Blackfish setup question

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Originally Posted by Bigdaddyhockey

My kids and I are going to do some party boat blackfish trips for the first time this year. They want to try something different. We have done several fluke, seabass,porgy and occasional striper trips. We also did. Sheepshead outing down in OBX over the summer with jigs and sand fleas which was a blast. Since I have to buy 4 setups, I have to be somewhat economical. I’ve read a lot on this board and watched a ton of videos and going to get Daiwa BG reels (3500) and leaning towards Jigging World nexus or possibly Tsunami Slow Pitch jigging rod (little cheaper).

Here is the real question. The rods are rated for jig/lure weight which I understand, but if a jig isn’t working on a particular day, would it be okay to drop a rig with sinker even if need a little more weight (e.g., rod rated to 4 1/2 ounce but need 6 ounce sinker)? Since you are not technically jigging and the weight sits on the bottom. I could go heavier on rod (2-6 ounce) if that would be better approach.

Appreciate any words of wisdom. Thanks.

Michael

Most fluke set ups used for bucktailing fluke work great for using jigs to blackfish .
That allows you to get a set up for fishing conventional rigs .
IMO they should be 2 totally different rods .

Most times using jigs we are fishing a sensitive rod , and fishing 1-2 oz jigs .

Conventional in heavy current we are fishing 10-12 oz .

Trying to do both methods with the same rod , your not getting as good a performance as you should for either method .

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