vertical jigging

cterrebonne · #1 08-01-2008, 08:25 AM

curious here to see how many of you guys do this style of fishing?

Blue_Runner · #2 08-01-2008, 08:33 AM

I like to vertical jig small jigs over structure but I'm not really talking about the new type of butterfly jigging that everyone is doing. Sounds like fun though. I really like the thought of being about being able to catch fish without having to bait a hook on every drop.

willy · #3 08-01-2008, 08:41 AM

I was in Julians Bait Shop in the Highlands a couple of weeks ago and looking at the new jig set up and talking to my buddy about them. An older gent standing there got a kick outout of them and the prices, he said that the old timers been doing that type of fishing for years using diamond jigs of different sizes and with different tails tied on them around reefs, wrecks and drop offs. Said it works so well he quit using bait fo that fishing many years ago.
My buddy and I just looked at each other when he left realizing we both must have 30 or more diffrent size diamonds apiece in our tackle boxes!!

cterrebonne · #4 08-01-2008, 08:51 AM

i bought a jigging rod rated for 80-200 lb braid last weekend and i just ordered my 80 power pro last night.im spooling up my 330GTi for now hopefully i can updrage reels later on down the road. so now i just need to get some freestyle jigs.

yep i have used the ole diamond jig many a times before around the rigs, they say that the new style out fishes the standard jigs i guess we will have to see.

Airslot · #5 08-01-2008, 09:43 AM

Vertical jigging is probably half the fishing I do over the last 10 years. Flooundering makes up the bulk of the rest. Catching tuna on the jig is a hoot.

cterrebonne · #6 08-01-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Airslot

Vertical jigging is probably half the fishing I do over the last 10 years. Flooundering makes up the bulk of the rest. Catching tuna on the jig is a hoot.

what is your jigging set up?

Airslot · #7 08-01-2008, 11:10 AM

Depends on the species, but I don;t have a "jigging rod" yet. Braid is the key as far as I'm concerend. Most of my jigging is done with St. Croix Tidemaster's in M or MH action, 6" or 6'6" length. I have several set to choose from given the conditions and all but one are with conventional reels. Offshore, I have a TLD 25 loaded with 80 power pro and a 6' Star PLatinum standup that I've been using for deepwater jigging for several years.

cterrebonne · #8 08-01-2008, 04:32 PM

i bought my rod from Bass Pro and its identical to the travela 5'8" XXH rod, excpet its 109 dollars and not 199. also it seems to have more backbone to it. does that TLD25 cast pretty far?

cterrebonne · #9 08-01-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cterrebonne

i bought my rod from Bass Pro and its identical to the travela 5'8" XXH rod, excpet its 109 dollars and not 199. also it seems to have more backbone to it. does that TLD25 cast pretty far?

when i upgrade reels do you think a lever drag or a star drag would be better?

willy · #10 08-01-2008, 09:44 PM

I would think the drag, as long as a good one won't make as much difference as the gear ratio for retrieve with a two speed being the ideal I would guess and a fast single speed the second most important issue.