Slow Pitch Jigging VS Vertical Jigging | Saltwater jigging Basics & Tactics

In this short seminar, I go over the major differences between Slow Pitch Jigging and Vertical Jigging. Showcasing that even though both tactics are jigging, they are 2 completely different styles. I cover and explain the basic concepts of the methods, the gear used, the rigging, the jigs and finally the species of fish you'll be targeting. Then I take you out on the water for some hands-on action, putting you in the driver's seat, giving some great examples of both styles of deep sea fishing jigging. All this information paints a dynamic picture of 2 similar styles of fishing, that couldn't be any more different. Thinking about getting into jigging, and want to learn some basics about the most popular styles, or maybe your a seasoned salty soldier looking for a way to explain these differences simply... Then this episode's definitely for you.
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[@BaitCampTalk]

Solid video. Well done! 😎🤙🏼

[@AnnexF]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Reload77725]

Heath is the BEST!! THANK YOU for all the information!

[@amigocompadre2012]

Very useful information. I'm make mimicry of slowjig style by my spinning rod. Also good😁

[@nautiboy7814]

Awesome video! Its one thing to know, and another thing to show. Thanks for teaching us. 👍

[@ZxDyEPAINTBALLxZ]

Awesome channel, love your vids, you keep it real and prove that you don’t need a big boat with multiple engines to go out there and catch the same fish!! Keep the vids coming!!

[@moh6749]

You are awesome , and and a great teacher. I could not resist subscribing. Thanks much

[@aquaman461]

Best explanation of the main differences ive heard yet Heath! I need to improve my game on both techniques. Thankfully getting my boat back this weekend after 4 long and frustrating months so looking forward to getting out on the water again! Keep up the great work.

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for stopping by and watching and taking out time from your life to chat with me. Great news to hear that you were getting your boat back. Always exciting times. Jigging is just like any other sport the more you practice at it the better you get. I find when I take time off and I'm just concentrating on things like trolling or deep dropping or something else I have to get back into the rhythm and find my mojo again. Thanks again for all your support of the channel I truly and sincerely appreciate it. No way I could possibly get this done without your help. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@BlackWarriorLures]

Solid information.

[@ellerypaz7538]

Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge!

[@AdventureswithaaronB]

Great vid man! Both are super productive! Congrats on 11k!

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Hi Alex. Thanks for taking out time from your busy schedule to stop by and watch and leave some feedback. They both are productive it's weird how you can actually Target fish with one and always be surprised with the other. Thanks for the congratulations channel growth has been steady and consistent. Thanks again for everything you've done for the channel and being here since 10,000 subscribers ago. Hope all is going well with your college. And I hope you're able to get out and wet some lines and rip some lips sometime soon. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@francoismulder1043]

Learning a lot Heath. Keep up the good work. 👊👍🇿🇦

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching and taking out time from your life to stop by and chat with me. I truly and sincerely appreciate it and support for the channel. Definitely couldn't get this done without your help. Thanks again for everything. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@albertwanner2764]

Thankyou again for a highly educational video Heath! You made it crystal clear how to do both as, I always look forward to watching you every week. Tight lines Heath!!

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly appreciate it and your support for the channel. Always a pleasure hearing from you and couldn't get this done without your help. Thanks again glad you're enjoying the show. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@planet4allofus]

This was a great 1 Heath , I'll have to try both when I get to the salty environment. Just got myself a sailboat , hopefully it doesn't drift too fast for the slow pitch action. Leaders in the saltwater fishing is heavier than the main line , I guess it'll make it easier to hoist the catch into the boat. In freshwater fishing it's usually the opposite , a lighter leader than the main line so if you loose your catch you'll only loose a small section. Hopefully my boat will make it south soon , so I'll get into the bite with some of them toothy critters :) Maybe we'll meet on the water some day Heath , would be nice to get some lessons from the master :)

