Haha no problem! If you want to try a different setup next time just let me know!

Thanks for watching! 🤙🏻

Thank you very much Austin! I appreciate your feedback 🙏🏻

Hi Josh! Yes, I remember chatting with you 🤙🏻 Did you end up buying a jigging setup? I’m happy to hear you found the video useful! Thank you for watching 🙏🏻

Thank you very much for watching, Harry! 🙏

Thanks a lot Jess! 🙏

Thank you very much Adam! 🙏 You're completely right about the stretch between Fluoro and Mono! I feel the same way you do. I prefer Fluoro because I believe I have better feel and control of what's going on down there with my jig. To be honest, I've never tried that, however, I don't believe it would work very well, and here's why I think that. Circle hooks are designed to set themselves when a fish bites, and they work best when tension is gradually and slowly applied to ensure the hook finds it's way to the corner of the mouth. If you pull the hook to fast (set the hook) the hook most likely wont rotate and angle into the corner where it's supposed to be because it doesn't have enough time for the point to catch because of how much it's angled inwards. Due to the nature of jigging being a fast retrieval and hookset, I don't think the circle hook would efficiently hook into the mouth of the fish. Certainly it may work, but I don't think it would be as efficient. Although, I've never tried it before. Maybe you should give it a try and let me know how it works out! 👍

Nice information 💻

Thanks a lot! 🙏🏻

Thank you for watching! 🤙🏻

Thank you very much! Yes, absolutely! Almost anything will hit a jig if its presented to them. I've caught Uku between 100-300' on a jig and I've caught Moana Kali when I used to shore jig on 30-60g jigs. I haven't targeted them from my kayak yet, but perhaps one day I'll go for them in the shallower water.

Hi Ruben! Great question! Since kayaks naturally keep us in one position sitting in our chairs with our legs straight out in front of us on our pedals, we’re almost always reeling and fighting fish outside of our body. (Meaning we rarely have our shoulders squared up with the rest of our body). With jigging we have to choose one side of the kayak which is most comfortable for us and position our arms in a way that allows us to move the rod without hitting our kayak or equipment. Since we can’t keep the rod centered between our shoulders when jigging, we don’t get optimal power because we’re favoring one side more than the other. When it comes to fighting fish when jigging, I’ll try and maintain my natural jigging position and lift with both arms, however, as you mentioned, that gets very difficult when you’re hooked into larger fish. What I like to do when I can no longer maintain that jigging position is I’ll tuck my arm/elbow right against my body so it’s not under constant load, and I’ll use my bodyweight as leverage by leaning back in my chair to pull up on the rod, then quickly reel the slack line while leaning forward and repeat the process. With this method, my arms are no longer isolated and bearing the entire weight of the fish. Instead, by tucking in my elbow, it essentially merges my arm and body to work together as one unit for optimal lifting power. The best way I can describe it as a rocking motion. The rod is still under your armpit, but you lock your arm to your body, pull up and lean back in your chair simultaneously, then gain line back and lean forward, repeat. Check out my KZfaq Short titled “Gotta Love This Feeling” and you’ll see that method briefly towards the end. I hope this answers your question! Please let me know. Thank you

You can also check out my video "Jigging For Ono" The first fish I catch on a jig I use that method I discussed in my previous comment.

@@jifishingco yep more or less the same struggle. After that first stronger one I’ll need to take a break then. 🤙🤙thanks

@@rubenguzman5310 Ya it’s definitely tough from a kayak. I do find using my body weight certainly helps with fatigue but even so, it gets tiring. But hey, getting tired fighting fish is a good way to be tired haha 🤣

Thanks a lot Jarret! 🙏🏻 I use the Garmin Echomap UHD 2 with a G51 transducer. Here’s a few tips that can help you increase your chances of hooking into those suspended fish. 1) Don’t hesitate. As soon as I see a good mark I immediately stop my momentum and drop and try and stay as vertical as I can (my kayak has reverse pedals) 2) When targeting suspended fish I always try and be ready to drop as soon as I see something good on the screen. Sometimes I’m holding the rod in my hand with my finger on the clutch. 3) Use a heavy, streamline jig that will drop very fast to maximize your chance of putting your jig in front of them. Full disclaimer, it’s difficult. I’d say maybe 5% of the time I get those suspended fish when they’re just by themselves. If you see predators around bait schools then your chances are greatly increased because they’re hanging around the food source. However, if you don’t drop and try, you’ll never get them! Hope that helps! 🤙🏻

I got them from TackleDirect. They’re called lure/jig neoprene wraps. Awesome to keep everything from smashing against your rod and wrecking your guides.

@@jifishingco right on, Mahalos. Just started kayaking and jigging and your content helped a lot. Thank you again for providing us with all this info 🤙

@@r1dv Happy to help 🤙🏻 Thanks a lot for watching! 🙏🏻

You are correct in that braid and PE lines are both woven using ultra high molecular polyethylene and are essentially the same in that regard, and braid uses lb rating vs PE’s diameter rating, however, what I was implying when comparing PE to braid was there’s a notable difference in performance and specs of the well known Japanese brands vs Powerpro braid which is a staple for many people in USA. From my experience, Japanese PE lines such as Seaguar and Varivas are superior for jigging applications due to the sensitivity, strength, and softness of the line vs traditional PowerPro braid.

@@jifishingco seagar is very common all over the world. I can buy ut here in panama if i want. Neither brands are country exclusive. I do believe japan has brands that are not seen in wester europe or america.