I make Educational fishing videos for people who take their fishing seriously and want to learn how and why things work
My goal for this channel is simple - to help anglers improve and grow by doing best practices, acquiring and providing the right information and help build a community of better anglers the world over.
Don't let it sit on the bottom. one way of using jigs is to use them like spoons. Losing lures is part of it - the best way not to lose lures is not to use them. When you lose lures while fishing with them for the first few times, it is part of what we call LEARNING. It is the cost of learning...as Kelvin would say, it is your tuition fee.
@vsonic86 You should note the bottom depth. You can do this by when the lure hits the water, you count 1,2,3,4 etc till you know (line sack) or feel the lure has hit the bottom. Once you know the magic number, repeat and count but keep it below the number you know so that it will not hit the bottom or more to be sure it never gets close to the bottom. I use this method for years and nothing works better. Also, different jig/lures weights and designs will fall at different rates obviously so the more you use specific favorite ones you will know how they act and behave. I do shore jigging so if you are more out in the open waters you also need to consider currents. Hope that helps you.
mono for me is easier - just pick out the leader size you want...like take for example, 4lb, then when you make this leader, you double and quadruple the line in the furling process, so you have 4x4 strands, then 4x2 then you loop in your 4lb test at the end...you get a perfect taper! cheap as chips too! but yes, you can also use thread.
There are a few fishing videos from time to time but this channel doesnt post a lot of those, if the fishing videos are what you are looking for - you wont find much here.
Good tips and tricks about taking too much gear when we go fishing, but as you said, it's a habit for most of us 😅 About filming, I am sure you will figure it out a good solution We are waiting for the rest of your new library (the master in action 🎣🐬🎏)
I will post videos of me fishing when I do, but this channel will not post a lot of it - if that is what you are looking for you won't find much of that here.
@@TheFishingKit No, Mr. Kit, I don't follow these channels. I follow channels that provide good educational content, like yours, but I meant it would be nice to go fishing with you from time to time for learning as well, not just to see a man hok fish.
I can't believe I found this hidden gem! Subscribed, and I'm excited for more wisdom! - "Achievement thrives on unwavering dedication and relentless effort..."
I just bought a 25$ spinning reel 20$ rod 20$ line and love it catches fish.. and I out fish my friends that have mid range price gear.. but I also do have 1k$+ set ups because I been fishing for over 30 years and I like a very nice reel because I've earned them as in earned and learned how to fish and want very nice gear
Thankfully I haven’t broken a rod yet. I did manage to somehow crack the ceramic in the guide. I can’t stand when I’m moving or transporting my rods and I hit the tip on my ceilings or a door. Had to get on my cousin’s case one day when she laid a rod down on the floor on a party boat. She never did it again.
Friends wife that likes buying expensive shoes, entered the fishing store to buy her husband his 20th rod for a birthday gift, Legend says, she still has not recovered completely
Tiny lures are great fun. Hard lures or tiny rubbery Japanese thingys are great. They work in tiny streams and in the salt. I often go for single hooks, if I can.
How not to break a rod - knowing immediately if its a snag or hookup haha. The guy i know once had a snag. And while trying to jerk the rod, after 10 seconds, the reel started to scream. Long story short, 20kg amberjack didnt even realize he was hooked. And they can go up to 50kg. No he didnt catch it, just played with him 5-6 minutes, it was super light gear for such monster fish
@@TheFishingKit It really wasnt me haha. I did even more idiotic thing. I broke old shimano rod, but good rod while fishing gobbies in a port. A small goby bit the bait and ran to big-fat ropes, ofc, i pulled rod like a maniac, to present little cousins how to do it. There wasnt any slack, the brake was full, and bon voyage, the blank shattered into glass haha
Tip, align your rod guides with small dot of enamel paint where the two connect on each side so you can quickly align the two. I do this on all my rods.
@@TheFishingKit Yes high end and some do. Many don't like Shimano's, Gloomis, Major Craft, St. Croix, Fenwick, Daiwa, Lamiglas, 13 Fishing, Rogue rods that I have.
100% on rods rubbing or micro fractures 👍. I was kinda hoping for accidental hookups we sometimes hook large stingrays while on 1-4kg rods. Usally we can get them to the boat but lifting them from the bottom, I all ways get a little nervous. I try to keep the rod angle to the line more straighter and use only a little rod lifting. This puts more presssure on the reel and uses the drag to pull the fish in. My solution on a long road trip is to wrap the rods in a sheet/ blanket. You wrap the rod do a full roll then add the next rod and do a full roll, keep going till your out of rods or need a new sheet/ blanket. Once wrapped you can use string to tie the bundle. This keeps them all seperate from each other so vibration and rubbing on each other is mitigated.
