Thanks. Both jigs work well from what I hear. Unfortunately the bluefin shut us out on our trip. Maybe next time.

Thanks for confirming it's not just the ones I've bought. I guess the foil just catches us fishermen anyway but it would be nice if they came out of the package without some of these minor defects.

I think it would be worth a shot to try. Over here bluefin are finicky buggers that sometimes won't touch anything and other times will take lures early in the morning or at night. We also use jig assist hooks but with heavy kevlar and split rings. Many different combinations to try.

Yeah I think the wider jig would be better suited to vertical jigging than casting and retrieving. They are built to flutter. Not to say you couldn't but there are probably better options for casting/retrieving that wouldn't have as much drag in the water.

I haven't had that problem but I only have one assist hook on the top and one welded hook on the bottom. Not sure if that makes a difference with the way it flutters.

@@ShinyInsanity i haven't tried them rigged the way you have it. I've only tried them with double assist hooks. I do still like them they definitely catch fish.

Typically bluefin, but they would probably work for yellowfin as well.

The rods we are using for these for this style of fishing are not traditional jig rods. They are stiffer long range tuna rods such as 3x Super Seeker or Calstar/United Composites models.

Jigging master make plenty of short jigging rods up to pe10

And there jigs are better than shimano, shimano copied jigging master

Thank you for watching.

It likes the pretty Shimano I guess :)

Yeah I think rockfish would eat these as well but they are pretty heavy. There are smaller, lighter versions of jigs that might be better suited to catching them.

Did not know that. They seem really light for their size for some weird reason but is probably due to their alloy blend.

Yeah I'm definitely keeping them but may remake them with kevlar cord later on. I like Shout hooks as well in addition to Owner.

@@ShinyInsanity yeah Owner has a few models that are awesome too I've got some somewhere. It's interesting here on the east coast in my experience people usually stay with some form of assist hooks. If I know there are say 150+ lb tuna I actually go to a single strand wire as my cord but I'm going to rig up a few the way you have it. I've never had a large tuna tear my cord but I like the idea. We released an 81" giant bluefin this winter that was caught on a 240g vertical jig with a cord. Completely different fishery though compared to you all, it was 40 degrees out and we were 60+ miles offshore!

@@JeffSmith-eq3kc I've know a few folks that have had bluefin out on the west coast chew through their heavy leaders and assist cord, but usually on extended fights. These are fish smaller than the ones on the east coast but up to 350lbs. I would still put trust in heavier kevlar cord assist hooks personally instead of single strand wire, just my preference. It's part of the fun to experiment with different rigging techniques.

@@ShinyInsanity Never had issue with the Kevlar cord except that time a Wahoo bit my flat fall. Also I've started swapping out the stock hooks on my butterfly flat falls after a bluefin straightened it out. I'm going to put those nomad BKK hooks to the test this season. Going out next week from SD.

@@seanblanch9536 Good luck chasing those bluefin. Hope you get a big one. 1.5 day or longer trip?

The Shimanos are nice for sure.

So many to try these days. Hope you catch something good on it when you do.

Some of their products are manufactured for them in China.

Shiny jigs catch fishermen as well.

They may be geared towards anglers that want to do catch and release so make the barbs less pronounced to help with release. Pretty easy to change them out, but I'd prefer bigger barbs myself.