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Emmanuel Borgo

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Which rod to choose
August 20, 2015, 02:15:26 PM
Hi to all, I put this in another site.
The jigging season is coming for yellowtail here at sea of Cortez, I have in mind a light pe4 setup, so I narrowed my list only for these rods:
 
Jigging Master Fallings Special 53B-UL (I like gimbal and split butt)
                                                 vs
Smith AMJ-54L (good reputation and spiral wrap, but no gimbal & split butt)
 
 
Please help me with which rod to choose.  Thanks for all opinions.

Emmanuel Borgo

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Re: Which rod to choose
August 21, 2015, 03:27:44 PM
My jigging "technique" is long stroke and I have more catches with a parabolic action.  Thanks for your opinion.

Tommy Du

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Re: Which rod to choose
August 26, 2015, 08:27:12 PM
I have both rods .. The smith is nice light but can really only jig light weights where the jm a touch stiffer in bend a heap more poweful and has a broader jig wieght range . .
 If I had choice of only one it would be the jm
Used to drop now onto pop

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Re: Which rod to choose
September 04, 2015, 04:55:14 AM
Thanks for your answer Tommy, I will upscale to a 51B-L

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Re: Which rod to choose
September 09, 2015, 06:14:14 AM
Im a little concern to get a very stiff rod with JM but it is of my interest, any input about that