Extreme Jigging: Dogtooth Tuna, Yellowtail Kingfish (Hiramasa), Amberjack, Samson Fish > Tackle & Techniques
jigging with Stella 8k HG
Peter Childs:
Chris, I use a HG Stella 8K jigging for NSW east coast kings (amongst a range of other outfits). I reckon the HG works fine with the 8K spool, It's not much fun with a 10K spool, and is well matched with slightly longer jig rods 5'6 - 5'9. If you go for a PG reel you will be looking for a 10K spool to up the retrive rate a little and then wanting to shorten the rod. Clearly it's not your outfit, causing the trouble.
I second the advice of others;
1) Watch very closely and try to emulate the action and setup of the guys catching fish - immitation is the greatest compliment!
2) If you are on your own, mix it up until you find what works on the day.
Just on another note, make sure your leader is long enough and not too heavy for the quarry you are chasing.
Happy jigging
Andrew Smart:
Good point about the leader.
As we fish grounds that have started to come under pressure lighter leaders come into there own,sometimes its a hard call though depending on fish and terrain encountered - but if you can go lighter without losing fish to the reef I would everytime.
Chris Wong:
I've been on enough fishing trips to quickly realise that certain areas of a vessel are hot spots! Sounds unexplainable crazy, but I seen "unlucky" anglers move to where the action is and hook up. Fortunately, I recognise this fairly early and make a move without muscling in on a fellow angler.
If you are using and doing much the same jigging action as successful anglers without success, think about a move but ask nicely if you can crash the party. If I see this happening, I will often volunteer my spot or encourage the angler to move or even swap rods. You have to make drastic changes in order to force a luck change.
Mark Harris:
Good points from Chris (Wong). Hard to imagine that being the case over SIX different trips as though as Chris (Yuen) is reporting! And to The Maldives as well where the fish are truly thick.
And I love that monstrous jig thing you are holding in your avatar Chris W..... what is it please?
chris yuen:
hi everybody..
this is indeed wat a forum should be...with valuable info n tips, opinions and information and FRIENDLY!! so pls let me say a big thank you to everyone who had contributed!!
now back to my problem..lol.. :o
FYI, i have 3 sets of jigging gears when im fishing in the Maldives. light (Offblow Pe1.5 w Twinpower 4k PG), medium (Yamaga w Stella 8k HG) and heavy (Genensis Pe 6 w Daiwa Exp).
of the 3 ... i must say that i use the medium setup the most often. reason is that it is the most suitable (jigging depth) and less stressful (weight) as compared to the heavy setup.
and it is bcos of the poor result that this medium setup i've been using gives me the conclusion that the high speed reel is the source of the problem.
besides the reel...adding to my concern or shld i say confusion.. is always the colour/action/size of jig tat im gonna to use. weight wise is pretty standard with jigs ranging from 120-200g.
unlike popping...where i am pretty confident with my casting distance, the way i tease with stickbaits/poppers and hooking up a GT when it strikes...jigging is a field where i must say im pretty LOST :( lol!
yes.. i've observed the guys catching fish and changed my jig to those that matches theirs as closely as possible (colour/size/weight).
i've also realised that its always the guys in the front or the back of the boat that will strike 1st..depending on which side is approaching the drop off 1st. so im always in a position with the best opportunity..lol!
but when i drop my jig into the water...i have no idea wat kind of action it will give or shld i give it?? shld i use long or short strokes...fast or slow retrieve for this particular jig eg butterfly jig, jack knife etc etc. and also with this high speed reel.. is my fast retrieval too fast..??
trail n error have confused me and made me frustrated at times...i jus don hv the confidence when im jigging bcos of all these factors!!
now im thinkin maybe i shld pair my yamaga with the Daiwa Exp..wat do u guys thinks??
thanks for listening and yr valuable opinions and thoughts will be greatly appreciated!!
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