Great video. What size VMC 7269 would you put on i) Jigpara Long Slow 150g and ii) Jigpara Vertical Slow 150g? My local stores don’t stock these hooks 🪝
Ok...just checked - would be either 4/0 or 3/0 I checked with a 200 and the 4/0 suits it, I don't know how big the difference is between the 200 and the 150 though...sorry I could not be very specific on this.
I have this running joke when I take inexperienced friends fishing with me on the boat. When they arent catching any fish and start getting restless, I sometimes offer to switch rods...and lo and behold, I still keep catching fish and they still don't. Moral of the story: You can have the best gear, but if you dont know how to use it; you've just wasted money... That being said, the more you do understand and know how to fish, the more specialised your tastes and needs invariably get. Do I NEED an expensive Daiwa Kohga Air rod with a Saltiga IC reel to fish with sliders? No! But do I like the overall tightness and effectiveness of this setup for this specific technique? Yes ! So did I spend money for nothing? Most probably, No !
Great video - I have lots of these Jigpara Long Slow jigs 150-200g. Great for slow and fast retrieve making them versatile for bottom and pelagics. What would be your favourite store bought assists for this lure? I am yet to make my own twin assists
Loving your channel. New subscriber! Good to see you use rolling swivels instead of ball bearing swivels. Seems to be a lot of content saying ball bearing only without any real explanation as to why. Keen for your thoughts
Nice topic Master Kit. Just sharing my experience on jigging using inexpensive gear. Reel price is 2.3k pesos, rod price is 1.5k pesos and mainline is PE 2 worth 800pesos. But I was able land a 61kg Dogtooth Tuna.
Cheap doesn't mean to say its useless, as i mentioned in the video - the consistency in quality of products for cheaper gear is hit and miss, if you get a good one they can function as well as the expensive ones - if you get a bad batch...bad luck. Consistency in quality is high in more expensive gear, less risk in reliability issues.
very good content, when it comes to reels for small lure fishing with high ratio needed i use a penn pursuit vi 2500,for high ratio meduim size lure i use noeby 4000 lightweight 238g, for low ratio winter soft plastics i used dawia light weight prorex x lt 4000 (2018) then for my heavy lure fast work i use penn pursuit vi 6500 all really good value for money reels that are very good at each of there jobs without breaking the bank, i hope this helps someone i look forward to your next uploads tightlines
@@TheFishingKit yes that’s true in the states,I think out of all the penn ,the pursuit VI is value for money if you need a high Ratio reel in 2500 or the 6500 ,I do use shimanos for float fishing as there drags are more smooth than any other reel,I also troll myself I use Okuma cold waters for that again great for there job and value for money ,nice chatting to you , looking forward to your next uploads tightlines 😎🐟🇪🇸
Spend money on a rod not reel since you only work the jig mostly with the reel specially if spinning was used.. High end gear is only recommended for big fish like yft because you need that extra drag
@@TheFishingKit I mean, spending too much money on medium gear is overkill.. You dont need that much quality except for the rod (and even then not overpay). High end gear matters with big game fishing where you need that durability and performance and reliability
My view on this is kind of different because my experiences have been different from other people - for me, the more you learn and acquire skills, the more you become specific in your fishing and see these things as tools - much like a chef and his knives, you develop preferences and this shapes your buying habits - end of the day, an expensive rod and reel in the hands of someone who just started fishing is not going to miraculously catch a marlin for him in a swimming pool.
Mate, i loved and agree with your perspective. To answer your question, Expensive gear doesn't make you a better angler but you would appreciate it if you are. From my personal experience cheaper gear can make you a better angler since you learn how to land what ever the sea hummers you, with considering the weakness of your gear and that takes you to different ways of fighting. May lose some time but definitely may lose with high end gear too. Appreciate very much your channel mate👍🎣💪 Thank you♥️
You make a amazing points, its about target species and gear accordingly. I don't have a lot of expensive gear but my expensive gear i have is exactly as you pointed out for bigger hard pulling fish. I fish with sienna's 4000, they are a fantastic cheap reel that handles heaps of fish but are 320g for the reel alone. Paired with 10 and 15lb line and a cheap glass fiber rod they catch 90% of what i fish for from flathead, whiting, and snapper. I have some more expensive setups like a legalis lt 2500 and it has more drag than a 4000 and is 250g total combo weight. Its a much nicer setup for soft plastics and casting all day but also more expensive, from $100 to $200 price difference. My heavy setups for tuna/ kingfish/ shark are $300-500. These setups i use are fairly budget friendly considering what you can spend on fishing gear.
Hi Kit, I came back to say that I think I found the farthest flying lure. It's the DUO Tide Slim Flyer Sinking minnow 21g 140 mm It flies straight without tumbling and very far
Hello kit I say no that expensive fishing 🎣 gear does not make you a better angler I'm a bugget person my max I will spend is maby $100 or $150 at my local swap meets or at my local fishing tackle shops i like to bargain and shop Smart
