JDP Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 The other side of the jigs. suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishybuisness Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 1:41 AM, JDP said: More in regards to the fall and the lures themselves, don't think that paying more equals better fish catching jigs. Also experiment with altering the fall action by moving the hooks or adding bling to the hooks, most are sold with the hooks at the top of the jig. Both of these lures are readily available under $5 and work better in my opinion than lures 4x the price. Wth the silver jig you can clearly see the bottom of the jig is the heavy end yet the lures are sold with the hooks at the top. By simply putting the hooks at the bottom, the fall and action has totally changed and this is now one of my most productive lures even on species I had never caught on lures or bait ever before. Where the golden one is better balanced to flutter, adding an extra set of hooks slowed down the fall making this another 25g jig that rarely reaches bottom before something takes it. In contrast both of these as well as many others I have changed have now become deadly on smaller species and I have to do far less rod action to catch fish with them where if I don't get a hit first drop its probably not worth fishing that spot. Id love to see you fishing them on a wreck in the uk. Are they actually slow pitch jigs? With all the muppets and feathers on i think they just wouldn’t work correctly. My gosh and theres me playing with the thinest line i can get away with ! GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, fishybuisness said: Id love to see you fishing them on a wreck in the uk. Are they actually slow pitch jigs? With all the muppets and feathers on i think they just wouldn’t work correctly. My gosh and theres me playing with the thinest line i can get away with ! Im using those small ones on snapper, for UK wrecks I would be most likely using something more like the 100-200g black magic flipper jigs, these have been working deadly for the past two seasons on kingfish for me. They work well on tuna, in saying that tuna are far from busy fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 Was supposed to be out with Silver Halo slow jigging for Bass on the sub 20 mile wrecks today, understandably cancelled yesterday, but said Tuesday could be doable Tuesday's forecast is now worse than today Looks like I'm not destined to do any spj ing this year On a plus note, I have a large U/floor heating job to get ready for Wed afternoon and I would've struggled had I gone fishing tomorrow Would've still gone fishing mind 😇 Geoff, Saintly Fish and Andy135 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 29 minutes ago, jonnyswamp said: Would've still gone fishing mind 😇 Well of course !! jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) 34 minutes ago, jonnyswamp said: Was supposed to be out with Silver Halo slow jigging for Bass on the sub 20 mile wrecks today, understandably cancelled yesterday, but said Tuesday could be doable Tuesday's forecast is now worse than today Looks like I'm not destined to do any spj ing this year On a plus note, I have a large U/floor heating job to get ready for Wed afternoon and I would've struggled had I gone fishing tomorrow Would've still gone fishing mind 😇 I will be SPJ on my winter trips out to the wrecks. Normally I get a couple of doable days a month. Still grounded at the moment until the middle of next week, but then it will be weather watching again 👍 Edited October 25, 2021 by GPSguru jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) i was planning tomorrow too - out of weymouth - 20Mph now! (not spj'ing though) Edited October 25, 2021 by mike farrants jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Just ordered my Xmas present from the wife, a Temple Reef Gravitate MK3 ........ one just cant have too many rods ! Geoff and Andy135 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 This is interesting, I found these instructional / product testing vids on the Temple Reef website. Andy135 and jonnyswamp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 10:31 AM, GPSguru said: This is interesting, I found these instructional / product testing vids on the Temple Reef website. A few weeks ago there was a discussion on left and right handled reels. I commented on being right handed and for that reason use jigging multipliers with the handle on the left the same as I do with spin reels, both handles on the left side of the reel and the rod in my right arm (being right handed). As you can in the second video this is exactly why right handed anglers wanting to work lures to create good action should buy left handed reels for jigging work and left handed anglers should by right handed lures. When I use multi's for general bait fishing I can take them either way as there really isn't much skill involved compared to working the vast styles of lures and plastics available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Hi all, Ive been looking at this new fangled SPJ mullarky and looks like a lot of fun…. Im looking for a cheap setup that I can have a play with on the reefs in west wales. I’ve got a spinning rod and fixed spool reel, is that ok to get me started? Or do I need to pay lots of money? I’m basically looking for a light setup to play with while (hopefully) the paying customers fill the cool box with fish… I’ll still be using feathers/shads when after bait but having a bit of fun on the pollack on a reef trip sounds like fun… Not long before can get started, pollack are already in on the reefs so roll on nice weather 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Hi all, Ive been looking at this new fangled SPJ mullarky and looks like a lot of fun…. Im looking for a cheap setup that I can have a play with on the reefs in west wales. I’ve got a spinning rod and fixed spool reel, is that ok to get me started? Or do I need to pay lots of money? I’m basically looking for a light setup to play with while (hopefully) the paying customers fill the cool box with fish… I’ll still be using feathers/shads when after bait but having a bit of fun on the pollack on a reef trip sounds like fun… Not long before can get started, pollack are already in on the reefs so roll on nice weather 🙂 You know full well that they are all going to try to get you spending thousands of pounds on the gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, JonC said: You know full well that they are all going to try to get you spending thousands of pounds on the gear. Yeah, especially @Andy135 he’s loaded as he doesn’t have a boat to steal all his money 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Yeah, especially @Andy135 he’s loaded as he doesn’t have a boat to steal all his money 🤣 He made a considerable profit this week on the sale of credit suisse and then axed all the staff. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Odyssey said: Hi all, Ive been looking at this new fangled SPJ mullarky and looks like a lot of fun…. Im looking for a cheap setup that I can have a play with on the reefs in west wales. I’ve got a spinning rod and fixed spool reel, is that ok to get me started? Or do I need to pay lots of money? I’m basically looking for a light setup to play with while (hopefully) the paying customers fill the cool box with fish… I’ll still be using feathers/shads when after bait but having a bit of fun on the pollack on a reef trip sounds like fun… Not long before can get started, pollack are already in on the reefs so roll on nice weather 🙂 I wanted to give it a whirl and had a 12-20 trigger rod and baitcaster. It worked OK but I didn't like the amount of foul hooked fish I got so I don't use them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Malc said: I wanted to give it a whirl and had a 12-20 trigger rod and baitcaster. It worked OK but I didn't like the amount of foul hooked fish I got so I don't use them anymore. For me it is probably 1 in 10, and usually the smaller fish, especially Pollock under 3lb and pout. Even the foul hooked fish are very often hooked in the head or under the chin. Never had a foul hooked bass, they nearly swallow the lure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Odyssey said: Yeah, especially @Andy135 he’s loaded as he doesn’t have a boat to steal all his money 🤣 My 3 SPJ rods and narrow spool reels owe me the thick end of £2k, but I use them a lot and find it a very enjoyable method of fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 17 hours ago, GPSguru said: ...find it a very enjoyable method of fishing. I think that is the crux of the matter, find an enjoyable and efficient way of fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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