Whats the best jiggin rod?

[Anders]

Lets get some opinions, who makes the best jigging rod? What about best bang for the buck? Whats your best catch on a rod to prove it? How long has it produced?

[gman]

Lets get some opinions, who makes the best jigging rod? What about best bang for the buck? Whats your best catch on a rod to prove it? How long has it produced?

1. Hots Wei World 48XXH or 52XH. Weighs about 6-7 ounces and has caught fish over 200#'s. Very expensive but so is everything fishing related. Retails for like $459. Its a very highly coveted imported jigging rod from Japan been produced for years that is easy on you while hard on the fish. Paired with a stella there is no better combo in my mind

2. I would also say the Tuna Max line made by Randy at Anglers Pros Shops has slayed several fish over the 200# mark this year but is easy on the angler and is very reasonable in the $300-400 range followed by JM's from JPR

[gman]

the best jigging rod also pertains to ones jigging style, I was refering to the jerk/crank technique. Yo-Yo or slow jig there will be longer and better alternatives

[Sea Draggin]

I've got a question...What the best rod for fish between 300-400lbs. Can it be done?

I'm thinking about trying to do a winter giant here in Morehead.

[Anders]

I've got a question...What the best rod for fish between 300-400lbs. Can it be done?

I'm thinking about trying to do a winter giant here in Morehead.

Why not? It would just take a little longer right? You have to hook him up though, thats the challenge. If you got some of them heavy duty Jap rods and a big Stella and someone to drive the boat, and you gotta be ready to fight, it could happen. I bet someone up north has caught one that big. i was talkin to some guys who had caught a 220.

[paul708]

Lets get some opinions, who makes the best jigging rod? What about best bang for the buck? Whats your best catch on a rod to prove it? How long has it produced?

i know i came in third above
but if i can get the blanks from randy (which he offerd me)
i can move to a tie for #2
and that would be competing with a imported production rod
which i actually like
BUT
for alot of guys tryign to use a 4'8" rod to control a BIG tuna in depth spin around the boat may be a challange..it does take a little experance

who make "the best"
some guys LOVE the shemano Jigging rods
so to them they are "the best"
i do give kodos to shemano for marketing.... not jigging rods.
except the ones they dont sell/market in the USA

i am a custom guy
i try to do the best with what i have to work with
right now it is the JM and OTI
and for a longer rod the GUSA which i worked on the design of the blank with GUSA
to mimic a 8' rod that has been proven a great rod and for BIG fish
but typically 8' =is to long for some
so the 7' eastcoat was designed

best bang for the buck
there are alot of cheap starter rods out there
OTI, hooper.
i usually tell the guys to use what they have to start and save for a serious setup

[paul708]

I've got a question...What the best rod for fish between 300-400lbs. Can it be done?

I'm thinking about trying to do a winter giant here in Morehead.

i got a few blank options i would like to try for "lighter" giant rods..than the standups i do
let me know if you are serious about getting setup

[Sea Draggin]

i got a few blank options i would like to try for "lighter" giant rods..than the standups i do
let me know if you are serious about getting setup

What I want to do and what I can afford to do right now are at opposing ends. To do it though, I would have to be ready the first week of December.

A day of jigging at the Shad Boat Bouy in December might be interesting.

This was one we got just south of there two years ago.

[paul708]

yeah thats about the size of fish i build the rods for
what reel are you going to use for this rod

[gman]

i know i came in third above
but if i can get the blanks from randy (which he offerd me)
i can move to a tie for #2
and that would be competing with a imported production rod
which i actually like
BUT
for alot of guys tryign to use a 4'8" rod to control a BIG tuna in depth spin around the boat may be a challange..it does take a little experance

I wasn't saying your third, the JM rods you build are great custom rods however I don't use conventional anymore so I don't get to use them as much. Im a spinner guy now. I just personally like the Hots Rods you cant beat the weight and power combo unmatched IMHO and I have never had any issue fighting a fish under the boat with them I actually prefer the 52EX which is a little longer