rabb1t Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 What size spinning reel should I get for jigging Browns Mountain? I'm thinking a 18000 saragosa. Will it be too heavy? Also, what strength braid should I go? Considering 30lb so I get more line on the reel. One last question...what weight jigs do you tend to use the most there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoB Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 All the wide jigging I've done has been on 37kg standup spin gear with 250-400g jigs. I've heard you can go lighter but there's gotta be no current. Cheers Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaineM Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Jigging Browns just sounds painful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabb1t Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) All the wide jigging I've done has been on 37kg standup spin gear with 250-400g jigs. I've heard you can go lighter but there's gotta be no current. Cheers Leo Cheers Leo. What reels were you using that was holding enough line for 37kg? Was it productive jigging at Browns? Hate to bust my balls for nothing. Edited June 25, 2012 by rabb1t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoB Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 It was out on a charter, so I'm not sure, but think maybe it was a daiwa, saltiga. It was bloody hard work and we didnt see a fish off the jigs all day. But then again that's fishing. Cheers Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckegg Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 What size spinning reel should I get for jigging Browns Mountain? I'm thinking a 18000 saragosa. Will it be too heavy? Also, what strength braid should I go? Considering 30lb so I get more line on the reel. One last question...what weight jigs do you tend to use the most there? Rabb1t, Did my first trip to Browns on Saturday, so by no means an expert however 30lb does seem light in my opinion. Shallowest section appears to be about 350 metres so I reckon you would want 500m of whatever you are fishing, which I would think would be 50lb braid+. Stay tuned got some photos to post. Regards Johno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wucc Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 add any sort of current and you are over 550 metres, that is hard work. My mates stella 20000 could not get to the bottom in a "normal" current. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabb1t Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm starting to think that this may go in the "too hard basket". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framedtrash Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) 30lb is way too light you want atleast 80lb and a overhead would be a better option my deep jigging outfit is a JM PE10 reel and it holds over 650mtrs of 80lb a spin reel like the stella 20k would do the job but you would either need to be using very thin braid or upgrade your spool to one of the new JM spools that hold more line Edited June 26, 2012 by Framedtrash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now