Extreme Jigging: Dogtooth Tuna, Yellowtail Kingfish (Hiramasa), Amberjack, Samson Fish > Tackle & Techniques
Japanese jigging rods
Neil:
Nobody likes to think they make mistakes when fishing, especially expensive ones. If you get a chance you should check your fighting technique on video, it is most revealing.
Some rods are rated with max drag and others with fighting drag, my point was that a max drag setting cannot provide you with a wide margin for error, one that probably will occur sooner or later, perhaps with unpleasant consequences.
A setting of 15kg does not sound much higher than one of 12kg if you say it quickly, however, in percentage terms the difference is obvious-25%!!
My advice would be to buy a rod with a higher rating than you think you need, running a rod at 75% will hopefully allow for most mistakes made by experienced jiggers.
Neil
Brandon Khoo:
I think that is really sensible advice. I obviously need a stronger rod so it can compensate for my terrible jigging technique
--- Quote from: Neil on April 02, 2007, 09:23:20 AM ---Nobody likes to think they make mistakes when fishing, especially expensive ones. If you get a chance you should check your fighting technique on video, it is most revealing.
Some rods are rated with max drag and others with fighting drag, my point was that a max drag setting cannot provide you with a wide margin for error, one that probably will occur sooner or later, perhaps with unpleasant consequences.
A setting of 15kg does not sound much higher than one of 12kg if you say it quickly, however, in percentage terms the difference is obvious-25%!!
My advice would be to buy a rod with a higher rating than you think you need, running a rod at 75% will hopefully allow for most mistakes made by experienced jiggers.
Neil
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Narc:
--- Quote from: Greg Burt on March 31, 2007, 11:24:33 PM ---By the sounds of it you are all over the Seven Seas!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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*psst psst....
His favourite rod is the JM series....
Brandon Khoo:
I think the JMs or Calstars are exactly what I need to jig with, especially with my terrible jigging technique. I reckon the reason why I generally catch fish when I am jigging is because my technique is bad that the lure is really erratic and darts all over the place.
Neil's suggestion to watch your own technique on video is a good one except I saw my golf swing on video a number of years ago and was quite traumatised by how bad it was!
--- Quote from: Ah Gu on April 02, 2007, 11:10:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: Greg Burt on March 31, 2007, 11:24:33 PM ---By the sounds of it you are all over the Seven Seas!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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*psst psst....
His favourite rod is the JM series....
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Narc:
--- Quote from: Brandon on April 03, 2007, 07:22:07 AM ---I think the JMs or Calstars are exactly what I need to jig with, especially with my terrible jigging technique. I reckon the reason why I generally catch fish when I am jigging is because my technique is bad that the lure is really erratic and darts all over the place.
Neil's suggestion to watch your own technique on video is a good one except I saw my golf swing on video a number of years ago and was quite traumatised by how bad it was!
--- Quote from: Ah Gu on April 02, 2007, 11:10:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: Greg Burt on March 31, 2007, 11:24:33 PM ---By the sounds of it you are all over the Seven Seas!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
--- End quote ---
*psst psst....
His favourite rod is the JM series....
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I don't have any favourite rod in mind :-\... but I always believe that rods that enables us to jig with ease are good for me... the hardship can come when I try to lift a fish, that doesnt bother me much. Afterall on a jigging trip, we are jigging some 90pct of the time and only 10pct is spent wrestling the fishes(on a relatively good trip i.e.)
Brandon, technique might be important during the lull moments (like wary fishes or not much fishes around) , but during a frenzy the technique, type of jigs and presentation plays very minor roles only(or hardly). More importantly, having a good momentum is fundamental, that's the only thing that can keep you going for a longer time if you havent been to the gym religiously.
Of course, opinion differs and these are just mine :-*
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