What do you jig with?
Submitted by DazSamFishing on Sat, 2009-10-03 22:45
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.
Feral
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Date Joined: 01/11/06
for the heavy gear i use a
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
Kasey L.
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Date Joined: 02/03/06
Clint, That's very expensive
Clint,
That's very expensive line you got there on your Stella 20000 just for jigging!
DazSamFishing
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Date Joined: 19/08/09
Ever given the heavy outfit
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?
Kasey L.
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Date Joined: 02/03/06
I'm not sure you want to
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'.
Colin Hay
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Date Joined: 23/10/07
Lol I am not sure there is enough room on this
post to fit a list of your gear on Kasey.
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honsu chin
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Date Joined: 20/09/05
hmm.....mine seems to vary
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....
DazSamFishing
Posts: 1518
Date Joined: 19/08/09
What about heavy jigging
What about heavy jigging Honsu?
honsu chin
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Date Joined: 20/09/05
Eupro Exploder2 PE 2-4 and
Eupro Exploder2 PE 2-4 and Stella SW8000PG (oldie) with PE4
HR Top Gun Deep and Stella SW 20000PG with PE8
DazSamFishing
Posts: 1518
Date Joined: 19/08/09
How do you find your HR top
How do you find your HR top gun? What's the length?
honsu chin
Posts: 2086
Date Joined: 20/09/05
Its the Whopper Stopper so
Its the Whopper Stopper so its only 5ft long and alot of grunt yet lightweight.
Bones76
Posts: 476
Date Joined: 03/11/08
Hey Honsu What's the
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....
fishcrazy
Posts: 1235
Date Joined: 27/01/07
spheros
shperos 14ooo fa 50 lb braid t curve 400 and spheros 18000 fb 80lb fins t curve 400
Cam
Posts: 143
Date Joined: 30/08/05
I use either my Dogfight or
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.
catchalittle
Posts: 1875
Date Joined: 04/09/08
light would be saltiga 3500
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
Nathan
DazSamFishing
Posts: 1518
Date Joined: 19/08/09
I'm surprised how many
I'm surprised how many people use dogfights for jigging.
D_DOUSH
Posts: 497
Date Joined: 23/12/07
Heavy - Custom calstar 410
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
hlokk
Posts: 4290
Date Joined: 04/04/08
Xzoga PE2, aspire 4000, 20lb
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
SamC
Posts: 2013
Date Joined: 30/08/06
Heavy - Shimano Ocea Jigger
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
Cheers,
Sam
till
Posts: 9358
Date Joined: 21/02/08
Sigh, been doing more
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.
chrisp
Posts: 1217
Date Joined: 24/05/08
Light- xzoga taka si shimano
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
Accident Prone
Posts: 56
Date Joined: 19/07/09
Gear
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
Frequenting hospital emergency rooms since 1978.
damo6230
Posts: 2029
Date Joined: 07/06/08
jigging gear
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.
HuggyB
Posts: 2515
Date Joined: 03/08/08
well.......
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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schecky
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Date Joined: 25/08/08
how do you find the daiwa
how do you find the daiwa silicone on your saltist huggy?
i have heard it doesnt hold knots very well
HuggyB
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Date Joined: 03/08/08
*sigh*
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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DazSamFishing
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Date Joined: 19/08/09
Varivas Avani GT
Some expensive but good line there Huggy. Got your eyes on any popping rods yet?
HuggyB
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Date Joined: 03/08/08
Yes
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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DazSamFishing
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Date Joined: 19/08/09
Very nice rods there too.
Very nice rods there too. I've got my eye on the 79R Ripple Fisher (Ideal for both stickbaits & poppers).
HuggyB
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Date Joined: 03/08/08
nice........
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......
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Rob C
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Date Joined: 02/08/06
Ive used both rods and IMO
Ive used both rods and IMO the 79R feels better with poppers. But i recommend you look at the 78PF or the 78Flex.
Rob
DazSamFishing
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2 stella 20000's never go
2 stella 20000's never go astray
D_DOUSH
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Date Joined: 23/12/07
4 is even better!!!! apart
4 is even better!!!! apart from the hip pocket!!!!
HuggyB
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Date Joined: 03/08/08
you'd like to think
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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Brody
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Date Joined: 06/02/07
Hearty Rise Jig Force
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.
DazSamFishing
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Date Joined: 19/08/09
Fancy that, I also have an
Fancy that, I also have an Evergreen PSPJ410 coming.
Can I ask where you ordered yours?
Kasey L.
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Date Joined: 02/03/06
They both of you have picked
They both of you have picked up the last two in my country!
DazSamFishing
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Date Joined: 19/08/09
Good ol' Kasey. What would
Good ol' Kasey. What would we do without you!
Rob C
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Date Joined: 02/08/06
PE8 Ripple Fisher 5215,
PE8 Ripple Fisher 5215, Saltiga EXP
Lovely rod.
Rob
DazSamFishing
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That sounds like a nice
That sounds like a nice outfit Rob.
Can you elaborate on the rod... Interested to hear how well she performs.
Kasey L.
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Date Joined: 02/03/06
Oh! You've recieved it
Oh! You've recieved it already!
I'll come look for you.
Brody
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Date Joined: 06/02/07
Hahah yeah cheers Kasey,
Hahah yeah cheers Kasey, can't wait to get the rod.
scottg
Posts: 10
Date Joined: 06/10/09
Recently fished with a
Recently fished with a JIGGING MASTER GT MONSTER 8'6 ROD. Was very impressed....both as a stickbait and popper rod.
DazSamFishing
Posts: 1518
Date Joined: 19/08/09
Well I finally have my new
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.
seansurfy
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Date Joined: 09/08/06
great rod the Valley Hill
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
DazSamFishing
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Date Joined: 19/08/09
I originally placed an order
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.