[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

Re: tariffs, it's coming very soon. Jigging World sent an email out about price increases coming for van staal products. I'm sure others will follow suit.

I was at the show yesterday. Very impressed with the new rods jigging world is rolling out. They have a new, retro conventional spun with a carbon fiber + glass blend. Wildly parabolic, light and strong. Felt like a fluke winner!

Also finally got my hands on the Daiwa lever drag and Okuma Alejos lever drag. While not true Talica contenders, they're right up there for tuna chunking and felt well-machined from a gear standpoint.

NLBN was def buzzing, but the JYG booth had an awesome deal for their paddletails and split tails. They're jighead locking mechanism was quite innovative. I was impressed with their 3" all the way to 9", all with appropriately sized jig heads down to 1/8 oz to 4 oz.

For once, I didn't drop a mortgage payment at the show lol... I left with some soft plastics, jig heads, tog jigs and a substantial stockpile of pickles!

I heard the same about the coming tarrifs from some of the manufacturers as well.. Seems like there will be a 20 to 30% price increase depending on the country of origin...