Why Surface Irons?

[The Kid]

Originally Posted by sammysamsam

Would the newer hyper speed (7:1:1) of a saltist still be ok to throw the jigs or is that too fast for irons?

No, I wouldn't get that if it were me. It is too fast and you are going to have to slow down your cadence which will restrict you from reeling through the strike. There isn't enough torque on the high speed reels to bring up an angry fish.