[quote name='masejess33' post='17786' date='Mar 12 2010, 09:18 AM']Very false.......
yes yo-zuri and yamashita catch a huge amonut of squid jigs but so does a $3 one from kmart.
ask anyone on here and everyone has cheap jigs, here in vic i have thrown a cheap jig around in the middle of the night and got larger squid, you have to remember yo zuri and yamashita and ment for egging, not a simple retrieve..........
yes they have a great sink rate and great variety but when squid want to eat they will go anything...
dont be scared to buy some shrimp oil and a fw drops on your squid jig works great[/quote]
You are right but, if you are a squid fisher that knows what you're doing quite well, you still will catch squid on any cheap jig, but using the same techniques etc on quality jigs and appropriate color for the water/weather conditions will definitely improve your catch rate.
If you don't squid often and lack the experience, there's a great likely-hood you won't even notice the difference, in that case, cheap jigs will be fine. OR if you can't stop losing jigs, cheap jigs are GOLD! lol
Also the swimming ability are more precise and variant with better jigs as opposed to cheaper ones which will have a standard style. Some jigs dive slower, faster, float, or even designed for vertical darts on retrieve as to the standard horizontal arch darts on retrieve, those are designed to cover more ground and allows you to work the jig sometimes 4-5 times more often over the same weed bed as a standard jig.
I guess the best advantage for going quality brands is being able to range what color you may need for the certain area or condition you may be fishing in.
The refraction rate on jigs with different color varies due to light and water conditions. If the water is stained sandy color you wouldn't use yellow. you'd choose another color that is both high refracting and different to the color of the water.
A lot of the cheaper jigs have the standard bubblegum/rainbow foil under the skin which gives a lil bit of every color to shine. But the foil grade isn't as good as the more expensive of course. The quality jigs come in assorted skin colors as well as assorted foil colors as well so you can and are able to choose the best possible color for the condition of water/weather.
Or if the water is clear as day and weather is bright and sunny, you would go for a suttle, more natural/realistic color as to not intimidate the squid as they'll usually be a lil more timid.
In saying all this, everyone is entitled to their own opinions based on their personal experience. This is just how I look at it and not saying anyone else is wrong. just thought I'd state that before someone tries to bite me lol.
yes yo-zuri and yamashita catch a huge amonut of squid jigs but so does a $3 one from kmart.
ask anyone on here and everyone has cheap jigs, here in vic i have thrown a cheap jig around in the middle of the night and got larger squid, you have to remember yo zuri and yamashita and ment for egging, not a simple retrieve..........
yes they have a great sink rate and great variety but when squid want to eat they will go anything...
dont be scared to buy some shrimp oil and a fw drops on your squid jig works great[/quote]
You are right but, if you are a squid fisher that knows what you're doing quite well, you still will catch squid on any cheap jig, but using the same techniques etc on quality jigs and appropriate color for the water/weather conditions will definitely improve your catch rate.
If you don't squid often and lack the experience, there's a great likely-hood you won't even notice the difference, in that case, cheap jigs will be fine. OR if you can't stop losing jigs, cheap jigs are GOLD! lol
Also the swimming ability are more precise and variant with better jigs as opposed to cheaper ones which will have a standard style. Some jigs dive slower, faster, float, or even designed for vertical darts on retrieve as to the standard horizontal arch darts on retrieve, those are designed to cover more ground and allows you to work the jig sometimes 4-5 times more often over the same weed bed as a standard jig.
I guess the best advantage for going quality brands is being able to range what color you may need for the certain area or condition you may be fishing in.
The refraction rate on jigs with different color varies due to light and water conditions. If the water is stained sandy color you wouldn't use yellow. you'd choose another color that is both high refracting and different to the color of the water.
A lot of the cheaper jigs have the standard bubblegum/rainbow foil under the skin which gives a lil bit of every color to shine. But the foil grade isn't as good as the more expensive of course. The quality jigs come in assorted skin colors as well as assorted foil colors as well so you can and are able to choose the best possible color for the condition of water/weather.
Or if the water is clear as day and weather is bright and sunny, you would go for a suttle, more natural/realistic color as to not intimidate the squid as they'll usually be a lil more timid.
In saying all this, everyone is entitled to their own opinions based on their personal experience. This is just how I look at it and not saying anyone else is wrong. just thought I'd state that before someone tries to bite me lol.
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