Got the Twitch, Get the Twitch…
Twitching jigs for coho is a relatively new technique in some ways. It wasn’t too long ago that fishermen discovered casting a jig into holding water and then “twitching” it in front of active fish could catch these pugnacious bombs.
The reality, though, is that in some ways it’s a lot like swinging a fly into a pod of fish: put the right lure in the right place, and you’re going to get bit. There are differences beyond the fly rod and the spinning rod you use to do the deed of course. One is that twitched jigs have an up-and-down motion—something that is hard to do with a fly rod unless you’re using a heavily weighted Clouser Minnow.
But there is another dose of reality: the twitching technique is just about the same as you might use when fishing for walleyes or bass where you’re casting a jig and working it down the bank. The difference is the fish and the lure, and the jigs often are the same or close to it.
While you could use bass tackle to twitch for coho, the fact is that you’re chasing a fish that can tow a bass or walleye around the block. You need a rod with a tip that is sensitive enough to feel the faint “tick” of a bite when the salmon are a bit stale and one with enough backbone to put the brakes on a fresh coho that is heading for the next county.
Fortunately, G.Loomis has done just that with a pair of twitching rods that can handle any coho you care to invite to the dance.
The IMX graphite rods are part of the new IMX series, an iconic designation in salmon and steelhead rod making.
In 1985, G.Loomis introduced the IMX line of rods, and they made sensitivity, strength and light weight significant measures of rod quality. IMX rods became the standard against which all other rods were measured.
The new IMX is stronger, more sensitive and up to 15 percent lighter than the old IMX, so once again, IMX has become the gold standard. On top of that, new, precise mandrels have been designed to complement the new material. The result is the new twitching rods—along with the full range of models that cover all salmon and steelhead techniques from Hot Shotting to center-pin fishing.
The two rods give you a choice between a magnum-light and a magnum-medium action. Both are extra fast spinning rods. The mag-light is 7’6”, and the mag-medium is 7’9”.
For more information, go to: www.gloomis.com.