Best spinning reel for blackfish jigging - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

hammer4reel · #1 12-11-2017, 04:53 PM

Check out the Penn slammer 3
Im using the 3500
Enough drag to fight a tuna in a light package

Gerry Zagorski · #2 12-11-2017, 05:31 PM

Light is key here for sure, both the pole and the reel... It really does increase your feel for the light bites you typically get with jigs and also allows you to feel a lighter jig make contact with the bottom.

Tuna Tales · #3 12-11-2017, 06:08 PM

Might just be me...however I found that I have to turn the drag knob many times on the Daiwa ballistic reels to either obtain more or less drag. I use the 3000 model for blackfish and the 2500 model for fluke.

I like the reels overall but I don't like having to turn the drag knob so much...especially if I am using very light line and I want to "back off" on the drag a little...

Joe T.

Jigman13 · #4 12-12-2017, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Tuna Tales

Might just be me...however I found that I have to turn the drag knob many times on the Daiwa ballistic reels to either obtain more or less drag. I use the 3000 model for blackfish and the 2500 model for fluke.

I like the reels overall but I don't like having to turn the drag knob so much...especially if I am using very light line and I want to "back off" on the drag a little...

Joe T.

I agree with you on this. The endless knob turning is a bit of a pain. Great reels aside from this function. I'm wondering if they've modified this on the new LT models.

frugalfisherman · #5 12-15-2017, 09:54 AM

Why a spinning reel? I caught my first jig tog on the Angler 2 weeks ago using a small Shakespeare spinner. It was a pain reeling in and it was only 15 inches. I'm going to use one of my Squidder Jrs next time. I noticed that when the guys tossed out jigs either by the time they hit bottom they were next to the boat anyway or if there was some current they ended up tangling with the guys next to them.

Jigman13 · #6 12-15-2017, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by frugalfisherman

Why a spinning reel? I caught my first jig tog on the Angler 2 weeks ago using a small Shakespeare spinner. It was a pain reeling in and it was only 15 inches. I'm going to use one of my Squidder Jrs next time. I noticed that when the guys tossed out jigs either by the time they hit bottom they were next to the boat anyway or if there was some current they ended up tangling with the guys next to them.

B/c it is what I want to use. I enjoy it with a spinning set up.