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Shimano Butterfly Jigging System at Anglers Center®
The Shimano Butterfly Jigging System was developed in Japan, the concept started back in the early 1990's when sport fisherman were targeting Bluefin Tuna. Commercial pressure was keeping the tuna from coming to the surface, frustrated fisherman needed a way to get their offerings down deep fast to reach these fast moving fish. Many styles of jigs have been tried, the Shimano Butterfly Jigs with their unique profile and hard edges have been proven to be very effective at creating violent reactionary bites. Visit Deep-Jigging blog
The Butterfly Jigging System centers around the jigs themselves, however, there are several components that complete the system and make if most functional. The Jigs have the most action with a free moving connection from the leader to the lure. To accomplish this, Shimano suggests using a solid and split ring connection.
The fluorocarbon leader is connected to a solid ring, which is then attached to a split ring, which in turn is connected to the jig. The Assist style hooks are attached to the same solid ring as the leader. This accomplishes several goals, it establishes a direct connection between the leader and the hooks. The jig remains free swinging, to give it the best fish enticing action and also prevents the fish from using the jig as a lever to get the hooks out.
The hooks are assist style rigged with dyneema or wire, and are suspended from the front of the jig on the ring system. Owner has developed the Dancing Stinger Hook rigs in several sizes and lengths to accommodate the Shimano Butterfly Jigs.
The rods of choice are the Shimano Trevala Jigging Rods, they were developed specifically for use with the Butterfly jigs. The Trevala rods, have a moderate action, with plenty of pulling power, built from Shimano's TC4 construction, these rods are very tough. The moderate action provides the proper action and shock absorption when using the spectra braid lines. Click here for Shimano's Suggested Rigging Chart Rigging Guide PDF | Rigging Guide Link
The reels need to have a high speed retrieve and lots of power, the new Shimano Torsa lever drag reels and the Shimano Stella Spinning reels are ideal. These reels are loaded with a spectra braid line like Power Pro, then fished with a 10-12' Fluorocarbon leader.
Two other pieces of gear complete the Shimano Butterfly Jigging system, the Butterfly Jig Storage Bag, and the Shimano Baysteel Plier. The jig bag provides a protective environment for your lures as well as places to store your rings, hook rigs and pliers. The Baysteel Pliers are a multi-function plier that opens and holds open the Hyper Wire split rings, cuts the braided line, and has an area specifically designed to hold the solid ring while attaching the fluorocarbon leader.
Visit our Shimano Butterfly Jigging Accessory Page for additional Butterfly Jigging Accessories | See Also: Shimano Wind On Leaders | Shimano Butterfly Jigs | Shimano Butterfly Long Jigs | Shimano Butterfly Jig Bag | Owner Rings | Owner Dancing Stinger Hook Rigs | Williamson Speed Jigs | River2Sea Sea Rock Jigs | River2Sea Knife Jigs | Custom Deep Jigging Packs
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