gday mate, i went to oceanside and got myself a pe 1 to 3.5 jigg force rod and a sea gate 3500 reel, nice and light yet very strong, rod and reel cost me about 700 to 800 hundred i think plus i brought a heap of jigs and plastics at the same time :)

i would but the same again no questions asked hope that helps

Saltiga 62s would suit great. PE2-3 max jig 120g

$699

Demon Blood 64CJ PE2-4 Max jig 200g

$299

Lemax Grand Master 661 (PE 1-3 / 120g lure) with the Hyper Certate would be a tip top match.

 also have the hr jig  force and love it. 

sea gate 3500 is a daiwa and i have 50m pound briad on mine

Jigging master have some good cheaper options on a light jig rod now.

I've got a Shimano Stella 5000SW on a custom built Samurai NV8. This is my favourite rig by a mile and I have quite a few nice toys! I can send some pics of the rod if you like. I got this nice Red Emperor on it a while back which was good fun on light gear (30 lb braid).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQdcVxgvhkc&feature=plcp&context=C3b3d651UDOEgsToPDskLDm1nc1f93smpVR8KHjHpE

Plenty of these light rods to go with so hard to really say what is best. I like the higher end Daiwa range in terms of off the shelf factory rods and there is surely to be a Shimano T curve in there somewhere to also fit the bill. Definitely get the best reel the budget will let you though first and look at the rods later. This is especially true in the lighter class you are looking at as you can get a pretty decent rod for not too much money.

Mela, I wouldn't get a certate, they are great reels but you will wear one out to quick using PE3. I would opt for Saltiga 4000

The new catalina in going to be out march and that will offer a tough reel in a cheaper price bracket then saltiga, should be around $$700-800

I wouldn't opt for a stella as they are only high speed model which is too fast for jigging, you could opt for a JDM model stella in low speed but personally I think the saltiga is a better reel regardless of the reviews some people swear by. The saltiga is the lastest and greatest reel available and I don't think you can get anything better at this moment in time.

Demon blood rod would be very good option, Hearty rise is nice but too short for demersal jigging. I feel you need a rod longer than 5'9" to impart good action on jig.

I would also consider Saltiga S-Extreme 63S or Combi Jerk 64. The 63 would be best i think and they are priced at $449.

Best off dropping intp the shop and having a look at a few different setups

Certate 3500HD is the reel I have at the moment and it performs great. Holds 300m pe2 or ~250 pe3 very robust reel, decent drag and the gear ratio is ideal for bottom work.

Cheers guys for all the feedback ... I can understand now about the Certate Hyper 4000, and what can happen with it's high gear ratio.

Bunny: thanks for the thoughts, I've always been a Shimano guy, but for this outfit, I'll probably try something else, other than the Stella.

Luke, I'll probably drop by either Fri or Sat to have a look. I'm due to drop my boat as well  ($$)

Thanks Ricey, Ben, Andy & dkonig82

can someone please explain to me, what would go wrong , jigging with a size for size reel, with high gear ratio vs low.  

i use a sustain 4000 with 5.8-1 ratio.  still find i'm doing 1.5 +  winds when jigging.

and a shimano 4000 size reel.  I use a symetre 4000 with 20lbs braid and 40 lbs leader and have had some great fun landing good size sambos, still yet to crack a size dhu or pinky on it but it would easily take it from the sambos I have landed.  The symetre is the stradics little brother, and doesnt come with an extra spool, minus one bearing or something.  Anything from there up will still be fine.

http://www.campbellsprotackle.com/store/product.asp?ID=4669 symetre 4000

http://www.campbellsprotackle.com/store/product.asp?ID=5990 stradic 4000

http://www.campbellsprotackle.com/store/product.asp?ID=3698

Working well for me, the only thing that caned it was shallow water spanish macs in exxie.

Bryan

what about the new sustain FG? they sound pretty good if you are not going as high as the stella 

I would look at the JM titanium 150. I have the overhead and find it works light jigs really well. Other rod that I own in spin that is really nice is the Maria Steady Jigging, they come in a number of jig weights - I have the 80-200gm spin with a new saltiga on it and find it really good on 120-200gm jigs and heavier soft plastics.

Lot of nice combo's that crew are running .. for my light gear .. Seagate light 3500 running pe 2 .. and a cheap pe 1-2 rod ... not sure what the problem is about the hyper certate 4000 .. I've been using mine with pe 3 and 4 for years with no issues :...

Cheers guys, great thoughts .... I'm even more confused now (just joking) .... oh well, that's fishing!!

Tight lines boyz

 im sure the boys at woodvale would be able to help you out.... jigging master...... frothin

just dought a daiwa fuego 3000, similar to our luvious i beleve, under $200,spair spool, 7bb, 4.8:1 ratio, made of that zaion light weight crap similar to stradic ci4, going on a shimano trevalla tvsl with 20lb accudepth, also have a stradic ci4 4000 on a trevala tvsml, 30lb accudepth, super lightweight feels great in the hand and a daiwa bradia 2500 15lb sunline on a JM sabregame 55s, all these outfits came in around $400 and feel pretty good to me to, still plan on saltiga hitting the stable later in the year but will be big one for popping.

good luck

evergreen poisedon with daiwa branzino...superb!

evergreen poisedon with daiwa branzino...superb!

Or towards the other end of the scale I reckon you'd be happy with a Shimano Terez 15-30lb with a Stradic FJ 5000 or the even lighter (CI4) Rarenium 5000.

Those rarenimus, I really can't see them hacking jigging in the long term.

Haven't really had a play with them, what do you reckon would let them down Till, misalignment causing wear under load due to the CI4 perhaps.

Yeah I've been wondering how the C!4 will go under load, I see they've made the Sustain rotor out of it now, good move or not I don't know, Hard to beat ali in that area.

Shame more people arent using the saragosa- the 4000 looks to be a great demersal jigging reel- All the drag you will need for PE2, light in weight and enough capacity of 30lb braid.

The 4000 saragosa is a whole 51gr heavier than the 4000 and 5000 stradic FJ and sustain FG.  Will take my hat off to the bloke who can honestly tell the 51gr difference when its full of line, rigged on a rod and had a 100g metal hanging off it.

your right. I guess I was just splitting hairs.

With all the options out there I guess your could find a lighter reel easy enough but for the sake of 50g or 100g who cares?