JDP Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 From 60g up to 1kg jigs all of mine are single hooks at the top of the jig. When tying the jig to your main line, depending which side of the ring you tie your main line can make a difference in hooking fish, especially on the retrieve pull. I never tie off a split ring and only join to the solid rings, the reason being is strength. In these two images you will note that in one the hook turns in towards the lure and the other turns out. It's obvious that the turned in hook will miss some bites and a simple case of having the assist hook cord on the left or right hand side of the mainline knot is all that's needed to correct this. It's amazing how many people I fish with miss this simple little thing, some I don't tell!!!!! By the way this is a cheap samaki jig in 150g that come rigged for about £5, with one side coloured and the other luminous, these are the jigs I lend out on my boat rather than hand out expensive jigs. jonnyswamp and GPSguru 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Just the one for me to start with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, jonnyswamp said: OK, my first lot of 200g lures turned up today These are bare, if fishing over a wreck, would you use 2 sets of hooks (top and bottom) or just one set on the top to avoid constant snagging the wreck Single assist or double ? Hook size, 4/0, 5/0 or 6/0 ? When wrecking just the top. A lot of jigs come with twin assist, but I often change them for single assist. How many jigs have you got, as I might have something useful ! Edited January 21, 2021 by GPSguru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, JDP said: From 60g up to 1kg jigs all of mine are single hooks at the top of the jig. When tying the jig to your main line, depending which side of the ring you tie your main line can make a difference in hooking fish, especially on the retrieve pull. I never tie off a split ring and only join to the solid rings, the reason being is strength. In these two images you will note that in one the hook turns in towards the lure and the other turns out. It's obvious that the turned in hook will miss some bites and a simple case of having the assist hook cord on the left or right hand side of the mainline knot is all that's needed to correct this. It's amazing how many people I fish with miss this simple little thing, some I don't tell!!!!! By the way this is a cheap samaki jig in 150g that come rigged for about £5, with one side coloured and the other luminous, these are the jigs I lend out on my boat rather than hand out expensive jigs. It is nice to see them rigged properly Jon, with twin rings .................. Edited January 22, 2021 by GPSguru JDP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 3 hours ago, GPSguru said: It is nice to see them rigged properly Jon, with twin rings .................. What you can do that way is simply use a decent pair of split ring pliers to remove the jig rather than have hooks on all the jigs, that way the same assist hook stays on the main line and saves re-tying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 7 hours ago, GPSguru said: When wrecking just the top. A lot of jigs come with twin assist, but I often change them for single assist. How many jigs have you got, as I might have something useful ! I bought 5 200g jigs and have on order some 4/0, 5/0 and 6/0 twin assist hooks coming next week If I ever get back on a South coast boat (have a few wrecking trips booked out of Dartmouth up until March) I'll give them a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) This quite interesting, especially the Shimano Reel .............. I can see me spending some more cash ! Boat is quite nice as well........... Edited February 10, 2021 by GPSguru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) I use the Hearty Rise Slow Jigging II rods, but I am not sure I would put on the power like these guys do ! Edited February 10, 2021 by GPSguru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JDP Posted February 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2021 Slow jigging today on the yellowtail kingfish was insane. In bed with a sore back from it now. What truly makes it even more fun was using the panoptics transducer, watching jigs and soft plastics getting smacked by kings was more addictive than catching them, loving that transducer. Andy135, Saintly Fish, jonnyswamp and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 19 hours ago, GPSguru said: This quite interesting, especially the Shimano Reel .............. I can see me spending some more cash ! Boat is quite nice as well........... Very well engineered bit of kit, I’ve got 1500HG and 2000NRHG for the coming season GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 This is a little cheap Oceans Legacy rod hooked into kingfish yesterday, you simply can't break them on fish (so far!!!!). Kings are the toughest scrappers lb for lb you are likely to catch anywhere. GPSguru, suzook12 and Geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 When I was in Panama I bought a little okuma rod/reel kit..... It looked just like that when I caught a thornback around 10lb JDP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/10/2021 at 12:59 AM, GPSguru said: I use the Hearty Rise Slow Jigging II rods, but I am not sure I would put on the power like these guys do ! I got about 20 seconds into each video before the subtitles cheesed me off😟 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: I got about 20 seconds into each video before the subtitles cheesed me off😟 Turn them off 🙄 Just a couple of clicks 😉 https://smallbusiness.chron.com/rid-subtitles-youtube-49431.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, GPSguru said: Turn them off 🙄 Just a couple of clicks 😉 https://smallbusiness.chron.com/rid-subtitles-youtube-49431.html Yeah but I don’t speak their language either so still won’t know what they are saying!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, Saintly Fish said: Yeah but I don’t speak their language either so still won’t know what they are saying!! Don’t you have any English speaking jiggers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Don’t you have any English speaking jiggers? Trouble is, the japs invent all the best jigging gear and not all of them speak the language of choice, which is the queens english ! I will find a vid from ‘Hoto’ who is a jap skipper and speaks anglais. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/10/2021 at 12:15 AM, GPSguru said: Boat is quite nice as well........... Agreed - a lovely looker, with plenty of room up front. Good vid too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Good vid too. Just to address the balance! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/10/2021 at 12:59 AM, GPSguru said: I use the Hearty Rise Slow Jigging II rods, but I am not sure I would put on the power like these guys do ! They just hauled in a Pacific Thresher on those tiny whippy jigging rods!! 😱😆👍 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Saintly Fish said: Just to address the balance! 🤣 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 @GPSguru, those Hearty Rise rods carry a hefty price tag! Just looked them up online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 36 minutes ago, Andy135 said: @GPSguru, those Hearty Rise rods carry a hefty price tag! Just looked them up online. Yes indeed, about £400 ish retail .............. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, GPSguru said: Yes indeed, about £400 ish retail .............. £200 to the trade ? Andy135 and GPSguru 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: £200 to the trade ? Not so optimistic actually.a few years ago I purchased a continental rod, rrp was £360. The tackle shop guy left his catalogue on the counter. For him to buy from the manufacturer the cost was £180. A terrible mark up. Worse than my charges. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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