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My first attempt at slow pitch jigging has left me with on big question, how do you control the fish with these light rods. We were fishing in 150 feet and I was using a 150g jig which worked great. I got a 16" yelloweye snapper on my second drop and the fish behaved well. a few drops later I hooked up to something a little better and I was able to get a 5-7 lb Almaco Jack to the boat. That when the trouble started. I fish off a 32' center console so I stayed away from the other 2 anglers that were bait fishing on the other side of the boat. Well I hooked up something much larger most likely an Amberjack and I had no ability to control the fish. After a 5 minute fight I was so far under the boat and out the other side I was all tangled in another line. I hate it when you can feel the braid rub against other braid. We tried the fire drill to untangle the lines but before long the line broke and I got a I told you so from my son.
I am not giving up and I hope to figure this out because it was really cool while I was fishing but where we fish its 100 - 400 feet and jacks are a real problem. do you just upsize your rod? I bought a Gravitate rod and I was using an Avet JX with 30lb braid.
How in the world do you pull a grouper off the bottom before he pulls you in the rocks?
I am not giving up and I hope to figure this out because it was really cool while I was fishing but where we fish its 100 - 400 feet and jacks are a real problem. do you just upsize your rod? I bought a Gravitate rod and I was using an Avet JX with 30lb braid.
How in the world do you pull a grouper off the bottom before he pulls you in the rocks?