Slow Pitch Jigging Deep Water Rockfish | 650 FEET

[@fishingfromsandiego]

Always nice to see yourself from a different POV. Nice fish.

[@andrewrollins4898]

I have a Goofish monster deep edition, and just ordered the new 2024, 1,000-gram rod, yesterday. I love using Goodish slow-pitch rods.

[@nicolacko8507]

Awesome job, ive been loving doing this deep water spj recently. A little fun fact, those aren't actually vermillion rockfish theyre called sunset rockfish. Verms only live up to around 450-500 feet of water max, everything deeper is called a sunset. Its confusing because they look the same, taste the same, have the same limits and regulations, but are actually different species of rockfish just based off of depth.

Hi. I just found your vid coz I’m trying to learn spj technique. I’m missing a lot without it. Make more videos, man.

[@joaquinlopez997]

Jim fan. What is your favorite live bait rig for deep water rock fishing ? Do you have a video on that ?

[@bringit3164]

I love slowpitch jigging!

[@Simplyfishing_Alaska]

How do you like the rod I just bought one the medium heavy .. can’t wait to use it

[@JimFanFishing]

It works well for California rock fishing. From 150 feet until 650 feet.

[@ysmoose]

Nice video! I just recently got a Ocea Jigger F custom 1000. What rod would you pair this with and is it enough reel to rock fish at the depth you were fishing?

[@JimFanFishing]

1000 might be a bit small for deep water rockfish. I suggest you spool it with 20lb braid, and pair it with something like shimano game type slow J medium action.

[@bringit3164]

I have my shimano Ocea jigger f custom paired with a Seafloor control JAM rod.

[@socaljiggingwithjohnny8287]

Nice! Did you end up limiting on vermilions? Crazy that even the deep water is mostly greenspots!

[@JimFanFishing]

I didn't limit on the red. The boat limited red quickly. The bait guys were catching those 2 at a time :)

[@nathanjo2]

How heavy are those jigs?

[@fishingtacklechannel]

How many # leader do you use with 20# braid?

[@andrewrollins4898]

Depends on the target species and the structure. I use 12-15 feet of 20-80-pound fluorocarbon.

[@InsomniaCoyote]

Nice videos〜

[@abdullahalnaqi8596]

The rod looks too thin, do you think it would be good for 20/30kg fish?

[@smashrc123]

Thin rod is always my favourite. It has a lot more fun then using thick rod. Check out Japanese fishing, the theory for Asian is to use thinner lighter gear to catch fish as possible. i think this rod can handle PE3-4 , means the most which is about 60lbs. So my estimation for your answer is yes. Even if wrong, it wont be too far off.