Smith WRC-44MARIANA300

Hi there,

Any one has used this rod before. http://smith.co.jp/product/salt/wrc/index.html

Please leave some comment here. I am planning to get a heavy duty jigging rod, wonder if this is a good choice.

Many thanks!! :)

I have seen and pulled on this rod before.
For the kind of price it is at, I'm afraid its not anywhere near value for money.
The components and workmanship are sub-standard, and the power is in there because of the super cropping of the blanks and not because the design of the blank ( blank rolling). I think a good length rod to jig with especially when dealing with heavy jigs is around 4ft 8inches. At this length, we can jig from under-arm comfortably and when we get tired, we can change to jigging from the gimbal. Some anglers jig from the gimbal most of the time so for them, something in the 5foot 2inches length is more ideal.
Just sharing my opinion.

那麼和44MARIANA差不多的價位還有什麼值得考慮的選擇呢?

Thanks for sharing.

For your information, this is a heavy duty rod. Idea for super deep jigging action (max 600g). In you opinion, is it over price? What other features on this rod? In compare to JM rod, which one is better and how? I am tryigng to make a decision between this one, blue rose and Jigging Master.

Appreciate you assistance.

It is very hard to compare between 2 rods and then try to judge which is better.
More importantly is what is the application we have in mind for the rod that you want to buy and then go on to buying a rod with the right characteristics, action and specifications.

JM has a totally different action from WRC44.
Lets say you use it to work a Fisherman Crazylong 520g jig.
JM because of its more parabolic action, will feel a lot easier on the angler physically because the softer tip absorbs most of the shock, so be sure the angler will be able to jig for a longer time. However because of the parabolic action, also expect the jigs to be worked less effectively because each stroke that you make, a WRC would probably have moved the jig by 1metre but the JM will only move it by 50cm. The numbers I use here are just for illustration.
So it really can be very personal when it comes to rod choices.

Rods that are able to work jigs of up to 600g or more and for deep jigging are aplenty in the market.
Here are some examples:
Fisherman Spinoza 512series, Sevenseas UltraHard 400 and 500, Sevenseas Oriental 300series, Ocean Revolution Black Monstro and Rodrigues Special, Carpenter OverHundred 55XHS etc etc. They are just what I can recall at this moment and have tried before. I have used them in Bali waters where fishing depth is from 100-120m, strong current requiring to work jigs from 500g to 1kg.
Of course all these being Japanese made, will cost a bit more. But I also believe that because they are good, the resale value of the rod is also higher. So pretty much makes up for the premium.
Again, let me reiterate that all these are just my personal opinion.
They all performed well for that purpose.

many thanks!! =)