Am buying a new reel for jigging shortly and was considering a Saltiga Z40, Saltist 40 a Shimano Torsa or something similar. I want to run 60-80 lb line and was wondering what reels other people jig with and what they could recommend.
Also would prefer spinning gear to overheads but for a premium Daiwa or Shimano spinng reel strong enough for jigging it's costs more that the overhead equivalent.
PlasticFantastic
Go the spinning gear, pay the extra because you know want one. Once I get one you will have to go out and buy one.
Andrew
The spinning reels you would be looking at are more versatile as well, could be used as outside softplastics, jigging, bottom bashing, float lining pretty much what ever you want.
I run a Saltiga Z 40 Ishidai,very tough reel that generates 15kg of drag.Spinning gear is dearer to buy and a lot dearer to maintain in the event of repairs,another thing to consider if you go with spinning gear is the height of your gunnels,a lot of boats we use here have sides that make it impossible to brace yourself against while jigging meaning that the angler has to stand back a bit,I have seen quite a few spinning reels "kiss" the gunnel both when the angler is jigging or a worse case,when he gets slamed and the gear gets pulled down.Which ever way you go,if your going to get fair dinkum about it buy something that is up to the task,cut corners or scrimp and you will buy twice in this game.
I jig with a Saltiga 6500 Expedition and it pulls shite loads of drag, Smooth and silky as. Cost a pretty penny, but is it worth it, you betcha
The other option if you wanna get pulled out of the bosat is a Saltiga Dogfighter.....pulls genuine 30kg of dragStrap yourself in
Cheers
Paul
Ranger 188VX - "Sweet Chariot"
I recentley brought a shimano tyros 30...very happy...and great for jigging...they have not released a two speed version...but i find the old 5/1 ration great...
I have been using the Blue Heaven and it is wonderful. Have not had any problems with it. May be the most expensive jigging reel in the market today.
Hey plasticfantatic, how about a TSS4, sorry just stirring after one of your other posts.
Plasticfantastic,
With all this encouragement, how can you possibly resist buying another super-expensive-but-worth-every-cent, top-of-the-line reel? I can help you out, though - I'll buy your Certate and Catalina Nabura outfit for half what you paid for it.
If you buy a Daiwa Ishidai with the digital line counter, at least you can save money on not having to buy colour-coded line!
Better start working those RDO's and bulk-buying those noodles, eh?
Just remember, nobody ever regrets paying for quality...until they have to file for bankruptcy
Seriously though, you're probably better to buy something you'll be 100% happy with (like you are with the Certate), than save a few bucks and be dissatisfied.
Cheers,
Brent.
The step up in price on the Ishadai from the Z40 is more than the coloured line and you get a smaller reel. Can't see the value there. No Brent I wont sell you my Certate and rod for half what I paid, tempting though could get a proper Saltiga spinning reel and maybe rod (Dream Outfit). Looking around it's hard to get a rod thats good for jigging heavier weights has some length and is reasonably priced, will keep looking though.
Just been out looking around and came up with a good spin combo in a Shimano Jigwrex 6'0 spin rated to pe5 and 300 gm jigs for $375 and a Shimano Twinpower 8000pg off the net delivered for about $370. Just need to make up my mind what will best suit my needs
I'm prety sure the Z40 and the Z40 Ishidai are the same size reel,in addition to the line counter the Ishidai has a reworked drag and internals giving it 50% more drag, I've been jigging for a bit over two years and in that time I've rendered five 300 metre lengths of braid useless,two spools in one day,with the line counter I can buy a bulk spool of 80 pound Whiplash and spool up of it, this will pay for the extra in no time.
Mark,
The Twinpower 8000PG has a gear ratio of 5.0 to 1 and a grey spool. The gold spool 8000HG has 5.9 to 1 and might be better/easier to use for jigging. The faster retrieve might be better for other stuff too, like throwing poppers if you take a trip up north.
I'm not going out tomorrow. The trip was cancelled due to the 30 knot sou-easters forecast. Just as well probably - I still don't feel 100% [smiley=sick2.gif]. The kingfish will still be there next week hopefully.
Have a look at the new Penn Torque.Comes in 3 sizes and sounds the goods to me.
Reggy
have got 1 comming very soonOriginally Posted by reggy
Brent, I ordered the 6 foot Shimano Jigwrex its rated to 24kg and will jig 300gm and still has a little bit of softness in the tip for bait fishing. As for the twinpower 8000 I would be getting the lower ratio for a bit more power, can always wind quicker if I have too and from what I can tell the twinpower has a similar geartrain to that of the Stella and has 15 kg drag and should swallow 300m of 60lb Saltiga braid. Sounds the goods to me.
On The Chew is right I can't resist spinning reels just can't bring myself to buy an overhead.
PlasticFantastic
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