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching leaving some great feedback and sharing your story. I think you'll be just fine drifting in your sailboat and doing some slow pitch. That's all I do is drift and if my line goes too far out telescoping I just reel it up and reset. You are correct about the leaders when it comes to the difference between rigging up for saltwater and rigging up for freshwater. No leader is not really meant for hoisting the fish onto the boat if you get a bigger fish you want to consider a net or a gaff. The heavier leader is meant to prevent cut-offs and chafing from the fish's teeth. Good luck in your fishing journeys and on your adventures into the South. Thanks again for your support of the channel I truly and sincerely appreciate it. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@joe3312s]

With all the great information you put out I can't wait for our key largo fishing this winter, hope you don't mind a lot of questions while I'm there, thank you!

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly and sincerely appreciate it and your support for the channel. As I've moved my production down to key largo I will be fishing down there for the remainder of this year and almost all of next year. Who knows what the future holds after that. But yes I should be able to give you some direction and helpful hints along the way as I'll be fishing the same area you will be. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@nadersalem8158]

Thank you very much for the information. It was very helpful for me 🙂👍👍👍

[@weenerdoggs]

Thanks so much for this fantastic video! I learned a lot and appreciate your expertise and the time you put into teaching us!

[@1539Mickey]

Hi Heath, I really need to try slow pitch jigging. Hopefully I get to try it next summer when I go back to NJ for a visit. I have a spinning rod that has a good parabolic bend with 20 lb braid. That should get me started. Unfortunately, we don't have the variety of fish up here that you have in FL. Thank you for taking me fishing with you and explaining the two different types of jigging. Hope your family is well and say "Hi" to the Fish Slayer and the Fishing Girls. Take care and good luck, Mickey

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Hi Mickey thanks for watching. That setup you have with the spinning rod and the braid sounds like a great startup kit. Regardless of the variety of species you have getting into the hookup is always fun and it never grows old. I really do hope you get a chance to get out and experience getting into the bite with this method. Thanks again for always being here and making my day better. Love to hear from you and see your message in the feedback section. All the kids say "Hi Mickey". Hope all is well with you and your family I know winter is coming so stay warm. Thanks again for everything you've done. I'll talk to you on Thursday. Take care :)

[@1539Mickey]

Hi Heath, I'm glad the family is well. Temps here in MO are in the mid 50's most days. I'm not looking forward to winter. You're lucky to be able to fish all year. Have a good week and I'll talk to you on Thurs. Good luck and have fun, Mickey

[@77jaycube69]

Great Vid!!

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching leaving some great feedback. I truly and sincerely appreciate it and your support friend channel. Glad you enjoyed the show. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@gabrielarellano4356]

Informative! Very well explanation of jigging, Heath.

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching and leaving some excellent feedback. I truly and sincerely appreciate it and your support for the channel. Glad you enjoyed the show and found my explanation simple and down to earth. That's my main goal. Thanks again for everything. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@gabrielarellano4356]

@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing I learn a lot from your channel. Thanks also for your down to earth effort to share your knowledge about fishing especially to us beginners.

[@AK-ms5zk]

Invaluable

[@protectthekingboxing3416]

great vid

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly appreciate it in your support for the channel. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@khalidalbagdadymd4081]

Another great video thank you So what do you exactly connect the ring at your leader with ?

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. I connect the solid ring to my leader with a basic clinch knot. Haven't had any problems with that connection in decades. Hope this helps. Thanks again for your support of the channel I truly and sincerely appreciate it. Couldn't possibly get this done without your help along the way. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@williamavery9185]

Another great video. There is a new lure from japan thats making a storm on freshwater fish, bass, etc. Called a inurig? Love to see you take this out and see what you get??

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching leaving some great feedback. I have heard of those rigs and I've seen them they look more like a freshwater setup than anything. But you never know maybe one day I'll be feeling frisky and I'll drop something in and see if something over the reef and something will nail it. Thanks again for your support of the channel it's always great to hear from you. I truly appreciate you taking time out stop by and chat with me. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@williamavery9185]

@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing Thankyou for finding the time to reply,

[@sunilramnath9660]

Thank you very much Captain Heath. Question... Should you use 4 strand or 8 strand braid for Vertical Jigging? Does the braid profile change over continual use due to the strain and stresses on the line? Thank you very much for your response.

