Advice and guidance for your next tropical fishing trip
Popper fishing rods and jigging fishing rods are often used on tropical fishing trips, where they are particularly good for catching fish such as tuna, GT, snapper, roosterfish, barracuda and many more large fish. To catch these large saltwater fish, it is advantageous to use a jig. Jigs are these small fish-like lures made of soft rubber.
But no matter where in the world your next fishing trip takes you, we at fluer.dk are ready with our professional expertise. Several of us have tried our hand at tropical saltwater fish. Please ask for Lars, who will guide you in everything from rod to popper or jigging fishing – in addition, we can also help you with tackle for the trip.
Choosing a popper rod
It's a bit like the same situation you find yourself in when buying any other fishing rod; and yet it's not. There must of course be a casting weight that matches the size of bait that will be used for the destination. But not only the weight of your tackle matters for a 120g popper or a 120g stickbait, as they work differently. A popper requires a solid rod that transfers the rod's movement to the bait. A stickbait can be a little more sluggish in its movements through the water, and therefore the rod does not have to be so solid, or the way you fish must be adjusted.
You have your popper rod in your hand for many hours, and you make a lot of casts in a day, so it is also important that the weight and balance are in place. A popper rod is very strong, and it can be so partly by having a lot of material that gives it strength, but it can also be the technical quality that gives it strength. Popper rods are shorter and stiffer than stickbait casting rods, which can be longer and deeper in auction.
Choosing a jigging rod
Very short rods are used for jigging, as you don't throw out bait, but just lower your jig down and then fish it up through the water column. Again, it is of great importance when choosing a rod whether you should use 60g or 200g at the end of the line. Many people are surprised the first time they see a jigging rod: Can it really last? They are thin and short and don't weigh much, but if used correctly, they are really functional and good. A short rod has to work within a smaller span than a longer rod, and therefore breakage is often due to a fault 40. Your new jigging rod is in one piece or split in the handle. This is the only way you can
make such thin and strong rods. A joint would be a weak link, and you don't want that in big game fishing.
Please contact us about your trip or ask about the possibility of joining a trip through the team behind fluer.dk. We have trips to the Maldives, where there are many exciting fish species - here there is both the possibility of poping fishing, jigging and trolling.
