new toy....slow jigging...

[catalyst]

just laid my hands on the latest toy to hit japan..
its a madai jig, meant for slow jigging...red snapper, yellowtail etc..

i tried mine in jarak over X'mas hit a bigeye trevally...quite fun..

going to hurt the local species soon....

[stickbom!]

Duel Salty Rubber I've got a pair of them too... can't wait to find out of our local ACK & Grouper population likes em The hooks on the Salty Rubber looks a tiny weeny bit too small though... might replace them with the Daiwa Bay Jigging assist hooks that I found at Changi Pro

[stickbom!]

Dude, I just tried the salty rubber on Sunday. On a drifting boat, all you need to do is keep the lure hovering over the bottom and fish will readily pounce on it! No need to move it at all I caught a pair of "Johnsons", a grouper, a parrot fish and.... an octopus!! Jeez the horny bugger must have been trying to mate with my lure when it got impaled on my hook

Anyway, the Daiwa Bay Jigging (Seabass) assist hooks are pretty weak... all the fishes I caught were under a kilo and the hooks opened up! Guess I'm gonna reserve them for fishing with lines under 10lb test I ended up cutting the kevlar off a new Bay Jigging assist hook and used it to tie an assist hook with a 3/O Mustad saltwater hook Didn't want to lose a good fish in case it pounced on my lure!

[MarkR]

Very nice Mike

Sure the red chickens would have devoured the madai jig

[Mili Boy]

Mind if I ask, where can I buy one of these Jig ? and how much for the jig?

[stickbom!]

Yo MarkR! Yeah I have a feeling the reds would have taken a liking to the Salty Rubber too. Hey lets meet up one of these days to swap back our fishing shows okay? Hope you can still find my two tapes

Milli... a friend bought these jigs from Japan for me. Its not available ard these parts yet (I think)

[Kaix]

Originally Posted by catalyst

just laid my hands on the latest toy to hit japan..
its a madai jig, meant for slow jigging...red snapper, yellowtail etc..

i tried mine in jarak over X'mas hit a bigeye trevally...quite fun..

going to hurt the local species soon....

Nice toy and nice catch

[catalyst]

mike change the hooks from Decoy..cant really remember the model but its meant for hairtail
i think benji would know..

[benz]

Originally Posted by Mili Boy

Mind if I ask, where can I buy one of these Jig ? and how much for the jig?

Sincere tackle at Yishun has brought in a fair bit but stocks are going fast...

[stickbom!]

Originally Posted by catalyst

mike change the hooks from Decoy..cant really remember the model but its meant for hairtail
i think benji would know..

Thanks for the tip bro. I bought some owner gold hooks... can't recall the model... waiting for a chance to sneak down to Beach Rd to buy some thin Kelvar cords. The ones sold around the eastern tip of SG all can use to tow submarine I feel that a shorter/stiffer cord will make that hook of yours face upwards and minimise snagging. Not too crazy about loosing $18 lures!

I'm toying with the idea of rigging my own madai jig with running sinkers and vinyl octopus skirts. If it works... it'll be much much cheaper!

[DarkHellSpawn]

i know this is quite late but stickbom, is that a wire leader attached to Salty Rubber?

[stickbom!]

Nope, I seldom use wire for fishing, UNLESS I'm specifically targeting Macks. I'm use No. 7-10 FC when fishing with Madai jigs

[DarkHellSpawn]

Oh lol. i thought it was a wire for that second pic. Thanks for the info. i just got mine today lol.

[stickbom!]

Buddy remember to change the hooks to stronger ones! Give you a tip... TTC is clearing off their Gosen pretied assist hooks at $2 a pack and I've been using them on my madai jigs for a while now. Great stuff! Be careful though, some of those bargain hooks are very thin gauge and/or the cords are too long. Get the ones with thick wire hooks and really short cords

[DarkHellSpawn]

Got it. Thanks for the tip. Changed those flimsy hooks already to stronger one. Was thinking about getting treble hook but that will be a problem for coral reef fishing.