Downsizing the tackle and intercepting massive schools of migrating stripers has been the ticket to enjoying an entire new level of success, with a lot less stress on the body, the boat and the equipment. While I love jigging bluefin tuna, I was able to replicate the same intensity levels in the jigging game a lot closer to home, with shorter runs to the action, more fishing time and typically more benign sea conditions. Like everything else in life, things change as we age and about 12 years ago I started “paying more attention” to those inshore waters. My name has never been associated with being a striped bass sharpie and I have been accused on more than one occasion of snobbishly zipping through the bays and near coastal waters at 25 knots, ignoring the opportunities that lurk below as I’m heading southeast to 50 fathoms and beyond. The “Good Old Days” The author, dressed for November’s chill, with a typical fall run schoolie. If chasing stripers is your thing, this is your time of the season to make it happen, with one more shot at rod-bending action before the winter doldrums finally set in before the holidays. During that time, striper fans rely on a wide range of techniques to score their favorite gamefish, but few methods in their arsenal can be more productive than jigging them along the beach the last six weeks of the season during their annual late fall migration. The striped bass season for Northeast anglers is an eight month pursuit that starts in mid-April and runs through mid-December. Among a host of other new features are the ‘clicking’ lever drag control, an improved power gear ratio for more cranking torque and faster line retrieve, a new alarm sound system and a new pin system on the spool shaft to further increase strength and make it much easier to disassemble the reel for repair and service.Late fall striper jigging is the season’s last hurrah for many Long Island anglers. Lighter and more compact than the R90, the R80 fits more easily in the hand.
The Rage 80 is Maxel’s new-size model for heavy jigging and incorporates a number of upgrades prompted by years of sales feedback from the Japanese market.
In addition, the Rage 20H has no alarm button on the frame. It also has a narrower, shallower spool and a single drag system compared to the R25’s dual drag system. While the most outstanding elements of the Rage 25 have been retained, there are a number of significant differences, the most obvious being the Rage 20H’s smaller size. The Rage 20H is designed for Japanese-style, slow pitch jigging with ultra-thin PE line and, like its predecessor, the R25, is compact and lightweight. However, they have different roles in the Rage range. They share stand-out features including precision-machined aluminium construction and Maxel’s made-in-the-USA carbon drag system, known for its smooth powerful performance under any setting. The Rage 20H ( right) and Rage 80 ( above), both part of the company’s high-end jigging Rage family, impressed visitors to the big Japanese show and have since been further improved after intensive testing and fine-tuning.
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