What do you jig with?

I just thought I would put a new thread out there to see what jig outfits fellow FW members are using.

Interested in all light, medium & heavy jigging outfits. Everything from rods to line.

Let me know what you use & how you rate your jigging outfit (light & comfortable - heavy & tiring etc.)

Daz.


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for the heavy gear i use a

Sat, 2009-10-03 22:57

for the heavy gear i use a stella 20000 with avanti gt smp line pe6 (90lb) on a shimano blue rose rod ... great for slowing down the odd big sambo, shark .

for medium gear i use a saltiga 4500 on a saltiga deep 55b running pe4 .

for lighter i use a certate hype custom 4000 pe3 on a twincraft pe3 rod i got from honsu .. this is my best combo as its stopped big pinks and dhu's while drift baiting and stops the big sambo's that i get in shallow water really nice :P .. light enough to use from the yak but still strong for when it counts.

Clint

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Clint, That's very expensive

Sat, 2009-10-03 23:01

Clint,
That's very expensive line you got there on your Stella 20000 just for jigging!

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Ever given the heavy outfit

Sat, 2009-10-03 23:10

Ever given the heavy outfit ago in your yak Clint?

And Kasey... what jig outfits do you use? Or should I ask about your popping outfits?

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I'm not sure you want to

Sat, 2009-10-03 23:53

I'm not sure you want to open that can of worms! Haha!

Let me have a look and see what I can list down. Alot of gear is still in 'transition'.

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Lol I am not sure there is enough room on this

Sun, 2009-10-04 15:07

post to fit a list of your gear on Kasey.

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hmm.....mine seems to vary

Sat, 2009-10-03 23:54

hmm.....mine seems to vary all the time.

Atm I love the light jigging, so ....

HR Jig Force PE 1.5-3.0 with a Certate 4000 (modded with Hyper gearing)

Eupro Salty Fighter Sping PE2 with Stella 4000FD

Eupro Salty Fighter OH PE2 with Conquest 300 Type J

Too many rods to list. Not enough reels actually....

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What about heavy jigging

Sat, 2009-10-03 23:58

What about heavy jigging Honsu?

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Eupro Exploder2 PE 2-4 and

Sun, 2009-10-04 06:10

Eupro Exploder2 PE 2-4 and Stella SW8000PG (oldie) with PE4

HR Top Gun Deep and Stella SW 20000PG with PE8

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How do you find your HR top

Sun, 2009-10-04 11:10

How do you find your HR top gun? What's the length?

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Its the Whopper Stopper so

Sun, 2009-10-04 20:45

Its the Whopper Stopper so its only 5ft long and alot of grunt yet lightweight.

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Hey Honsu  What's the

Sun, 2009-10-04 08:35

Hey Honsu

 

 

What's the damage to put the Hyper gearing into a Certate 4000? 

 

I jig with a Saltiga Z40 & Saltiga 55B rod for heavier stuff (PE6) & a Saltiga 4500 with PE3 - but need a new rod for the 4500....  

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spheros

Sun, 2009-10-04 09:29

shperos 14ooo fa 50 lb braid t curve 400 and spheros 18000 fb 80lb fins t curve 400

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I use either my Dogfight or

Sun, 2009-10-04 09:58

I use either my Dogfight or one of two Van Staal reels . Pe line from 80 - 130lb All on Van Staal rods for the moment.

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light would be saltiga 3500

Sun, 2009-10-04 14:25

light would be saltiga 3500 game on a saltiga 68s rod medium would be saltiga 4500z on a saltiga 56b rod heavy would be either saltiga 6500 exp on a saltiga exp rod or saltiga dogfight on a custom seed rod. I do also use a torsa 30 on a saltiga 55b rod have plenty of others to use but these are my favourite at the moment.but have a injured hand at the moment so no jigging for awile for me

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I'm surprised how many

Sun, 2009-10-04 15:09

I'm surprised how many people use dogfights for jigging.

