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Atlantaking · 05-06-2008, 09:35 AM

Rich, here are the other two pictures I took of you on Saturday holding the nice AJ. This was the big fish of the trip!

This is the weird jack that none of us could identify.

This was a fantastic trip, and my first jigging trip. I've tossed diamond jigs for black sea bass and such, but have never hooked into such powerful fish as the amberjacks; one of them actually trashed one of my diamond jigs! They were beating the crap out of me and I had to sit out a couple of drifts. All in all, it was an amazing learning experience and I'd like to thank Chip, Rich, Bret and Tony for sharing their knowledge with me.

I lost two jigs all day and didn't break off any of my home-made assist hooks

I lost the first jig (a Williamson Benthos) on my first drop, which I got a hit about 40 cranks in and then I promptly lost due to a popped knot (broke right at the San Diego knot). 60lb line was a bit thin

I then stepped up to 100lb mono and it was good

I lost the second jig (250g Shulure Jigoon) after catching a couple of good fish on it, but then got snagged on the bottom. This pic is of the first AJ I caught, on the Shulure that lost a couple of drifts later.

I was pleasantly surprised that my home-brewed assist hooks made with 200lb dacron planer-board line held up. I didn't break off any, nor did they look like they were falling apart. The cord itself got a bit frayed, and I think the thin ring didn't help any. My next batch will definitely feature bigger solid rings

Also, I really didn't like the type of shrink wrap I got from Homies...it was very thin and didn't hold up to the chewing. I guess I gotta go looking for some 3M adhesive-lined stuff.

05-06-2008, 09:35 AM	#36 (permalink)
Atlantaking Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 47	Rich, here are the other two pictures I took of you on Saturday holding the nice AJ. This was the big fish of the trip! This is the weird jack that none of us could identify. This was a fantastic trip, and my first jigging trip. I've tossed diamond jigs for black sea bass and such, but have never hooked into such powerful fish as the amberjacks; one of them actually trashed one of my diamond jigs! They were beating the crap out of me and I had to sit out a couple of drifts. All in all, it was an amazing learning experience and I'd like to thank Chip, Rich, Bret and Tony for sharing their knowledge with me. I lost two jigs all day and didn't break off any of my home-made assist hooks I lost the first jig (a Williamson Benthos) on my first drop, which I got a hit about 40 cranks in and then I promptly lost due to a popped knot (broke right at the San Diego knot). 60lb line was a bit thin I then stepped up to 100lb mono and it was good I lost the second jig (250g Shulure Jigoon) after catching a couple of good fish on it, but then got snagged on the bottom. This pic is of the first AJ I caught, on the Shulure that lost a couple of drifts later. I was pleasantly surprised that my home-brewed assist hooks made with 200lb dacron planer-board line held up. I didn't break off any, nor did they look like they were falling apart. The cord itself got a bit frayed, and I think the thin ring didn't help any. My next batch will definitely feature bigger solid rings Also, I really didn't like the type of shrink wrap I got from Homies...it was very thin and didn't hold up to the chewing. I guess I gotta go looking for some 3M adhesive-lined stuff.