hi guys im looking for a new reel for vertikal jigging any help? ???
Go to Mr Fish, they have some great Tica reels ideal for jigging.
keep in mind that for jigging you will need a braid friendly reel !
I just bought an Okuma for jigging, quite heavy, but should do fine for now, besides its not too expensive.
Neville if you can go try the shimano saragosa 8000.. it's a bit pricey but mannnnnnnnnnnnn ;)
The Saragosa is a great reel and for all day jigging on reasonably sized fish the 8000F is more than enough. I have the 18000F and it's not light which makes a day's jigging quite tiring.....but at least if I hit into a 20-30kgs AJ or similar I know the reel will take it and I won't run out of line.
I also have a Penn Spinfisher SSm 850 which I picked up for $90 excl shipping....no where near as refined or well built as a Saragosa but nontheless a good reel. The 850 is quite big, similar in size to a Shimano 14000 just so you're forewarned.
I was thinking of buying a saragosa but then a new reel came out, Ryobi AP 8ower. i read a number of good reviews about it in italian forums, some of which stated that it is also a bit better than the saragosa. it is a new generation of the ryobi applause which also made a good hit with italian jiggers. i got the 8000 size, a bit larger than the shimano 8000. i've found it great till now, we'll se when the big ones hit
Guys, i'm looking around for a jigging rod. What do you think are the best contenders at the current moment?
What's your budget Lapsiboy.......you've basically got around ?55-65.......then around ?85-?95, rods around ?110-?125 and on upwards.
Not too much skip, but I always prefare spendinge something more for a little more. Just forget the 110-125 ones since im still at school :P
For around ?85 the Tica JigMaster are nice one piece rods......I bought mine from misterfish, ratings up to 150g, another model up to 250g and he's also getting up to 300g.
The one I have is a 90-250g which I think is a very versatile rod. That is currently out of stock but should be in within the next couple of weeks.
Okuma also have the Cedros Jigging rods for around ?115 from Ta'Bormla not sure if they offer a discount, but we are trying to get them into the forum discount scheme so you should get 10% off.
Went jigging again today but no luck. I did get a scare at one point when I hooked the bottom. Must have been a wreck or something as it got from 90 metres straight to 70 metres and back to 90 in 10 metres. Lost one of my jigging lures unfortunately, and still no luck. I'm not sure I quite know how to jig yet.
do not leave jig on the bottom. as soon as it touches sea bed initiate your retrieval.
first four strikes are crucial for dentex.
i lost around 6 jigs so far ..........................
I lost one on that trip.......I got very excited gave a nice big yank to 'set the hook' and boy did I set the hook in the bottom/rock!! There was no way of getting it out and it took alot of pulling with the braid wrapped around the cleat to get the braid-fluoro connection to break!!
Lost around ?30 worth of terminal tackle including the jig
skip well done for the dentex
soon ta bormla will have the okuma cedros reel in stock..
Ok, so at least I'm not the only one to loose jigs! I would really like to see a video of someone jigging, just to get an idea of the action. There are a lot of videos on Youtube on jigging, but most show you only once the fish is caught.
Ciappinu ,
Here is a vertical jigging video.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-s6KosXZa-Tk/corsican_jigging_denti_en_vertical_jigging/
As you said there is not much on the net. The problem is that I am going away Tuesday & quite busy on the boat tomorrow as I have a couple of DVD's that I can let you see. I will PM you once I am back in Malta if you are still interested.
Thanks Tatanka. Seems like you first give 3 - 5 soft jigs, and then a hard one. I think I need a different rod as mine is a little too flexible under a 150g lure.
very nice video.
Quote from: placebo on May 23, 2009, 22:10:49 CET
do not leave jig on the bottom. as soon as it touches sea bed initiate your retrieval.
first four strikes are crucial for dentex.
Ciappinnu Yes as Placebo said the first 4 strikes are crucial & with regards to the rod you should have marks on the rod that tell you what the rod is able to handle with regards to weight. So if you are ever going to buy a new rod just advise the seller what your intentions are & he should be able to give you advise.
bottom currents and boat drifting plays also an important role.
yesterday we had some high currents and didn't even get a strike.
one thing i noticed is that barracudas are in some way interested in jigs.
yesterday i could see them beneath the boat when i came in shallow waters (9mtrs) and am not really sure but i think i had some small strikes from them.
i could see the way thet tried to hit the jig but for some reason they stay a little bit away and do not strike.
maybe i will try a smaller jig since i was using a big one.
can't wait for my next jigging session!
this is becoming very interesting