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Heavy - Custom calstar 410

Sun, 2009-10-04 18:53

Heavy - Custom calstar 410 with either the Stella 10kFA or 18000SW
medium- Jigging master powerspell 200g with stella 8k
light- eupro salty fighter with stella 4k

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Xzoga PE2, aspire 4000, 20lb

Sun, 2009-10-04 19:11

Xzoga PE2, aspire 4000, 20lb accudepth

smith SMJ-56M, certate hyper 4000, varivas PE3

Van Staal-325, saltiga surf 30, 50lb accudepth

Xzoga PE6, ryobi 5000a, PE5 jigman ultra

 

And technically not jigging outfits, but i jig with them occasionally:

6-12lb graphite leader bosco, certate 2000, various (mostly some 15lb varivas)

HR jigforce 1.5-3, calcutta 400 (upgrade to ryoga perhaps), 30lb accudepth

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Heavy - Shimano Ocea Jigger

Sun, 2009-10-04 19:49

Heavy - Shimano Ocea Jigger 4000P / Custom Xzoga 55-500 PE6

Med - Blue Heaven L50 / Custom Seed VJB56M PE4

Light - Certate Hyper 4000 / Smith KGS 68M PE3

 

currently in the process of looking for a PE1-3 jig stick for my stella 4k

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Sigh, been doing more

Sun, 2009-10-04 20:00

Sigh, been doing more fishing on the net than IRL, but I may as well post.

Medium: Xzoga PE3, Avet Sx MC 2-Sp, with 30lb power pro

Heavier: Monstermesh PE6-8, Saltist 30TH, 50lb power pro*

Still really needs to be used in anger, closest it got was a large shark in Exmouth before I was bitten off.

*Soon to be swapped for birthday loot Daiwa Saltist LD 30 2-sp and Varivas Avani Big One PE4/62lb.

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Light- xzoga taka si shimano

Sun, 2009-10-04 20:26

Light- xzoga taka si shimano twinpower 5000fc PE2 daiwa sensor

med-shimano jigwrex /daiwa seagate 4500 PE3-daiwa sensor

heavy-   jigwrex Ryobi metaroyal 5000 -pe5 jigman ultra.

use my pe2 most followed by pe 3..heavy gear only used in sambo season really.

would rather use the light stuff..less tiring and more fun

 

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Gear

Mon, 2009-10-05 15:03

Light

Reel: Daiwa Saltiga SA15, Rod: Custom built Synit Grey Ghost 111 Pro , Line; Daiwa Samurai 30lb.

Medium

Reel: Shimano Ocea Jigger 2000P NR, Rod: Custom built Synit Venom 250, Line: Daiwa Boat Braid PE4

Reel: Shimano Stella 8000, Rod: Custom built Synit Venom 250, Line: Daiwa Boat Braid PE4

Heavy

Reel: Shimano Ocea Jigger 4000P, Rod: Custom built Synit Venom 350, Line: Daiwa boat braid PE6

Reel: Shimano Ocea Jigger 5000P, Rod: Custom built Synit Venom 450, Line: Daiwa Boat Braid PE6

Reel: Daiwa Saltiga Expedition Z6500, Rod: Custom built Synit Venom 400, Line: Daiwa Boat Braid PE6

 

 

 

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jigging gear

Mon, 2009-10-05 17:44

light- Jig Master PE 2-3 from Oceanside with 30lb frog Ryobi 5000 Metaroyal

Heavy-Xzoga PE 6 with 50lb on Ryobi 5000 Metaroyal

I just swap the spool on the metaroyal.

The Heavy only really comes out when the big sambos arrive and for up North as required.

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well.......

Mon, 2009-10-05 18:37

Jigging: I have bits and pieces for this, still collecting toys!

 

Light: Morethan Branzino 3000 with 20lb sunline, rod: I got my eye on one of those hearty rise jig force PE 1.5 - 3 / twincraft PE 1.5 - 3 / Salty fighter PE0.8 - 2 / Exploder II Pe1 - 3

 

Med: Saltist LD30 2 speed with 45lb PE4 Daiwa silicone, twincraft PE3

 

Heavy: Shimano T-Curve 400 spin, no reel yet but it will be a Stella 20000SW - I'm planning to run 2 spools (I will use the spool from the 18000SW I'm also going to buy for popping) and run Varivas Avani GT 130lb PE10 and 80lb / 100lb Jerry Brown hollow core.

 

 

Well thats the plan anyway.....

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how do you find the daiwa

Mon, 2009-10-05 19:58

how do you find the daiwa silicone on your saltist huggy?

i have heard it doesnt hold knots very well

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*sigh*

Mon, 2009-10-05 20:48

yet to fire a shot in anger: new gf/weather/work/Grand Final/mates wedding/illness etc are and have been keeping me off the water.

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Varivas Avani GT

Mon, 2009-10-05 18:41

Some expensive but good line there Huggy. Got your eyes on any popping rods yet?

