Jigging rod choice
Submitted by papenoo987 on Wed, 2011-04-20 10:03
Hello fishermen
I need advice to choose my next new rod.
I'm hesitate between 3 rods.
- Zenaq FS53-16
- Valley Hill exploder Mogi Special 53XXS
- Smith WRC Nirai 55S
I have a stella 20000SW and JB 80lbs hollow core braid and I jig with 150-200 g lures.
thank you for your help anglers
Loic
JohnF
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Man, that's some seriously
Man, that's some seriously heavy gear for 150-200 g jigs!! I use a pe1.5 -3 rod for that weight jig....
My Stella 20k only comes out for the seriously big stuff when you need to use 300 or 400 g jigs, but it's a chore at best.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
seansurfy
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yep, I agree....those weight
yep, I agree....those weight jigs will struggle to load the rod. It is a bit easier with a spin outfit though...overheads suffer from loose line lay when using much lighter jigs on a heavy rated rod....The Valley Hill is a nice stick and can handle loads of punishment...and high sticking
John_M
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The smiths are very nice so
The smiths are very nice so I could recommend them. However, a Zenaq would be my choice
papenoo987
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Date Joined: 17/04/11
Yes thank you for your
Yes thank you for your help
But here in Tahiti we're jigging with light lure ( 150-250g).
Last week I hook I think a yellow fin or very big dogtooth ( 1h30 of fight before I broke my 80lbs braid) I Have a Shimano trevala 5'8 XXH rod + Stella 20K SW reel.
I was enable to pump with this rod and it was always bended during the fight
I think here fish doesn"t like big and long jigs. MAybe I'm wrong.
So that's why I'm looking for a new rod.
I read a lot of posts. What are the quality of each rod ? and what's the best with 300g lure ?
thx men
till
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If you want to work light
If you want to work light jigs with a heavy rod, look at the Synit Seriola Pro / Tuna Pro.
Tackle tester: Synit DeepShot Seriola Pro against the fish and some static testing on the OH model here; Tackletester: Synit Deepshot Seriola Pro..
Blank: Synit DeepShot double axis carbon special, 5’1″
Drag Max: 22kg @ 45 degrees, Best: 8-18kg
Jig Weight: 550g, Best: 180g – 450g
Line class Max: PE10, Best: PE5 – PE8
papenoo987
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Thx tillI try to find an
Thx till
I try to find an online store who sell synit rod but nothing
till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
In Australia, they're
In Australia, they're represented by http://Fishhead.com.au, Kaiser Pro Shop handles them in Singapore, there is a US dealer: http://synitusa.com but if there is no distro in your region, then try http://synit.co.nz, and say hi to Graeme from me!
Lucky Tim
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Jigging Master Three Kings
Jigging Master Three Kings spin in both L and M are about the most versatile jigging rods around. The L is perfect for the jig weights you want but the 80lb might be pushing it, where the jigs are at the lighter end of the M weight range but it will easily fish the line class. We used the M on NZ kingfish and it handled them very nicely.