Where to buy Jigging Master gear now?
Submitted by spanishmackeral on Tue, 2015-03-24 20:22
So Oceanside no longer stock JM gear, is there anywhere else in Perth that stocks their gear?
I'm after a Super Tornado (spiral guide) 55B UL if anyone has one I can inspect
Boydy
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Didn't know Oceanside wasn't
Didn't know Oceanside wasn't stocking JM anymore, but haven't been there for a couple of months.
Compleat Angler Nedlands have had JM gear there, although haven't seen the rod your chasing on the shelf.
Rosie
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No JM in Perth :(
Compleat no longer do JM.
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Boydy
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Whhhaaat, any story why it's
Whhhaaat, any story why it's no longer being carried?
GGs
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Ive heard many people say
Ive heard many people say they're a pain in the ass to deal with.
Rosie
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Not sure why...
They both seemed to bail on JM around the same time. It's a sad thing.
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Boydy
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Yep
Seems plenty of crew use the gear.
spanishmackeral
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Bummer :( anyone own a super
Bummer :( anyone own a super tornado UL or three Kings UL (same blank) that would let me check it out before buying online? Theres a carton in it for ya
stuklose
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Try Rayannes in SA. I bought
Try Rayannes in SA. I bought a 5N recently and they were good to deal with. When I rang Oceanside and compleat angler they were going with Maxell instead for reels.
triggy
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Sad days....
I have a few JM rods, stopped counting at 10.
Wouldnt hesitate to buy another, but unfortunately nothing makes a decision easier when you have the guys load up a rod in store.
So this makes an online purchase difficult particularly when looking at the cost of anything in the fallings range.
As mentioned, I dont think JM is the easiest to deal with. From what I've seen I think this extends to JM themselves and not the destributor here in Aus.
Yewiefish85
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I had a bit of dealing with
I had a bit of dealing with the JM distrobuter on two separate occasions, have to say if the gear wasn't so bloody good he wouldn't be making money off me
triggy
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Fair call.
My comments were based on my perception only, I can't speak from personal experience with the Aus dealer. The likes of Oceanside were an ambassador of JM for many years, maybe they will jump in and explain their reasons. After all we're only speculating on the reasons why they have chosen to stop stocking JM.
I'm not that one eyed that I wouldn't be open to something different to JM, what I'm most interested in is what the other options are? Particularly if they are in stock locally to play with.
GGs
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I went with Yamaga Blanks
I went with Yamaga Blanks over JM and is by far the best rod I own so there's an option for you.
I'm not sure what they have for sambo/heavy jigging as I only jig for demersals but there lighter gear is awesome.
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FYI Whitey's in Australind
FYI Whitey's in Australind still have a few high end JM's on their shelf. Was in there 2 days ago having a look.
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