Andy135 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 @Terry Smith, the rod and gear arrived this afternoon. Looks great - many thanks! Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, Andy135 said: @Terry Smith, the rod and gear arrived this afternoon. Looks great - many thanks! Nothing like a parcel of new fishing goodies to get you moist eh? Now get down to that pond and practise .. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 What’s the difference between the Gravitate and the Gravitate 2.0? Except for the £60 price difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 @Terry Smith, for those of us who don’t know you, any chance you can put up an intro post for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: What’s the difference between the Gravitate and the Gravitate 2.0? Except for the £60 price difference! The Mark 1 Gravitate has the spiral wrapped guides, the 2.0 has straight (traditional) guides. Terry and I discussed this and the 2.0 seems to be a backward step in respect of rod design, given that spiral wrapped guides are considered to be a better design for jigging rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Andy135 said: The Mark 1 Gravitate has the spiral wrapped guides, the 2.0 has straight (traditional) guides. Terry and I discussed this and the 2.0 seems to be a backward step in respect of rod design, given that spiral wrapped guides are considered to be a better design for jigging rods. So £60 more for a backward step? That seems a bit of a booboo in the design teams camp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: So £60 more for a backward step? That seems a bit of a booboo in the design teams camp! Pretty much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Pretty much. Your toy looks nice though. Something sexy about a Matt finish. You should do your octavia like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Your toy looks nice though. Something sexy about a Matt finish. You should do your octavia like that! Lol, there is no way anyone can successfully pimp a Skoda, matt finish or not! 🤣 Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Smith Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: @Terry Smith, for those of us who don’t know you, any chance you can put up an intro post for us? Sure, I will as soon as I can. I am at a funeral tomorrow so put on hold for the moment sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Smith Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: What’s the difference between the Gravitate and the Gravitate 2.0? Except for the £60 price difference! Both rods should be the same price but I purchased the last of the Gravitate Mk1`s stock at a better price so I can clear them to keep up with the new range. Gravitate Mk1 is a matt Black Blank with spiral guide train. Gravitate Mk2 is a Matt Amethyst colour Blank with conventional guide train Different graphics and price, otherwise exactly the same blank and fittings. Edited February 18, 2021 by Terry Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Spiral wrapping is to reduce the amount of torque on the rod being transferred to the holder. Most carbon rods are spiral wrapped, so the path of least resistance is to spiral wrap the rod. It’s becoming the norm on big game gear, especially those who use light gear for big fish like popping rods. Looks like nice gear, I’m sure the dogfish will like them Jon cook and JonC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Andy135 said: @Terry Smith, the rod and gear arrived this afternoon. Looks great - many thanks! Very nice ........... at least you won’t suffer from tip wrap which can be an issue on certain jigging styles. I had a delivery today ........... I have now got to unpack and check 500 of these ........... Dicky, jonnyswamp and Geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Andy135 said: @Terry Smith, the rod and gear arrived this afternoon. Looks great - many thanks! All that for Dogfish - you must be panicking..... GPSguru, Andy135 and Geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 23 hours ago, Ivan Tuna said: All that for Dogfish - you must be panicking..... PMSL ........... that really is worth a ........... Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, GPSguru said: PMSL ........... that really is worth a .... Ok, ok, laugh it up why don't you 🤣 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 23 hours ago, Ivan Tuna said: All that for Dogfish - you must be panicking..... Bring it on Ivan 🤣👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 It’s been at least 20 years since I’ve caught one of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, Ivan Tuna said: It’s been at least 20 years since I’ve caught one of them... So you're out of practice then? I've got it in the bag 🤣👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 On 2/17/2021 at 6:11 PM, Andy135 said: Lol, there is no way anyone can successfully pimp a Skoda, matt finish or not! 🤣 What is a Skoda with a sunroof ? ...................... a skip 🤣 Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 More shiny goodness arrived today 🥰 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Smith Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 On 2/20/2021 at 3:19 PM, Andy135 said: More shiny goodness arrived today 🥰 Very nice...Maxel Dragonfly, still one of the best jigs on the Market and nicely rigged Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 On 2/20/2021 at 3:19 PM, Andy135 said: More shiny goodness arrived today 🥰 Why does the hook attach to the top of the jig and not the bottom eye? And on those bits of string does the hook not move away from the fish when a bite occurs? Or does the fish gulp in the whole thing rather than bite at the lure ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 16 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Why does the hook attach to the top of the jig and not the bottom eye? And on those bits of string does the hook not move away from the fish when a bite occurs? Or does the fish gulp in the whole thing rather than bite at the lure ? There can be hooks on both top and bottom eyes but a lower hook would be just begging to snag on the wreck. Remember that as the fish opens its mouth it sucks in water and hopefully its prey. I reckon the assists get sucked in before the jig as they're so light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Smith Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 28 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Why does the hook attach to the top of the jig and not the bottom eye? And on those bits of string does the hook not move away from the fish when a bite occurs? Or does the fish gulp in the whole thing rather than bite at the lure ? 29 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Why does the hook attach to the top of the jig and not the bottom eye? And on those bits of string does the hook not move away from the fish when a bite occurs? Or does the fish gulp in the whole thing rather than bite at the lure ? Can I suggest a quick read of the Jigabite Slow Jigging Article? This should answer 90% of these kind of questions. Just a thought. https://jigabite.co.uk/Slow Pitch Jigging Explained.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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