A Preference for Jigging

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

jigging is real fun something cool about a lure 20+ feet straight down below you suddenly getting hit and cranking it all the way back up.

It's even better when you're in 1500' of water offshore and your jig suddenly stops less than 150' down, followed by the sudden dumping of your reel by a fat yellowfin tuna... OOOOooooooooo weeeeeeeeeee!

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

It's even better when you're in 1500' of water offshore and your jig suddenly stops less than 150' down, followed by the sudden dumping of your reel by a fat yellowfin tuna... OOOOooooooooo weeeeeeeeeee!

LOL, yes!

[Bruce Litton]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

It's even better when you're in 1500' of water offshore and your jig suddenly stops less than 150' down, followed by the sudden dumping of your reel by a fat yellowfin tuna... OOOOooooooooo weeeeeeeeeee!

We did that in Florida just beyond the reef. Found king mackerel in 85 feet of water, jigging at medium retrieve up the column. My biggest--about 18 pounds--hit about a third of the way up. Terrific run!