freelancer27 Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 Hi all, I am wondering what you would consider (price no concern) the ultimate combo for 1/2 -3/4 oz Jigs. I would like to narrow it down to 'non-custom' combos. * Rod: ? * Reel: ? * Line: ? Thanks all. Cheers, Seb. Quote
Stephen B Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 More information is needed. Deep water fishing football jigs, pitching jigs around docks, etc? This will help to better recommend the correct rod, reel, and line best suited. Quote
CroakHunter Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 I don't buy combos for more than $250. And don't spend over $25 On a spool of line. And never pay full price. Always on sale. So in my experience Dobyns fury 735 Daiwa tatula sv 7:1 or 8:1 Sunline Assassin 17-20lb I have 2 of these exact same combos. And with them I fish pitching, swimming, football, and skirtless jigs from 3/8 to 3/4 ounce. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted June 27, 2018 Global Moderator Posted June 27, 2018 I'm really happy with the combo I'm using now for pitching and casting 1/2oz jigs to cover. 7' 3" MH/F Okuma TCS 7:3.1 Okuma Helios TCS 20lb Seaguar Flipping Fluoro 1 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted June 27, 2018 Global Moderator Posted June 27, 2018 7' MH/F Fenwick Techna AV 7:1 Curado E7 20# Shooter Flouro Mike 1 Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted June 28, 2018 Super User Posted June 28, 2018 I pondered this question this spring and ended up with the following: Megabass FMJ sv103 w/ 1016sv spool 40lb Power Pro or 16lb Sniper. This combo is amazing for 1/2oz jigs and a ton of other stuff as well. 2 Quote
Stephen B Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, fishwizzard said: I pondered this question this spring and ended up with the following: Megabass FMJ sv103 w/ 1016sv spool 40lb Power Pro or 16lb Sniper. This combo is amazing for 1/2oz jigs and a ton of other stuff as well. Great choice. But the OP didn't specify whether he was pitching docks or throwing football jigs deep. If he was fishing football jigs then I would choose the Valdivia but the FMJ is awesome for pitching jigs around docks. Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted June 28, 2018 Super User Posted June 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, Stephen B said: Great choice. But the OP didn't specify whether he was pitching docks or throwing football jigs deep. If he was fishing football jigs then I would choose the Valdivia but the FMJ is awesome for pitching jigs around docks. I try to keep my rods as close to 7’ max legnth as I can, so the FMJ was the obvious choice for me. Quote
Stephen B Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, fishwizzard said: I try to keep my rods as close to 7’ max legnth as I can, so the FMJ was the obvious choice for me. There are a lot of great jig rods but the FMJ is among the best as its a beast of a jig rod. I own one as well! Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted June 28, 2018 Super User Posted June 28, 2018 For me it came down to legnth. The shorter NRX’s don’t get much love and it’s hard to find a bad thing written about the FMJ, so that settled it for me. It’s an odd-feeling rod, it’s so light that it feels fragile, but it’s got a lot of power and it casts into the lower end of it’s range quite well. Quote
Scrapiron Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 FMJ for me as well! I'll have either a Steez A or SV103H on it; Sunline Sniper 16# on the stock spool and 40# Sufix 832 on the 1016 spool. The SV103 seems to be on there the most lately. Great combo. Quote
junyer357 Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 7'mh-f standard avid 7:1 tatula ct 20# sunline shooter Thats my jig setup. I was using 40# braid but got tired of it. Kept digging into spool and using flouro leaders also for abrasion, so i went back to straight flouro. No dig in, and one knot. Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 29, 2018 Super User Posted June 29, 2018 What is the ultimate 1/2oz Jig combo? The one on the deck of my boat & no you can't use it! 1 1 Quote
Beetlebz Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 I start with a favorite defender 7'6" heavy fast (surprise surprise ?) and a tatula fuego CT reel. If I had to do it over again I would get an SV spooled reel, but I'm not losing sleep over it. Maybe when the tatula 100 sv comes out or when I can afford a zillion. For the $155 bucks or so I got into it, no complaints. Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 30, 2018 Super User Posted June 30, 2018 Shimano Calcutta 100A Shimano Crucial CRC-X610MH Berkley Big Game Mean Green 15# 1 Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted June 30, 2018 Super User Posted June 30, 2018 As you can see everyone has their own opinion based on what they use. Not many have tried every possibility...in every type of situation...in order to answer that question. 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 30, 2018 Super User Posted June 30, 2018 The new 2019 kistler zbone 4MH 7' or 7'3" Shimano Bantam HG Seaguar Tatsu 15lb http://tackletour.com/reviewkistlerzb3lmh73.html Quote
olegs Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 GLX 854 chronarch 201e7 Power Pro 30lb + 20lb fluoro leader Quote
Super User Angry John Posted June 30, 2018 Super User Posted June 30, 2018 Megabass original perfect pitch xx Daiwa steez original 15 lb p-line 100% florocarbon Quote
LOZSteve Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 Many good options for ultimate, the one I fish now is NRX 894c with Diawa Zillion TWS SV 7.3.1 with 20lb shooter. 1 Quote
Grantman83 Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 Gonna get some hate but 7’3 MH halo twilight I bought in a whim for $60 Revo ALX 8.01 got for $100 on ebay 40lb suffix performance braid 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted June 30, 2018 Super User Posted June 30, 2018 Rod, ALX MB905NG+, 6'10", s/n 201202* Reel, Daiwa Tatula R 100XS Line, Toray 12 lb. Tom *custom Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 30, 2018 Super User Posted June 30, 2018 Well I be it is personal preference ? Quote
Super User FishTank Posted July 1, 2018 Super User Posted July 1, 2018 Daiwa Zillion G Loomis IMX 7' Heavy Medium Fast 12lb or 15lb Invizx Quote
freelancer27 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Posted July 1, 2018 9 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said: The new 2019 kistler zbone 4MH 7' or 7'3" Shimano Bantam HG Seaguar Tatsu 15lb http://tackletour.com/reviewkistlerzb3lmh73.html I got the 4MH 7'6 paired with a Steez SV TW and 12 pound Shooter. Unbelievable combo. Will write a little review after some more tests. 2 Quote
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