Daiwa’s NEW Harrier SLJ (Super Light Jigging) Rod
Eugene L. 11.03.23
Lightweight jigging becoming increasingly popular among saltwater anglers, as it has been proven highly effective for a wide assortment of saltwater species. Daiwa is releasing a new line of rods needed for this specialized technique with the new Harrier SLJ spinning rods. This is a line of four 6’10” rods made to optimally fish jigs in the 20- to 100-gram range. The lightest of the series is the ultralight power model (HRSLJ610ULS) rated for 20-pound braid and jigs up to 45 grams. Next is the light power (HRSLS610LS) rated for again 20-pound braid and jigs up to 60 grams. A medium-light power (HRSLJ610MLS) that can use 30-pound braid and jigs up to 80 grams and a medium power (HRSLJ610MS) that is rated for jigs up to 100 grams.
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The Harrier SLJ rods are built on lightweight thin blanks that have a strong backbone and an extra-sensitive tip. This lets anglers use rapid rod movements and fast retrieves to finesse their jigs to entice strikes out of fish. The blanks use Daiwa’s HVF NANOPLUS carbon tech to reinforce the blanks through a micro-level arrangement of material in the resin, to make a thinner and lighter blank that is still powerful and can stop fish easily. The X-45 Bias Construction also gives greater strength and prevents twisting and localization of the rod. All the rods feature Tangle Free Fuji K-Guides.
“Anglers on both coasts and Gulf waters can target grouper, snapper, kingfish, tuna, and all kinds of shallow species with DAIWA’s jigging system approach,” said DAIWA’s saltwater fishing expert Marc Mills. “We suggest you match up the Harrier SLJ rod with either DAIWA Saltist MQ or BG MQ 3000 to 5000 size saltwater spinning reel, spool them up with 10- to 20-pound J-Fluro fluorocarbon leader and 20- to 30-pound J-Braid, and then select any of our 20- to 100-gram including our new KO and BULL STEEL jigs and you’ll be ready for some great fishing excitement.”
