Arden,
I understand your point about Conventionals and when it comes to straight Jigging it seems that is the general consensus. The reason I want the spinning is due to the ability to work the rod and fight the fish with my RIGHT hand. I own a medium light Butterfly jigging outfit (Daiwa Saltist 40 with a Shimano Trevala rod.....which is a little bit light for Bluefin in the 40-80lb. range)) and I have yet to feel very comfortable working a rod with my left arm and retrieving with my right hand. I grew up with spinning tackle and could work any kind lure, rubber, jig,
popper etc. with my right hand....I have the "feel" setup that way. I'm by no means un-coordinated, but I just feel much more comfortable and CONFIDENT with the other arm and spinning gear. They don't make that many beefy conventionals with left hand retrieve......so I mainly stick with spinning. If I logged 50 days on the water and could put the time in, I'm sure I would not have a problem......but my job squashes that idea.
I hear both sides of the argument about Butterfly Jigging and own a handful of jigs.......has anyone tried them with the
Van Staal rods yet????
Just curious and thanks again for the responses!
