Metal jigs? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wade · 04-26-2013, 06:11 PM

You mention metal Tuna jigs, but the traditional Japanese knife jigs are even more deadly in certain applications. Namely metering concentric "gettin' worked" balls in the lower water column. You need to instantly drop a Butterfly jig and get down to business. The hydrodynamics of the Knife jig speed drops faster than the descent rate of a Yo-Yo style iron. There are many types of metal jigs out there for many different species and applications.

I make my own jigs out of handles of solid tableware butter knives.
Salvey shopping for 5¢ butterflys with a little custom work..

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...favorite+irons

You can catch a 200# Thresher on twenty pound test of you want, but properly arming yourself with at least a 120 yard topshot of 65# green spectra you will soon find standard on most guys set ups around town targeting Pelagics close to the kelp..

taggermike · 04-27-2013, 10:35 AM

Hopefully yo-yo time is ending and surface iron time is coming. Yo-yo is effective on many species because you can cover the whole water column but to me it's about as fun and interesting as digging a hole. Surface iron fishing is the funnest and most exciting fishing style I have done.

Lots of irons and plenty of techniques out there. Do some research and give them a try. Mike

04-26-2013, 06:11 PM	#1
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	You mention metal Tuna jigs, but the traditional Japanese knife jigs are even more deadly in certain applications. Namely metering concentric "gettin' worked" balls in the lower water column. You need to instantly drop a Butterfly jig and get down to business. The hydrodynamics of the Knife jig speed drops faster than the descent rate of a Yo-Yo style iron. There are many types of metal jigs out there for many different species and applications. I make my own jigs out of handles of solid tableware butter knives. Salvey shopping for 5¢ butterflys with a little custom work.. http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...favorite+irons You can catch a 200# Thresher on twenty pound test of you want, but properly arming yourself with at least a 120 yard topshot of 65# green spectra you will soon find standard on most guys set ups around town targeting Pelagics close to the kelp.. __________________ Last edited by wade; 04-26-2013 at 06:26 PM.

04-27-2013, 10:35 AM	#2
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Hopefully yo-yo time is ending and surface iron time is coming. Yo-yo is effective on many species because you can cover the whole water column but to me it's about as fun and interesting as digging a hole. Surface iron fishing is the funnest and most exciting fishing style I have done. Lots of irons and plenty of techniques out there. Do some research and give them a try. Mike