Edison Saltwater Show

[Gerry Zagorski]

I checked out the Vanford which replaced the Stradic CI4 Plus annd looks like a nice reel and Twin Power which is $100 more. The Stella’s are way too Rich for my blood.

I was looking at the Daiwa low profiles the Lexa 300h looks nice and at $220 and the new Saltiga with spool lock was nice but a little too heavy for the pole I was going to match it up with and it’s $200 more.

I really liked the smaller sized Avet SX and SXJ raptors and the LX and JX would be great for inshore trolling.

Lots of over seas vendors fearful of the tarrifs but no price increases for now..

[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!

[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...