jigging rod for saltist

jiggawhat

I live in florida(jacksonville) and im looking for a jigging rod for my saltist 40(with carbontex washers). Ive heard that the shimano rods have no backbone and even heard of them breaking! Is the saltiga jigging rod worth a look?Oti?Shimano? I am a student on a budget but will save $ for quality stuff. I have 65lb power pro on the reel right now. The rod is a shimano Saragossa 20-50. JIgs 4-7 ounces, larger jigs if necessary. Just askin for a little help here!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks

fishr1989 · 01-11-2008, 11:27 PM

I'd go with the OTI jigging rods.

Ragman (Tom) here on the site sells them.

360tackle.com

Great rods for the money, and he also sells 7 & 7.5' popping rods if you use a spinning reel for tuna poppers.

5'6" Jigging Rod
600 gram jigs
235

6' Jigging Rod
300 gram jigs
225

papio · 01-12-2008, 02:15 AM

OTI and Hopper Rods are good choices for your Saltist You might want to checkout the VanStaal Jigging sticks too.

thenewkid · 01-12-2008, 09:26 AM

OTI jig rods are light weight, comfortable, priced moderatley and are very high quality you would be wise to make them your choice.

TOO · 01-12-2008, 09:55 AM

Jiggy, a bit off topic but kinda on.......is your 40 a 4.9 or 6.4?

jiggawhat · 01-12-2008, 02:18 PM

4.9 gears. i changed the handle to the longer position if that changes anything. I read you only needed the higher gear ratio if your "speed jigging
" so i bought the lower ratio. does anyone know the drag lbs with carbontexwashers?i havnt tested.

thenewkid · 01-12-2008, 07:43 PM

I saw alantani who is a member of this site and many others,post a review of him doing the exact same thing to this reel and i believe it pulled 25#'s of drag or a lil over. maybe he will chime in if not look him up and pm him. hope this helps.

jiggawhat · 01-12-2008, 11:33 PM

thanks kid that sounds bout right.

01-12-2008, 09:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
thenewkid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ct Posts: 259	OTI jig rods are light weight, comfortable, priced moderatley and are very high quality you would be wise to make them your choice. __________________ ~Tony~ You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. A man's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink.

01-12-2008, 09:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
TOO Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 176	Jiggy, a bit off topic but kinda on.......is your 40 a 4.9 or 6.4? __________________ Texas Outdoor Organizers www.outdoorstexas.com

01-12-2008, 02:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
jiggawhat Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 57	4.9 gears. i changed the handle to the longer position if that changes anything. I read you only needed the higher gear ratio if your "speed jigging " so i bought the lower ratio. does anyone know the drag lbs with carbontexwashers?i havnt tested. Last edited by jiggawhat : 01-12-2008 at 03:02 PM.

01-12-2008, 07:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
thenewkid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ct Posts: 259	I saw alantani who is a member of this site and many others,post a review of him doing the exact same thing to this reel and i believe it pulled 25#'s of drag or a lil over. maybe he will chime in if not look him up and pm him. hope this helps. __________________ ~Tony~ You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. A man's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink.

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01-11-2008, 11:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
fishr1989 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Newport, RI Posts: 361	I'd go with the OTI jigging rods. Ragman (Tom) here on the site sells them. 360tackle.com Great rods for the money, and he also sells 7 & 7.5' popping rods if you use a spinning reel for tuna poppers. 5'6" Jigging Rod 600 gram jigs 235 6' Jigging Rod 300 gram jigs 225

01-12-2008, 02:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
papio Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx. V Posts: 276	OTI and Hopper Rods are good choices for your Saltist You might want to checkout the VanStaal Jigging sticks too.

01-12-2008, 11:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
jiggawhat Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 57	thanks kid that sounds bout right.

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