Jersey Jigger Custom Rod pics - tapers

[JerseyCoast]

There is some confusion about our rods. We are not building on short 5' rod blanks. We have always argued a longer length. I want to put some info out, to answer some of the recent questions or maybe even rumors about our rods.

Anyone who has been around the boards for a few years already knows that I was one of the very few that was on another builders side, regarding the invasion of 5' jigging rods.

While everybody quickly jumped ship, started building these rods because that was the latest fad, there were 2 of us that took the "unpopular" stand against such short rods.
We have spent 3 years looking for a compromise, and we have it now in our Jersey Jigger Series.

We have longer lengths, made up to 7'6", while taking on the parabolic tapers that are so popular in the shorter rods. There are many things involved, to keep the power and taper wrapped together in these longer blanks. Its not an EZ fix, and it took many hours on the water to find it.

We have also designed parabolic stand up rods / trolling rods too. I know many of these type of rods are breaking under pressure and there is a reason for that, I know we spent 3 years figuring out. We must have snapped a good 2 dozen test rods before figuring it out. Once we had it... we were able to provide the action in this type of rod. But it took a lot of work... trust me on that .....

While I was against the short 5'2" rods, we worked to find a middle ground. I have converted over to these rods 100% and they are what we build now. I am NOT saying they are the perfect rod for every type of fishing, because they are NOT. Whenever I feel a different taper is needed, or maybe a Calstar Blank is the perfect fit, I will send that customer to the man who has mastered the Calstar Rods and has that market down to a science..... Kevin Bogan. Many of you know that.... because I have sent you to find these rods.

Our shortest rod is 5'8" and our longest is 7'6". We have a variety in between. We use all Ring Lock Guides and warranty the rod and our work for life against defect. Yesterday we were able to grab a few pics while fighting some 15-18# bluefish. The pics will show just how many guides we use, how the line will distribute the pressure evenly, keeping the benefits of a parabolic taper, on a longer length rod.

Pics are of a 330g Rod, with a 17lb bluefish on other end. These fish were landed in under a minute, compared to other rods taking 5 minutes yesterday. I guess what I am saying is, our Jersey Jigger Rods are somewhere in the middle..... not a short rod, but still a parabolic rod. This is where we are staying, and will send the fast tapers to the man who knows them best, and the shorter rods to a builder who does them as well.

Our rods fall right in between the 2 styles. The Stand Up / Trolling Models have been very very popular with captains and have reduced fight times on their charters.

Hope this answers some of the confusion out there. Many guys believe a parabolic jigging rod has to be a short rod...... simply not true. There are many factors that come into play... I am 6' tall, I do not want a 5'2" rod that loses fish when they run under the boat, or does not allow me to control the fish better. This is why we worked on the middle ground and applied it to or rods.

330g rod with 9 guides + tip. You can see the line run evenly along the entire length. You will notice the amount of guides used too.