What to look for?<\/span><\/h2>\nWhat do you look for when picking out a jig rod for worm? This short guide should help you find a rod that fits your jig fishing style.<\/p>\n
Length<\/strong> – Longer is better for jig fishing. You want a jig rod that is at least 7 feet in length.<\/p>\nLonger rods work well for jigging because they are generally more flexible than are shorter rods. A seven-foot rod is ideal. You can go longer to eight feet, but seven is ideal.<\/p>\n
Power<\/strong> – is the rating of how much force it takes to bend the rod. It kind of relates to fish size, but there are other factors involved.<\/p>\nFor bigger fish, such as tuna or marlin, you want a rod with a lot of backbone.<\/p>\n
A graphite rode with heavy power or slow power is ideal.<\/p>\n
Heavy power means that it takes more energy to cause the rod to bend.<\/p>\n
Power is different from action because action tells us where the rod will bend when power is applied.<\/p>\n
Sometimes the power rating of a rod is given as fast or slow, which can be confusing because the action rating of a rod is also listed as fast or slow.<\/p>\n
A slow power rod is slower to bend and slower to return to a straightness. For jigging for big fish you want a heavy power or slow power rod.<\/p>\n
For medium fish a medium power rating is good. For smaller fish, such as bluegill, you can get away with a light power rod.<\/p>\n
Action<\/strong> – Jigging requires that the tip of the rod move a lot and also that it return to a normal straight position quickly.<\/p>\nAll jigging rods have a fast action rating. That means that just the tip of the rod is going to bend. More importantly it also means that the tip of the rod will snap back to a straight position quickly.<\/p>\n
The action should be fast for all fish sizes. A fast action tip allows the line, pole and hook to correct itself during the jigging action.<\/p>\n
Jigging action is a three-step process – tiny flick up, tiny flick up, longer flick up. You are moving the jig in a two inches up, two inches up, six inches up rhythm.<\/p>\n
Slow, slow, fast, slow, slow fast.<\/p>\n
Reels<\/strong> – Reels are important to jigging. They need to be smoother than a normal fishing reel.<\/p>\nThe smooth action of a jigging reel means that the entire rhythm of jigging happens in time and with fewer issues.<\/p>\n
Look for a gear ratio of 4:1 to 4:9 for reels.<\/p>\n
These give you the accuracy of line retrieval with the fewest issues.<\/p>\n
They will also handle battling fish of all sizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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