Tsunami Trophy Slow Pitch Conventional Jigging Rod

The Tsunami Trophy Slow Pitch Conventional Jigging Rod is engineered with advanced carbon fiber pre-preg technology, delivering an ultra-thin profile blank with exceptional strength, responsiveness, and flex. Its compact multi-layer design ensures powerful performance and precision sensitivity, making it the perfect choice for slow pitch jigging and various saltwater fishing techniques.

Designed for deep jigging reef fish, pulling tog from structure, or drifting for summer flounder, this rod offers unmatched sensitivity, allowing you to feel even the lightest bite or most aggressive strike before it happens. The high-density layered blank construction features an Omni-directional scrim core for superior hoop strength, resilient unidirectional fibers for maximum power, and tip-to-butt reinforcement for finely tuned action. The result? A lightweight yet incredibly strong rod that provides exceptional lifting power and ultra-fast blank recovery.

Optimized for conventional reels, this model features spiral-wrapped Fuji® Deep Pressed Concept “O” guides, which significantly reduce torque, increase power, and enhance overall balance during the fight. The unique offset first guide positioning ensures superior line lay, even when anglers don’t manually level the spool. This innovative design improves casting efficiency and reel performance, making every battle smoother and more controlled.

Equipped with a Fuji® graphite reel seat for strength, corrosion resistance, and lightweight durability, the Trophy Slow Pitch Conventional Jigging Rod is built for all-day fishing comfort. The high-density EVA grips provide a secure, ergonomic hold, minimizing fatigue even during extended battles with fluke, tog, sea bass, striped bass, and other hard-fighting inshore species.

Whether you're a dedicated slow pitch jigger or need a versatile rod for multiple saltwater applications, the Tsunami Trophy Slow Pitch Conventional Jigging Rod delivers next-level performance, superior power, and unmatched durability—ensuring you're always in control of the fight.

How Slow Jigging Started

Slow jigging technique was born in Japan in year 2007 by a fishing enthusiast, Mr. Sato Norihiro. (Sao san)

At that time , he even jumped into the sea water to observe the phenomenon of "boiling water" in order to study how the predatory fish catching small fish.

As the big fish in the sea besieged the small fish, the small fish has nowhere to escape thus forming the water surface "boiling"phenomenon.

When he was observing in the sea, he found that the big fish selects its prey when its prey shows like this :

1. They first attack the small fish which is in shock or stun after collision during attack (falling in defoliation form).
2. Next assault wounded and barely fleeing fish (fleeing in helical way)
3. The last is to prey those are not hurt during the attack but fleeing in straight line and away from the group.

Through this natural phenomenon, Sato san started to think why not make a jig with a longer time-lapse fall to imitate a shocked or stunned bait fish, so that the big fish will have more chance to bite the jig? Later on Sato san developed the first slow-sinking jig and tested it at most shallow sea. He even created a new way of pitching the rod. This is the most basic beginning of slow jigging technique.

In the past years ,the slow jigging style is most growing fishing in Japan. During year 2014-2015, it became very popular in Southeast Asia. Chinese fishermen started to experience slow jigging in early 2016, now more and more speed jiggers in China ( including HongKong and Macao fishermen and fisherwomen) have changed to slow jigging style due to its effectiveness and advantage compare with speed jigging.

• The slow jigging can target a wider range of species from bottom fish (such as various kinds of groupers, snappers, codfish etc.) to fast swimming fish (such as tunas, amberjacks, yellowtails etc.), because they all like slow moving and falling jigs. So it helps to catch more fish
• Works not only when the fish is active ,also works when not active mood ;
• The fun part of slow jigging is to use thinner PE line with light tackles to catch big fish , you don't need big muscle exercise then you easily feel tired with speed jigging style . So slow jigging is suitable for a much wider range of persons , old or young ,men or women .
• As you are more aware about the jig movement, you have many tactical choices when you feel something not working due to the water current or heavy wind etc. You can change your jig weight or jig color, your hook size, your rod and reel setup, also to adjust your application of pitch and reeling. These tactical choices are actually easy to learn, because the theory of slow jigging is quite simple. Maxel as a manufacturing brand, we have been developing slow jigging tackles ever since year 2013. By now Maxel reels, rods, jigs are covering all fishing conditions from shallow water, deep water and super deep water.