Shimano Trevala S Jigging Rod Review

For a rod rated 50 100 lbs i was surprised at how effortless jigging 6 8 oz jigs all day was.

Shimano trevala s jigging rod review.

The highly innovative shimano trevala jigging rod series is designed to be fished with the deadly shimano butterfly jigs which were developed from an extremely productive japanese style jigging system. Winner of american sportfishing associations icast new product showcase award for best in category rod. Credit to the trevala and braid for telegraphing every nook and cranny as i bounced those jigs 180 ft down. There is a trevala s for fishing every size of butterfly jig.

This concept is powerful and it involves the angler dropping the jig into the water column and letting the jig free fall typically to the bottom and then jigging it up 30 50 feet from the bottom and then repeating. Fishing rods are the backbone of fishing whether it be a stick with a hook on the end or a state of the art rod like the shimano trevala casting rod. The shimano trevala s is designed specifically for jigging and in particular it is most popular for using butterfly flat fall jigs. Keep reading for our review of the shimano trevala casting rod including a list of the rod s features and a list of the pros and cons.

1 it s crazy light. Shimano s exciting trevala butterfly jigging casting rods give you the opportunity to do battle with some real bruisers using gear that s lighter more manageable more sensitive and fun than what you re used to. For a rod rated 50 100 lbs i was surprised at how responsive the rod tip is. Because of this construction we can use tiny rod diameters.

Read more about this proprietary technology which produces a stronger hoop in the features section below. These new smaller diameters lessen the overall weight which allows you to focus on fighting the fish and not your tackle. Utilizing shimano s highest performing rod blank technologies spiral x and hi power x grappler type j blanks are 250 more structurally rigid and 180 less prone to twisting than standard blank construction. An initial look at shimano trevala s series rods reveals a move away from tc4 technology.

Trevala s utilizes a proprietary construction type called c4s. My shoulder is happy. Filling the void as a comprehensive high end series grappler type j has a place in every nearshore offshore jigging market. Shimano replaces the blanks with their c4s material construction.