TUNA Jigging Reel

[Sea Bear]

Originally Posted by aduma1107

What line will you pair it with? daiwa samurai braid 55 - 70lb haven't decided yet.

How many yards do you want? 220 yd

How much drag? Strike 21lb/Full 27lb

The saltist won't fish that kind of drag, they fall well short of their specs.
The avet will be pushing it, it may be OK but reels generally don't fair too well when always fished at their max for prolonged time. If you can deal with the "backslap" of the avet it's otherwise not a bad reel, but I personally cannot tolerate it. If you want to stick with one of these two reels this has to be the one.

I know these reels are priced higher than what you are already looking at, but the Shimano Talica 12 or 16 two speeds are good reels. My only "complaints" are the rather sharp drag curve once you go past strike, the rubber handle (prefer T-bar), and they don't have the power I've become used to from JM reels (but then again, nothing else does either). JM PE are the best choice but also the most $$$. Just depends how much you are OK with spending.

[aduma1107]

Thanks Sea Bear! I'll keep all that in mind before I make my decision.

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[Garone Custom Rods]

I am not a big fan of avets for jigging, chunking the 30 and 50 are great. If I was going to use an avet for jigging tuna it would be a JX. It has plenty of capacity and enough drag for the yellowfin we catch locally.

A couple of issues I see with your specs. You say you want 21# of drag at strike and 28# at full, but fishing with 55-70# line your drag should be more like 12-18# at strike and 18-23# at full. Also 220 yards is not going to be enough line if you hook a bigger fish. I would go with at least 300 yards of line, I prefer 400 or better.

Like Seabear said the JM reels are the best of the best. I love mine and am looking to pick up another, it is the best jigging and bottom fishing reel I have ever used.

[aduma1107]

Going to go with the Avet JX. Thanks guys

[MVP]

what size JM would you use for jigging tuna

[Sea Bear]

Originally Posted by MVP

what size JM would you use for jigging tuna

PE5N or PE5 for around here.
PE8 when you're targeting the big ones in deep water.

[aduma1107]

My arm is twisted . I'm getting the JIGGING MASTER. No reason not too. Which model do you guys recommend? Braid,
#test, capacity. Anything else you recommend would be appreciated. Thanks guys

[MVP]

Originally Posted by Sea Bear

PE5N or PE5 for around here.
PE8 when you're targeting the big ones in deep water.

Thanks for the info. Stopped by friends house who has several JM reels including the one you mentioned. Love the long handle. 2 things i did not like was the clicking sound reel makes when reeling in. Sounds like you have clicker on even thogh it is not engaged. Also if using as a jigging reel i found that the handle will rotate when jigging. Curious what your thoughts are on both concerns.

[aduma1107]

Originally Posted by Sea Bear

PE5N or PE5 for around here.
PE8 when you're targeting the big ones in deep water.

Now that I decided to get a Jigging Master do you think the PE 8 is overkill for overnight canyon trips from either a head boat or a charter? The price difference is 40 bucks between the PE5 and the PE8.

Thoughts??

[vansos]

How does the JM line compare to Shimano Torsa?