Sea bass Jigging set any recomandations?

[BlendiC]

I would like to try Sea Bass jigging in june in Cape May. Any ideas in the set up and what kind of jiggs i should use?
Thanks for your help guys and please fish hard. Now in North Dakota and no salt water here

[Steve-O]

you got a cupple options to go with depending on what type of fisherman you are.
Option 1: 8ft fast to EX-fast 10-17 lb line rating spinning rod or something close to that. 30lbs of braid with 3-5 ft fluro 17-20 lb.

Option 2: casting 8 ft fast to extra-fast 8 to 15 lb line rating 4 lb braid. 10-12 ft fluro in 25 to 30lb.

If your going offshore, double the rating for rods. and fluro carbon leader.

braided line increase by half. give or take. 5-10 lbs.

jigging: sooo many. butterfly style jigs. shimano or daiwa works. so does the hammered diamond. spros are always a good choice. brand or not it a good place to start. Do Not Forget the GULP!!! 3 or 4 in grub. chartruse.

shallow water ( anything under 80 ft ) with slow drift 3-5 oz jigs.
deep water or fast drift 6oz and up.

[BlendiC]

Thank you very much for sharing. Always appreciative of your recommendations

[tautog]

Don't be afraid to bring a few ava 007 and 017 to fish on 15lb braid. The sandeels are really small right now.

[arat]

I would use a st croix Mojo bass power spin its 7 foot 8-14lb plenty of power for sea bass. i have used mine to land tog up to 10 pounds. a 4000 sized reel battle,stradic whatever tickles your fancy. a truly versatile set up that you can use for almsot anything that swims in the ocean or lake.

as for jigs you can't go wrong with a gibbs1 1/2 or 2oz minnow in white belly pink back. it's an awesome sea bass jig. but don't over look an ava 007 or 17 plain or with a tail. the shimano Lucanus jigs are also dynamite. for the past few seasons this has been my go to method for catching monster inshore sea bass.

[BlendiC]

Thank you guys. I really apreciate your input. It is nice to have you guys share the wisdom learned from many years of fishing.

[PocketFisherman]

When jigging inshore sea bass a setup that has worked very well for me and others is a Shimano Trevala S Series rod in either the L ML or M and 3000 or 4000 sized spinning reel with 20lb braid.

These rods work well because they are slow action and bend through the rod handle. This action is really important in the method that I use to jig inshore sea bass so if you don't want to get a Trevala any slow action rod should work.

Using mostly 60 - 90 gram jigs drop the jig to the bottom and start winding very slowly to move the jig through the desired water column where you are marking sea bass Don't set the hook hard as the fish really set themselves when they attack the bait. Simply keep reeling as you feel bites. The S series Trevala will load up fully when you have a fish stuck on your jig. Then you just need to reel them in.

Also - 1 jig and no teaser has worked best for me. Jig style is up to you but center weighted butterfly jigs in pink/white, chart/white, yellow/white have all worked great.

You can also slow squid Ava 007 to 027 with great success. Tail or not and what color is always experimental.

Good Luck.