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Old 10-02-2017, 09:08 PM
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Default Re: Blackfish Jigging

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Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski View Post
My perspective is the jigs are usually very light so harder to cast with a conventional reel... I also like to put my pointer finger under the line to feel the bite... I can do this with one hand with a spinner, with conventionals you need 2 hands to do this...

One other important thing to remember if you choose to go with a spinner. Most come with a short fore-grip, you want a long for-grip. This really comes in handy when you want to lift the rod to put extra pressure on a fish that is digging to take you back into the rocks....You lift the rod with one hand and reel with the other.... This is a lot easier to do with a longer fore-grip.
I've been thinking of using a low profile bait caster on a bass flipping rod. basically what i'd use to punch thick weeds and winch bass through lbs of weeds....it'd be sensitive (not as much as a light spinner, but i could easily hold the line with my finger and let out line with one hand) it'd have more backbone than a light spinner and the reel would have a lot more cranking power than a spinner.

Anyone ever tried this? I just need to make sure one of my good baitcasters can handle saltwater well and i'm going to give it a try this year.
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