Dibawah ini adalah PM dari kawan baru saya,
Coral aka
Mr. Ding Yew Soong.... beliau yang tanggal 1 kemaren nulis report "pelabuhan ratu" di fishy report. So, karna saya tanya "mengenai peralatan jigging" , Mr. Ding merespons seperti dibawah ini.
Saya pikir...info ini sangat bermanfaat buat beginners yang ingin belajar jigging karna itu saya sharekan di forum ini. MOHON MAAF pake bahasa inggris karna penulis asal Singapore. Dan MOHON MAAF juga, karna saya tidak mengetahui kredibilitas penulis, mungkin disini saya INGATKAN bahwa tulisan dibawah ini adalah
subjective (pandangan pribadi) si penulis (jadi tidak ada relevansi benar atau salah)
Semoga bisa membantu. Dan buat senior2 jigging FF laennya, SANGAT AMAT BERTERIMA KASIH jika bisa melengkapi lebih lagi. Cheerss....
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Hi
You asked a very broad and big question and I will try to answer.
1 Rod length - between 5.5 to 6.5 feet. Best length is between 5.5 to 6 feet. Why? The stress must be balanced between the fisherman and the fish although the fisherman will feel most of the pain/force when fighting the fish. Therefore, the shorter the rod the better the control of the fight. I have friends who use 4 to 4.5 feet rods and enjoyed them. Older fisherman like me prefer shorter rods.
2 Rod tip action - very fast to fast. This is excellent for jigging as the rod must give the jigs a natural "dance action" when jigging. Slow action rods kill the jig action.
3 Power of the rod - high power needed to lift the fish out of the water and from great depths. Let the rod do the work for you. If you are old like me, then use a high power rod with medium tip action. Beautiful action to lift the fish. You will enjoy this. Younger people prefer fact action tip powerful rods. This is a personal preference. Two excellent rods are Calstar 765L or 760L and Seed DJ 66 A1. They are excellent for catching GTs and Amberjacks at Palabuhan Ratu and Komodo Island. Carpenters are too expensive and too tough for older people.
4 Reel - depending on the depth of the water, the size of the jigs and the size of the fish. At Palabuhan Ratu, use a Stella 8000 or 6000 reel or Dailwa Saltiga 5000 or 4500 reel with 50lbs braided line. Set the drag to 15lbs when using 50 lbs braid. That's enough for most fishes at Palabuhan ratu. If fishing for Yellow Fin, then set the drag at 20lbs
5 Braid - use braid for jigging as you must feel the fish taking your jigs. Use 50 lbs braid as main line with about 6 feet of shock leader of 80 lbs. Don't use heavier main lines (like 65lbs or more) as the fish are not that big. Also a waste of money.
6 Jigs weight - between 150 to 300 gms depending on the current. Faster current, heavier jigs to get it to the bottom fast. The best jigs for Palabuhan Ratu are the Skill and Papa Jigs - very very good.
7 Hooks - owner SJ gold hooks. The size must be bigger than the width of the jig
The best way to learn jigging is to fish with a jigger. Watch to ask questions and learn
Hope this will help you
Take care
Happy fishing
Ding