Blackfish jig setup

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Ismellfishy

What is theprice range you're looking to spend. I just grabbed a Penn battalion 815S76 to use for tog jigging and fluking, can fish a 1/2-3oz jig with sweet spot from 3/4-2oz. Cost $120 and can't wait to get the line wet. Definitely an upgrade to the st. Croix I was uusing.

The specs sound ideal.... Only thing missing in MHO is a longer fore grip. It's important to get a good lift and keep constant pressure when you hook up to keep the fish from going back in the wreck and keep him on the hook. A longer fore grip helps since you can place your hand way out in front of the reel and get better leverage and keep a good bend in the pole throughout the fight.

It's the same reason offshore jigging rods come equipped with longer fore grips.

[Ismellfishy]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

The specs sound ideal.... Only thing missing in MHO is a longer fore grip. It's important to get a good lift and keep constant pressure when you hook up to keep the fish from going back in the wreck and keep him on the hook. A longer fore grip helps since you can place your hand way out in front of the reel and get better leverage and keep a good bend in the pole throughout the fight.

It's the same reason offshore jigging rods come equipped with longer fore grips.

The foregrip may not be too long but the butt is long enough to tuck under the arm for the fight. And Dan I agree it may not be easy to turn a big tog but lets face it, its not easy to turn a big tog. Other rods are certainly more ideal, but I can lift my coffee table so we shall see what it can do. I wanted to be able to fish from light to heavy jigs so short of a custom or more perfect, its what ill try for now and will be able to use for plenty of other applications.

Also had I had the option to try out different/more sizes I may have chosen a different setup, but I was working off gift card money lol.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Ismellfishy

The foregrip may not be too long but the butt is long enough to tuck under the arm for the fight. And Dan I agree it may not be easy to turn a big tog but lets face it, its not easy to turn a big tog. Other rods are certainly more ideal, but I can lift my coffee table so we shall see what it can do. I wanted to be able to fish from light to heavy jigs so short of a custom or more perfect, its what ill try for now and will be able to use for plenty of other applications.

Also had I had the option to try out different/more sizes I may have chosen a different setup, but I was working off gift card money lol.

Yes, like you said, the longer butt is a big plus too. If however you have to high stick after the hook set to keep the fish up, the longer fore grip the better.

Having said all this, Dustin caught his 21 pound blackfish on a St. Croix Mojo spinning rod with a short fore grip so we know it can be done