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re: Slow pitch jigging

Posted by Riseupfromtherubble on 5/14/25 at 12:34 pm
I went ahead and got a setup because I'm a degenerate.

We don't typically fish artificial reefs, we fish lot of natural bottom and rock piles along ledges in 160-210 feet of water.

I know that 30 pound test braid is kind of the baseline for this technique- but there isn't a ton of current in the panhandle, and there are large grouper and a lot of places for them to try to hide- said all that to say that all of the tackle shops around here recommended 40 pound test minimum.

We fairly routinely catch 20+ pound red snapper and grouper, and we have to deal with sharks, so there are times it's paramount to get them up ASAP. 15-20 pound test was never really in the cards for what I'm targeting. I got the Daiwa SAGLD35JH. Put 330 yards of Yo-Zuri zuper braid on it in 40 pound test- I'll probably fish with a 45 pound flouro leader to start. I've got it on an acid wrapped star rod rated for 100-300 gram jigs. Setup feels really nice in my hand, it's going to be nice not holding a broomstick all day if nothing else, but I'm definitely looking forward to learning the technique

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let the fish fight the rod


Interesting take because I've read the opposite when it comes to true slow pitch- everyone i've read and listened to made it a point to say let the reel fight the fish, and that basically the rod is there to impart action on the jig and to keep the hook pinned when you get bit. Point the rod down and methodical steady "winch" on the reel. Old habits die hard though, i'll have to break the pump and wind mindset.

re: Slow pitch jigging

Posted by Riseupfromtherubble on 5/13/25 at 1:53 pm
So I already have a speedmaster II 12. From a reel standpoint would this be practical?

Thinking about a star rod, spiral wrapped, medium light (30-50 pound braid rated) (PIISPC68ML). I think 150-200 gram jigs will probably be my most used weight based on the average depth I fish

Slow pitch jigging

Posted by Riseupfromtherubble on 5/13/25 at 12:44 pm
Any of yall slow pitch jig for snapper and grouper? I’m thinking about adding a setup and wanted to pick brains on terminal tackle, good rods, etc.

I don’t have the energy to vertical jig all day, and live bait fishing can get a little monotonous. Aside from that, I’ve heard tales of proper technique slow pitching out catching live bait 5-1 on some days. When a technique is developed and popularized in Japan it grabs my attention.
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You are a sheltered little lake boy. Meet me under the Tybee Island pier at midnight and I'll show you what smooth heroin feels like and leave you with just a broken arm and HIV, but I won't steal your car or take your money or murder you. But you better claw your way up to the dunes with your good arm before the tide comes in, or you'll be ripped to pieces by the bull sharks.


Settle down dahmer my goodness.
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There's not another city on the planet with as much character, art, food, and expression as New Orleans


I always have fun in Nola too, but are we sure about this?

Character and expression are ambiguous. Art is overrated. The food is good, but best on the planet is a stretch.

It’s a good two night town. Would be a lot nicer if it weren’t full of violent criminals
The BA poll has been perplexing all season.

To clarify my issue isn’t Auburn, it’s Troy

WFDT 5/9

Posted by Riseupfromtherubble on 5/9/25 at 7:37 pm
Uova in Purgatorio with garlic bread :drool:

re: WFDT 5/8

Posted by Riseupfromtherubble on 5/8/25 at 11:02 pm
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Bronzed trout


Speckled variety?
A little curious since citrus juice is so widely used as the acid in a million dishes.

Does citrus need to be the star, or would baked salmon with lemon slices count? (As an example)
That’s a good one.

Reminded me that oysters are also delicious hot or cold
I’ll start.

Shrimp
Boiled peanuts

Honorable mention: pizza. It’s good cold, but hot is superior.

Watcha got
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All of the water that makes up these springs comes from Tennessee


I'm not a geologist, but I'm fairly certain that most of the springs in the panhandle are water from the florida Aquifer, which is very close to the surface in the panhandle. The aquipher is just replenished with rainwater that seeps through the limestone.

The rivers and creeks themselves may be fed by waters from NC, Georgia, Tennessee, but the springs are just coming up from the groundwater in the aquipher
I generally despise cold water, but I love the springs in the dead of summer. I've actually never been to that one, but the springs along econfina creek, howard's creek, and cypress springs are great.

The smaller the spring, the trashier the crowd I've found. The big ones are usually a mixed bag of people. The little springs that are a mile up a creek off the main river are usually full of the reddest of necks in the summer :lol:

If you've never checked it out, Merritt's Mill pond is essentially a lake filled with spring water. The state record shellcracker (chinquapin for some of you) was caught here. 4.86 pounds

The dumpster at an oyster bar
A live well that you didn't quite get all the cigar minnows out of
Someone's breath if they have tonsil stones
Body odor from indian/paki people
I was fishing a dead lake in some floodwaters in the choctawhatchee river one time in NWFL and drifted right over the top of a 7-8' gator that couldn't have been more than a foot below the surface. It will scare the shite out of you. Luckily he didn't thrash because I was a loooong way from help.

I've had them thrash on me in mobile bay before near the battleship. They scare me a lot more than sharks. You aren't going to sneak up on a shark, but you can startle an Alligator and you don't know how they're going to react
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His players would get sweet car deals....of course they were loaners. Trent Richardson's mom got that coveted Asst Mgr gig at Popeyes in Tuscaloosa after transferring from Pensacola.....and the fantastic rent deal on a 4 bdrm. All arranged.......without his knowledge, of course.


The baffling part about all of this is that there is a large swath of people that were so bothered by Alabama's dominance under Saban, that they have chosen to convince themselves that this was only happening at Alabama.

Cam Newton didn't get paid 180K
Carnell Williams was a 3.0 student
Jamal Adams and Leonard Fournette drove used Oldsmobiles
Money was never siphoned from a children's hospital in Baton Rouge

But yea, Bama signed great players because they were giving out red chargers instead of purple ones- and that my friends is cheating and the only reason Saban was so successful
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Tyrwhitt are pretty good for the price.


+1, and they actually make a true slim fit that is as close as you'll get to tailored right off the rack for those of us that aren't overweight

re: WFDT 5/525

Posted by Riseupfromtherubble on 5/6/25 at 11:29 am
Steak tacos
Shrimp tacos
Grilled corn

Had some leftover shrimp, so threw that on poboy bread with some kimchi for lunch