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Either type is good, 4 strand is thinner and made for going deeper.. braid has a very resilient life span, as long as it doesn't get nicked your be fine for a very long time, no use does not affect it.

[@ivanvgrebenyuk]

Awesome! Thank you for very informative and detailed video! Question for you: I noticed you are using spinning reel with left hand retreat when vertical jigging but right retreat on slow pitch reel. Why is that? I see a lots of people do the same. I'm so used to spinning with left hand and every time I go trolling for salmon or jigging for halibut I struggle switching hands with conventional reels. Am I the only one? Thanks!

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

No you're not alone. Most folks have trouble with adjusting to the left handed spinner. For me personally I'm not sure, never really thought about it, I am just able to switch it up without any trouble. Funny this is, a right handed spinner is what gives me trouble.

[@maxwellclifton2968]

Thank you for the vid I just got into jigging and need to know it stuff……but also on ur high speed jigging big rod it that a conventional rod??? Never seen a spinning rod like that be for…… btw great video

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks for your support of the channel I truly appreciate it. The conventional reel is on my slow pitch rod, which is a spiral wrapped rod. Meaning the guides are wrapped in a counter clockwise fashion from top to bottom, from the base to the tip of the rod. These rods are made for conventional reels so the line never touches the rod. My vertical high speed spinner is on a standard spinning rod that has jigging capabilities. The guides on this rod are set in an inline fashion.

[@jejoko]

Thank you so much for your videos. Wife and I are moving to West Palm Beach area from Texas and we can't wait to get the boat out on the water of off Jupiter inlet. Honest question here. Would we be able to just use braid line and use slow pitch jigs with my current medium to heavy action spinning rods with any success? Or does it have to absolutely be a slow pitch rod? Thank you! Maybe we could all go fishing some day?!

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. You will be just fine using your current setups just use about a 20 ft or so monofilament leader of about 40 lb test. Remember the important part of slow jigging is not too reel on the fall. If you follow that important part of the method and technique you should be just fine with what you have. Hope this helps. Thanks again for your support of the channel I truly and sincerely appreciate it. Good luck in your fishing adventures out of Jupiter. Maybe I'll see you out on the water one day. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@jejoko]

@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing Thank you! Great information and content. Yup, see you out on the water Captain!

[@umarmahamed445]

Hi I have bought a shimano c5000xG And a slow pitch jigging Rod. Can I slow pitch with with my spinning’s shimano reel?

[@mudshark412]

thank you

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Ummm actually the thanks is all owed to you. For always taking out time from your life to watch and brighten my day by leaving me a little something in the feedback section. There's no way I could ever get this done without your help along the way. Truly and sincerely thank you. Hope all is well with you and your family. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@minbrianbordley6809]

capt heath coming down can we arrange to fish on my boat 24cc this year tell me where ft.lauderdale or vero beach? would like to put these technique in to application

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks for the invite. Honestly, life is a hot mess for me right now. I'm in the middle of finding a new place to live. My current leasing office called me the day after Christmas and informed me they were raising my rent by $700 a month... So I told them I'd be moving. That gave me 60 days. That's why I haven't posted anything in over a month. If you need some advice when you're down email me [e-mail] and I can try an help.

[@Ja518]

Where do you choose your spots to jig? Do you drop anchor or drift? Thanks!

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

I use contour lines on the GPS and the fish finder to find bottom structure for spots... also just a lot of random dropping sometimes. Never anchored... always drifting

[@Ja518]

@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing Awesome! Thanks for the info. I live over in The Bahamas and don't know too many people who jig so trying to get into it and do something different

[@primate2744]

Heath. I'd love to get into slow pitch jigging, but that reel alone is over $600. Unless I can find a reasonably priced combo I'm just gonna have to fake it until I make it.

