JIGGING REELS

It’s not easy to find the perfect jigging reel.

Maybe not hard if your budget is $1000, but most offshore anglers want some value for money – without loss of quality.

So when our regular supplier said he’d found the perfect reel for that requirement I just asked for a sample, rather than placing an order.The sample reel, a Ryobi Ecusima 8000vi, arrived at the start of May 2014, coincidentally right in the middle of a red hot kingfish bite offshore.

I spooled it up and took it on the boat for every trip for the next six weeks.

And it saw plenty of action. I used it for jigging on the deep reefs:

 

 

Downrigging in under the Sydney cliffs:

 

 

And between myself and the crew we caught a stack of fish on the reel:

 

 

Kingfish on the jigs:

 

 

Mahi on live bait out at the FAD:

 

 

It got a good workout and did everything well.

So I placed an order, but for the reels with the darker finish, which is a nice match with the colour of our housebrand jigging rod:

 

 

Here’s specifications on the reel:

 

  • Ryobi Ecusima 8000vi
  • Gear ratio 5:1
  • Drag 8.0 kilos
  • Ball bearings 6
  • Weight 550 grams
  • Supplied prespooled with 200m 50-pound colour change braid
  • Stella 20000 type chunky reel knob
  • Price $140

 

Give one a try?

These are good reels.

But if you have any questions, send me an email for more details.

 

It’s not easy to find the perfect jigging reel.

Maybe not hard if your budget is $1000, but most offshore anglers want some value for money – without loss of quality.

So when our regular supplier said he’d found the perfect reel for that requirement I just asked for a sample, rather than placing an order.The sample reel, a Ryobi Ecusima 8000vi, arrived at the start of May 2014, coincidentally right in the middle of a red hot kingfish bite offshore.

I spooled it up and took it on the boat for every trip for the next six weeks.

And it saw plenty of action. I used it for jigging on the deep reefs:

 

 

Downrigging in under the Sydney cliffs:

 

 

And between myself and the crew we caught a stack of fish on the reel:

 

 

Kingfish on the jigs:

 

 

Mahi on live bait out at the FAD:

 

 

It got a good workout and did everything well.

So I placed an order, but for the reels with the darker finish, which is a nice match with the colour of our housebrand jigging rod:

 

 

Here’s specifications on the reel:

 

  • Ryobi Ecusima 8000vi
  • Gear ratio 5:1
  • Drag 8.0 kilos
  • Ball bearings 6
  • Weight 550 grams
  • Supplied prespooled with 200m 50-pound colour change braid
  • Stella 20000 type chunky reel knob
  • Price $140

 

Give one a try?

These are good reels.

But if you have any questions, send me an email for more details.