lureaddict 332 Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 After returning from cairns i have totally got the jigging bug! Even went out and got myself a gomoku jig rod I realise our fish are probably not going to fall for the same flat out burn techniques as in the tropics but im sure it would definitely have its place here. What are some of your guys experience with jigging? Im assuming snapper would be a target but how about snook, trevally, kings just wondering how popular it is here? Have tried it in the port shipping chanell near chanell markers and its deadly on sts got a feww double headers on same jig sends them crazy! Maybe a mulloway could fall to one?? Thoughts?? no_idea 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plankton 725 Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Here in SA I've been a landbased fisho as I don't have a boat, but in my experience back in the US most fish will respond well to jigging techniques. It's a great way to fish while drifting in a boat, and I've had good success using metal jigs, soft plastics and bucktail jigs which aren't as popular here but are absolutely deadly. The whole excitement around "micro-jigging" and "slow jigging" being the hot new way to catch fish kind of amuses me as people have been doing it for many years. And it definitely works! lureaddict 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lureaddict 332 Posted June 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Its funny in cairns i lost a lot a few fancy jigs i had to mackerel with their razor sharp teeth. All i jad left were some rusty old metal slugs and they worked just as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotare 491 Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 I enjoy jigging now for most species out in the boat. More often than not I'll start jigging before bait fishing, and there's been plenty of trips where we've got our limit of snapper without even having to touch a bait. ludaqryz and lureaddict 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lureaddict 332 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Thats what i like to hear rotare!! In the past ive had difficulty getting plastics down onto the snapper when i know they are there im guessing with a jig you can locate them on sounder and drp it straight on their heads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Jigging for the snapper is good fun.. I love my Gomuku Red i can use it for 10kg+ snapper then change the rig and chase the tings... Using jigs when the pesky piranha are around (baby LJ's) is the go because they just destroy your plastics. JIgging is a lot more fun then sitting there watching a bait rod waiting for it to go off. lureaddict 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lureaddict 332 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Jigging for the snapper is good fun.. I love my Gomuku Red i can use it for 10kg+ snapper then change the rig and chase the tings... Using jigs when the pesky piranha are around (baby LJ's) is the go because they just destroy your plastics. JIgging is a lot more fun then sitting there watching a bait rod waiting for it to go off. any particular style pf jig seemed to be more effective on the snapper? Got a few 40 and 60g slow blatt jigs im assuming you use them kinda slow?? I have watched them fall in 10m of water in the port seem to flutter down with a pretty vool action. Sts loved them but that aint saying much lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotare 491 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 I've had a lot of success with the Shimano Colt snipers and Storm Koika jigs on the snapper and nannies, although drop your jig amongst a school of hungry fish and they'll just about take any jig that has a bit of action. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Sampsons and kingies on the deeper reefs respond well to jigs. Whe n they want them - fussy buggers that they are Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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