There are actually two styles of slow pitch jigging.
Slow pitch jigging rod and reel.
The basis of this system starts with using a short parabolic rod with a springy tip.
Using a center weighted jig drop the jig over the target.
So by definition slow pitch jigging is jigging with slow handle turns.
In strong currents and deep water lighter rods and line with heavier jigs give you more control.
Because of the physical style of this type of fishing small light reels are important if your going to be saltwater jigging for a large portion of the day.
Successful slow pitch jigging is a balancing act where the right rod reel jig and line class changes day by day.
With traditional jigging rods you merely impart action and fight a fish while either palming a reel for small fish or from a rod belt for large fish.
Short pitch and long pitch.
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Therefore this rhythm is relatively slow which is much slower naturally with the name of slow jigging.
This type of fishing was first developed in japan using a thin whippy style rod that will bend and double over when you drop it on a wreck.
These light action rods will lift and kick the jigs laterally while spreading.
The grappler type slow j features a moderate action conducive for slinging jigs upwards off of the seafloor and allowing them to flutter downwards on slack line.
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Compared to traditional deep and flutter jigging slow pitch jigging requires discipline.
By having between 38 and 46 inches per turn of the handle slack is quickly wound out of the line and the angler can play with quarter turns third turns half turns the possibilities are endless which all cause the jig to make different actions in the water.
Then you pump the rod during the fight.
Built with shimano s highest performing rod blank technologies the shimano grappler type slow j jigging rods are purpose built for the japanese inspired technique of slow pitch jigging.
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Short pitch is the less aggressive style in which the angler moves the rod and therefore the jig only a short distance at a time while long pitch is a more aggressive style that moves the rod and jig a somewhat greater distance through the water column on.
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