which is very taxing on the body and isn't a lot fun when you want to target the less aggressive demersal species, you want light rods and reels and smaller jigs, something you can fish with all day with out fatiguing.
New from STORM, the Gomoku series of rods is specifically aimed at the micro jigging market, these rods are extremely lightweight and come fitted with some of the best component available. the pearl white blanks and custom Fuji real seats in red, blue or green to distinguish between the different models in the range. they are ideally suited for reels between the 2-4k size . the rods are capable of jigging as low as 10g up to a max weight of 160g. STORM has recently released the Gomoku range in a new color scheme same ratings as the originals and same blanks and quality components now in a stealth all black blank and grips.
I have been fishing with 2 of the Gomoku rods for just over a year and think they are fantastic, i have the green Keiryo matched to a 3k size reel and spooled with 15lb braid and the blue Kaiten matched with a 4k reel and spooled with 20lb braid, i use these for everything from flicking soft plastics for snapper and Dhu fish in shallow water to micro jigging for big Samson fish and other demersal species including pink snapper, Dhu fish and bald chin groper. while on a recent trip in Albany i used the Kaiten to troll a shallow diver to first entice a school of tuna landing two before they swarmed the boat and i changed back to a jig and had a blast jigging several southern blue fin tuna.
I have been using the STORM Koika jigs in sizes from 20-100gm in a range of colors to target demersals and Samson fish for the past few months, when a Koika jig is matched to a Gomoku rod the pair just work together incredibly well, the design of the rod really works well with the Koika jigs and is really able to get the jig darting and dancing, when slow pitch jigging with a koika and a Gomoku it truly is a deadly combination and i have been landing some awesome fish.
if you are considering getting into micro jigging and don't want to break the bank the range of Gomoku rods is definitely worth a look at, also pick up a few Koika jigs and i guarantee you wont be disappointed!
Catch ya Next time
Corey Chandler
