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ksong · 09-07-2007, 06:43 PM

I had an opportunity to use the OTI 5'6" jigging rod on yesterday's canyon trip.
As I fished on a private boat it was a good chance to experiment the rod.
I don't Know whether I got the same 600 g jigging rod as they sell or not.
It looks to me the rod is rated to 300-400g. At first the massive foregrip bothered me a liitle bit as it looks unbalanced.
The rod is is a little heavier than similar Japanese jigging rod and I think it is mainly because of the heavy duty foregrip.

However, when I started jigging, I realized the heaty thick foregrip was a great help. I could jig with more balance with the foregrip.
I fought two longfin of 65 lbas and 50 lbs. The rod made a nice bent when fish pulled, but had an enough backbone. In fact, I landed the 65 lbs within couple of minutes using Saltiga 50 with 20-22 lbs drag. Surprisingly the smaller one fought better and it took 3 - 4 minutes to land.

I could fight more comfortable and give more power with OTI's rod than the
Hopper rod with which I landed a 75 lbs yellowfin on the previous trip, mainly because the heavy thick foregrip.
The only minor problem with the rod is that the butt section is a little longer for me and the blank portion exposed got under my arm while jigging and fighting and it rubbed my ribs.

Great rod for the price.

09-07-2007, 06:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
ksong Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,377	OTI 5'4" Jigging Rod I had an opportunity to use the OTI 5'6" jigging rod on yesterday's canyon trip. As I fished on a private boat it was a good chance to experiment the rod. I don't Know whether I got the same 600 g jigging rod as they sell or not. It looks to me the rod is rated to 300-400g. At first the massive foregrip bothered me a liitle bit as it looks unbalanced. The rod is is a little heavier than similar Japanese jigging rod and I think it is mainly because of the heavy duty foregrip. However, when I started jigging, I realized the heaty thick foregrip was a great help. I could jig with more balance with the foregrip. I fought two longfin of 65 lbas and 50 lbs. The rod made a nice bent when fish pulled, but had an enough backbone. In fact, I landed the 65 lbs within couple of minutes using Saltiga 50 with 20-22 lbs drag. Surprisingly the smaller one fought better and it took 3 - 4 minutes to land. I could fight more comfortable and give more power with OTI's rod than the Hopper rod with which I landed a 75 lbs yellowfin on the previous trip, mainly because the heavy thick foregrip. The only minor problem with the rod is that the butt section is a little longer for me and the blank portion exposed got under my arm while jigging and fighting and it rubbed my ribs. Great rod for the price. Last edited by ksong : 09-08-2007 at 08:29 AM.