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Yes

Mon, 2009-10-05 18:44

Tentaive plans are for either a Ripple Fisher 78 or a Smith Komodo Dragon. I'm leaning towards the KD at this stage.

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Very nice rods there too.

Mon, 2009-10-05 18:50

Very nice rods there too. I've got my eye on the 79R Ripple Fisher (Ideal for both stickbaits & poppers).

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nice........

Mon, 2009-10-05 18:56

I have a Shimano GT stick that I can use as a stickbait rod if I get the urge.

 

Hence why I'm leaning towards the KD as its a bit more suited to hoofing bigger chuggers. May need 2 x 20000SW's since I have 2 rods......Tongue out

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Ive used both rods and IMO

Mon, 2009-10-05 21:00

Ive used both rods and IMO the 79R feels better with poppers.   But i recommend you look at the 78PF or the 78Flex.


Rob

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2 stella 20000's never go

Mon, 2009-10-05 19:10

2 stella 20000's never go astray

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4 is even better!!!! apart

Mon, 2009-10-05 19:17

4 is even better!!!! apart from the hip pocket!!!!

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you'd like to think

Mon, 2009-10-05 20:51

that if I bought an 18000SW and 2 x 20000SW they'd throw in a 5000SW to be nice? Could make up a PE5 jigging combo..........

 

Sweet

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Hearty Rise Jig Force

Mon, 2009-10-05 20:34

Hearty Rise Jig Force PE1.5-3 spin/ Stella 4000fb 30lb Frog

Hearty Rise Jig Force PE1.5-3 baitcast/ Torium 14 30lb TDbraid

Eupro Exploder PE 2-4 / Stella 8000FA PE4 varivas BigOne

I have an Evergreen SpinJerker PE4 coming shortly to replace the exploder though, and the baitcast HR is normally a driftbaiting sort of setup.

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Fancy that, I also have an

Mon, 2009-10-05 20:47

Fancy that, I also have an Evergreen PSPJ410 coming.

Can I ask where you ordered yours?

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They both of you have picked

Mon, 2009-10-05 21:26

They both of you have picked up the last two in my country!

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Good ol' Kasey. What would

Mon, 2009-10-05 21:36

Good ol' Kasey. What would we do without you!

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PE8 Ripple Fisher 5215,

Mon, 2009-10-05 20:54

PE8 Ripple Fisher 5215, Saltiga EXP

Lovely rod.

 

Rob

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That sounds like a nice

Mon, 2009-10-05 22:41

That sounds like a nice outfit Rob.

Can you elaborate on the rod... Interested to hear how well she performs.

 

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Oh! You've recieved it

Tue, 2009-10-06 00:57

Oh! You've recieved it already!

I'll come look for you.

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Hahah yeah cheers Kasey,

Mon, 2009-10-05 21:40

Hahah yeah cheers Kasey, can't wait to get the rod.

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Recently fished with a

Wed, 2009-10-14 14:53

Recently fished with a JIGGING MASTER GT MONSTER 8'6 ROD. Was very impressed....both as a stickbait and popper rod.

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Well I finally have my new

Sat, 2009-10-17 17:44

Well I finally have my new jigging gear sorted out:

Medium: Evergreen Poseidon PSPJ410 PE4 with Shimano Stella SW8000PG which will be spooled with PE3-4 or PE5 (undecided on braid)

Medium/Heavy: Jigging Master PowerSpell 300g (soon to be) with Shimano Twinpower SW8000PG with 12000 spool, spooled with PE5 Varivas Big One.

Heavy (Brutal): Valley Hill Mogi-Special Exploder 53XXS PE10 with Daiwa Saltiga Z6500EXP spooled with PE8 YGK Ultra Jig Man & spare spool of Varivas Big One PE6.

Can't wait to give the new gear a good workout.

Special thanks to 'you know who' for sourcing most of this specialty gear.

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great rod the Valley Hill

Sat, 2009-10-17 14:44

great rod the Valley Hill Mogi Special.....can handle lots of punishment....
I've seen them high sticked to the extreme by some enthusiastic anglers with interesting techniques on 30kg Kingies and not break.....the VH Maori Spirits is an awesome OH heavy jig rod too

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I originally placed an order

Sat, 2009-10-24 20:11

I originally placed an order for a Hots Wei World 52, but found plenty of people commenting that they need a lot more respect than most high end jigging rods on the market. The mogi should hold up to plenty of abuse.