Tested Out Some Lucanus Jigs On Sunday

[framedtrash]

little late with the post

picked up some lucanus jigs last week and give them a test on sunday

we hit spot xon the pittwater put some burley down

within about 15min of jigging with a white lucanus this little guy fell victim

gave a few good runs b4 being landed

after a few snaps he was thrown back

i was happy first king on a lucanus

we caught a few more around this size b4 the jackets came in

jackets just love the skirts on these jigs and b4 u no it there gone

and at $3-4 a replacement u dont want to be loosing too many

so at first sign of the jackets we called it a day for the lucanus

these jigs are supposed to be used in deep water and are ideal for winter

we where fishing in only about 20-25 mtrs of water and they where working well

there supposed to be just as good on snapper have yet to catch one tho

[bagga]

I've heard you don't jig them but just let them sit about a metre off the bottom. Is that how you work them?

[framedtrash]

I've heard you don't jig them but just let them sit about a metre off the bottom. Is that how you work them?

depends how lazy u r

the ideal way to use them is to drop them to the bottom let them rest for a few seconds then slowly wind it up about 10m off the bottom if you get no hits drop it back down and repeat

if you get bites dont strike just keep slowly winding it in the fish will hook itself

but if your lazy or you have a few rods out just drop the jig down but it about 2-3 meters off the bottom and stick it in your rod holder and just wait for your rod to buckle

or just check your sounder and drop the jigg into the strike zone and leave it there

these jiggs are great only problem is that the skirts are easily damaged and jackets love them

they are replaceable at about $4 a set it can get pretty pricey pretty quickly

i only use them now when im 99.9% certain there are not jackets around

so yeh i havnt used them since i got these last kings

bring on summmer

[Jiggy]

I've had mixed success with them. A few rat kings, tons of sargent baker (I am the SB guru ) and a few nice flathead. More interestingly I've had some fairly major wipe outs. Some were kings but others I'm not sure; lots of headshakes then I get buried.

The way I use them is how they show on the Shimano site; reel them up slowly then drop them back down. The biggest problem with them is leather jackets! If they are around I keep them in the tackle box and the last few months they are ALWAYS around .

Cheers

Jiggy

[woodch0p]

Hey just curious to what colour jigs worked for you, I have the pink and also white/cream coloured ones as they looked the best but haven't had much success with them, but I also haven't used them much.

Regards,

Daniel

[framedtrash]

i have all my fish caught on the white one 2nd from the top

i also have the red one but have no fish to date on it

cant wait for the water to warm up i think there gonna go great on the kings when there in bigger numbers

[bagga]

thanks for all the info lads. I'll give them a go. They entice a range of fish it seems. I reckon snapper might like them as well.

[framedtrash]

here is some more info on them