral part (12383). then the side cover is is screwed on. On TP, the parts and rotor are attached to a gear box (13327) that is separate from the part that carries the reel's stem (13313), before they are screwed together. Needless to say that the Stella's design is way stronger and more reliable.
3) The missing bearing in the nut of the TP is responsible for the floating shaft, which is a feature reducing friction between the rotor and the shaft. It means nothing when you are winding the handle freely, but when you reel under load the difference is obvious in more torque and smoother action in case of the STL.
4) The line roller of the STL has a unique anti-scratch black coating that the TP lacks.
5) The anti-reverse clutch of the TP is the old style used in 1998 Stella F. The one in the STL is far superior.
6) In STL, the screw in cap (12355) provides better protection against water and an added lock to keep the pinion assembly in place if a massive pull was delivered to the rotor. In TP the whole assembly is held only by three screws.
Lazaros Tsenesidis:
Thank you all very must it means a lot to me since i am a beginner on this fishing technique
Best regards to all
Lazaros
Kasey Leong:
Lazaros,
You should be able to find alot more reputable and better built rods in South Korea and Japan than the heavy and over-hyped Xzoga's. Majorcraft are one, and Golden Mean are another that do medium-heavy jig rods for very good value. I'm sure if you looked around you could find many more.
Kasey
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