Purty, Purty......Watch out Norway! There is a new snack in town..and its Deadly looking and it is from Asia.

I am back with something that just landed in my mailbox. Two of my shipments of jigs. One is bought in the United states from JDMtackle.com and the other one is from pechextreme.com located in france.

My sole purpose of buying all these jigs is that I want to try something different from the normal jigging I have been doing the previous years in Norway. It might be a flop or might actually work. The previous years I have been jigging mostly using the traditional "scandinavium" soft jigs that I have no complaints about. They actually work great on cod, coalfish and halibut. But the jigging style using them tends to be somewhat slower and even boring at times. So I wish to try some mechanical jigging with lighter gear.

So whats on the dinner table?

After reading alot on the forums, especially on 360tuna.com, about different types of jigging. Alot of people says it does not matter what type of jigs we use but more how we present it to them. I Admit i agree with this. But something else that was also said is that it matters alot how the jigs look because it is just as important for the fisherman to believe in his bait. I like bling, bling... So I really think these jigs are going to pull it off even in really cold waters high up in the northern parts of Norway. I will ofcouse keep people updated how it worked!!! :)

These are jigs coming from Sevenseas and FCL they are not new, they have been used efficently for tuna, GTs etc for years with a shining results.

And the jig on the last picture is actually a bonus I got when ordering from pechextreme.com and I really like that one its from SureCatch and is called Powerjig and the weight is 250gr and its quite long as you can see compared to the pencil, so it will be perfect for a quick drop down to the bottom! Thanks alot Stèphane Millez from Pechextreme.com.

Names of the jigs are from left to right.

Picture 1

This is the famous FCL Labo SL jigs they  have a great reputation and I did see a really great video of how good they move in the water when jigged. I will share it with you and let it speak for itself.

http://proshopmiza.co.jp/fcllabo/SLjigseries.wmv

FCL Labo SLS Jig - 340g  (Pink Silver) This is a brand new version of the normal FCL Labo SL.
FCL Labo SL Jig - 230g (Purple White)
FCL Labo SL Jig - 230g (Blue Silver)
FCL Labo SL Jig - 320g (Silver)
FCL Labo SL Jig - 450g (Silver Black)
FCL Labo SL Jig - 450g (Pink Silver)

Picture 2

Here you can see the new FCL Labo SLS jig in comparison to the design of a normal FCL SL Labo, its quite different and is supposed to have a much slower drop than the normal jigs, therefor able to make big slides when jigged. Will be an exciting jig to try.

From top to bottom

FCL Labo SLS Jig - 340g  (Pink Silver)
FCL Labo SL Jig - 230g (Blue Silver)

Picture 3

Three different types of jigs from Sevenseas, they also have a very good reputation. I sometimes get amazed how deadly look, the design is nice and I love the colors. These are some real darting jigs and quick movers. Will be fun to jig with as I now got a new light setup!

Jigs from left to right.

Sevenseas Hooker 1 - 220g (Pink Silver)
Sevenseas Hooker 1 - 220g (Grey)
Sevenseas Hooker 7 Anatahan - 250g (Pink Glow)
Sevenseas Hooker 7 Anatahan - 250g (Black Silver)
Sevenseas Hooker 7 Anatahan - 250g (Blue Pink)
Sevenseas Revolver - 200g (Stripe Blue)
Sevenseas Revolver - 200g (Blue Pink)

Picture 3

SureCatch Powerjig - 250g (Pink)

First Synit rod taking shape....

Synit from New Zealand is crafting two custom made rods for me. I made a choice between the Synit Venom blanks and their newer one the Synit Deepshot. My choice was the deepshot for the somewhat softer tip but almost the same backbone as the Venom blank.

They are building me a Synit Deepshot 150 Elite and a Synit Deepshot 350 Elite, with antacid spiral wraps. Antacid spiral wraps means that the rod guides are adapted to a conventional reel in a much bigger sense than normal rods. The guides start on the top just as usual and then follow the bend down under to make sure the rod doesn't start to flip over when under heavy strain.

I just got some pictures sent to me from Graeme at Synit, the lower part of my Synit Deepshot 150 is progressing and it is always fun to see crafters at work.

I decided to have the Synit Deepshot 150 go in a purple, silver, black and white theme, and I let Chloe and Graeme decide the rest. I am sure it will be a nice looking rod. The DS 350 is going to be in a red , gold and black with some silicon inlays in white.

Here are some of the pictures of the lower part. More to come later.