Jigging: A Sporting Chance by Roderick Walmsley

Rods and reels continue to evolve and the boys in the back room are constantly coming up with upgraded models of reels which feature more and more cranking power.

Rod manufacturers are no different and are quite aware of the fact that there also need to be rods that can be teamed up with these new-technology reels.

All this means is that our lives as fishos are made easier each time one of these new upgrades hit the shelves.

Obviously our wallet may disagree but once that big angry kingfish, amberjack or samson grabs the lure in fairly deep water, we frequently need all the help we can get.

Gone are the days of large cumbersome rods and reels, and even to a certain degree some of the larger sizes in the new you-beaut stuff.

It seems that a growing number of fishos are downsizing their jigging gear to lighter outfits that offer the fish a more sporting chance.

Many of the inshore reefs are becoming the target for a newer style of inshore jigging using the tried and proven deep-water techniques.

I might be getting a bit ahead of myself here so let's take a closer look at deep jigging to start with and work our way into the shallows.