Tuna Popping Rod

For this reason i am only give it 4 stars.

Tuna popping rod. After my first fishing trip i compared it to other tuna popping rods in it s class and this one seemed to be the heavier than most. I have caught a number of tuna close to 300lbs with this rod. The rod is a powerhouse and very light. These flagship offshore popping and plugging rods utilize spiral x and hi power x blank construction.

This lets you make the long casts you need to drop your lure into a school of tuna without having to get up close and personal. While popping rods are not usually the best for lifting a tuna from the depths they still have enough backbone to put the heat on a fish if needed. Captain mike s bluefin tuna jigging rods reels. Typical rod lengths vary between 7 6 and 8 which gives you the distance needed to hit a school of feeding tunas without getting too close with the boat.

A popping rod will be a bit longer generally up to 8 feet. From budget minded to top of the line these rods and reels for tuna popping will get you on the right track. Long specialized rods and heavy duty spinning reels are best for this type of fishing. The new models have more powerful mid sections than previous models and an improved cosmetic design.

Top tuna fishing rod manufacturers produce stand up conventional rods with a composite mix of graphite and glass including fin nor s tidal powerlite penn s bluewater carnage and shimano s terez. The graphite in the rod keeps the overall weight down while the glass gives it durability says shimano product manager robby gant. These rods are designed specifically with the tuna popping angler in mind. Utilizing shimano s highest performing rod blank technologies spiral x and hi power x grappler type c blanks are 250 more structurally.

A popping rod is one that is meant to toss swimbaits and poppers on the surface of the water. Once i land a large fish on a spinning rod i am reminded how much i prefer fishing a big fish on a conventional rod. Croix mojo mjjs58xmf 5 8. Throwing poppers and swimbaits are increasingly popular ways to target tuna and with good reason they re incredibly fun and deadly effective.

Jignpop 560 sylvan ave. Casting all night took a toll on my shoulders. Tuna love flying fish and readily come up to the surface to feed.