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

I completely agree and understand. When I first started with SPJ... I used a snapper spinner setup with braid that I already had. I took about 4 years for me to commit and buy my rod.

[@jimdrechsel3611]

Heath are the hook at the top of the jig for vertical jigging? That would mean the fishes mouth is always against the leader? It looked like the hooks on the fish you caught vertical jigging were attached to the bottom when lifted the fish out of the water.

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Vertical jigging you typically have a single hook at the top, yes sometimes the fish bites through the leader, but you can switch it up and out the hook on the bottom. Slow pitch you have 4 hooks, 2 on top and 2 on bottom

[@jimdrechsel3611]

@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing what type of hook/setup would you use if you were to use the bottom? I wouldn’t want to tangle or get messed up while retrieving. I see jigs online that don’t have hooks on the bottom and some with treble hooks

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Teflon cord with either a single or double hook setup

[@jimdrechsel3611]

@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing wonder what your thoughts are on that design. Don’t predators cut the tail off finish them off? Maybe to conceal the hooks laying flat? You think the catch ratio would be different with hook in the back? It would seem easier to remove the hook. Watching your reel maintenance video and it’s a great help since I just bought a Penn 30 and I think the clicker has a problem. Thank you

[@anibalamaral1126]

Can slow pitch jigging be done effectively on shallow water like 80 feet?

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. Yes you can effectively slow pitch dig in shower water. You will just have to use a lighter jig like 100 g or 75 g. At the same time you have to watch what rod you're using as they are weighted and effectiveness towards the gram size jig you would be using. For instance you wouldn't want to use a rod that's waited for $200 to 500 gigs on a lighter jig like that it won't react properly. You would need a ride probably designed for jigs as light as 50 g up to about 300 g. Hope this helps. Thanks again for your support of the channel I truly and sincerely appreciate it. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@anibalamaral1126]

@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing thanks for answer i will definitely try can you recommend a rod for shallow water like 90 feet? For a reel i have a shimano talica 12i 2 speed is that ok?

[@Truth_Serum_1]

Which one ismore productive in your opinion Heath.

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks million for watching and asking a great question. Honestly it's hard to say which one's more productive. I know if I'm targeting fish like amberjack or Bonita I would definitely go with vertical jigging however if I'm looking to catch more desirable fish per se I would definitely go with slow pitch. On a personal level I prefer slow pitch jigging to vertical jigging. Hope this helps. Always a pleasure to hear from you and I can't thank you enough for taking out time from your life to stop by and chat with me. I truly and sincerely appreciate all your support for the channel. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@aaronm3416]

Every video but yours tells me to use rp knot for leader to main line 🤔

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Everyone has their favorites... I prefer the Alberto knot, because of how small and streamline it is... also, I can tie it quickly out on a rocky boat. Haven't had a failure in the knot, and I've used it for years now.

[@davidkirksey8521]

lift and crank with both okay they are the same just a slower cadence.

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Actually the main difference is slow pitch you don't wind up on the fall... vertical high speed you are winding on the fall... also the rods are different. These key aspects of the 2 different styles make a world of difference

[@michaelcrotwell1330]

you need to tell that kid to quit playing on the phone and help galf the dang fish !!!

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Lol 😆 🤣 😂

[@pakde8002]

If you're over 45 yo, have a bad back, bad shoulders, bad knees or any combination of the above, then slow pitch jigging is for you.😂🙋

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Couldn't have said it any better myself. Vertical jigging can definitely put a hurt on you where is slow pitch is a little bit more easy going. Until you get a massive hookup that is. Always great hearing from you. Can't thank you enough for taking out time from your life to show up and stop by and leave me a little something in the feedback section. Truly makes my day better. Hope all is well with you and your family. Thanks again for all you've done for the channel I couldn't get this far without your help. Tight lines & take care ;)

[@garyritterstrings]

Hey, ever try lead core line?

[@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing]

Never heard of it. Please enlighten me.