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11-01-2021, 02:00 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Jaw Jacker
Looking at picking up a Jaw Jacker. They look like they would work pretty well...especially for your second stationary rod when ice fishing. Looking for everyone's thoughts and experiences with them?
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11-01-2021, 02:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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I do not regret buying mine, they work good, with actually pretty good hook percentages no matter the type of fish it catches them all. Fun to have if nothing else and offers you to fish rods without having to hold them all the time. The quality is good I have 4 Jackers and me and my boys have not broke any of them yet.
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11-01-2021, 02:35 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Edmonton Alberta
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Its a good investment. You definitely get a bunch more fish topside when it sets the hook for you.
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11-01-2021, 03:04 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: North
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I made a couple, some good yt videos. And materials don't cost much.
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11-01-2021, 03:30 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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I would throw my hat in that it is a good purchase. I have two of them and both are still working well after a two and half years of a lot of use - i.e. thrown in the truck and tent or in the pull behind sled with my skidoo - they see a lot of abuse. I would buy one again if I ever had to.
I know persons that make them and do well for less $$ but the cost is really not that much. And, I`m personally not that enterprising
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11-01-2021, 03:31 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Sylvan Lake/South Calif.
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Don't own one but Scott does, just be careful when your bending over your JJ loading it up & trying to set a light bite trigger & it accidentally goes off.
You'll only do this ONCE because getting whacked in the face with a rod tip you'd probably say something like J**** F***** C**** that hurts or in plain English the uncensored version = Owie, owie, owie.
There's a few YTube video's out with the JJ & rod going down the hole, another thing to watch out for.
Buy one they're fun & they work.
D.
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11-01-2021, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Calgary
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They're a great investment. I have two and one of the jigging ones.
Once you experiment a little and figure how to tweak them for the type of fish you're after they will often outfish you. The 16lb pike in my profile pic was caught on one using a big herring configured with a quick strike rig I made!
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11-01-2021, 04:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: At the end of the Thirsty Beaver Trail, Pinsky lake, Alberta.
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Got no experience with the across the counter jaw jacker but my homemade ones are awesome.
Great ice fishing investment.
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11-01-2021, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Edmonton Alberta
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cheapo rods are good for the JJ
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11-01-2021, 05:57 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Edmonton
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Another vote for worth the purchase. I used one pretty much every trip last year and always worth it. I use the jigging base as well but as mentioned above, some days it works great and other days its a dead stick day. Nice to have both options.
I made a video on the jigging base on my YouTube channel last winter, link to my channel below
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11-02-2021, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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I bought one when they were reasonably priced, not $70 at cabelas and $90 on amazon, wow good thing I don't need another one. love having it though
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11-02-2021, 09:39 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Edmonton Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bucksman
I bought one when they were reasonably priced, not $70 at cabelas and $90 on amazon, wow good thing I don't need another one. love having it though
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yea they used to be 40 dollars and they would go on sale for 30.
Now its like 70 bucks full price.
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11-04-2021, 04:16 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: At the end of the Thirsty Beaver Trail, Pinsky lake, Alberta.
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This has caught a lot of fish from 10 fow to 200 fow I kid you not simple stupid set up that you can adjust sensitivity of the trigger mechanism by a slight bend of the wire, simply a fishing machine kinda like cheating!
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11-04-2021, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: At the end of the Thirsty Beaver Trail, Pinsky lake, Alberta.
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Someone has to pay attention though!
It goes off the bell rings and the dog barks so you will awake from your nap, the dog was an additional option!
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11-04-2021, 04:47 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2020
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The jigging attachment is the poop
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11-04-2021, 06:43 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jims83cj5
The jigging attachment is the poop
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Mine must be cursed then. As soon as I use it I catch nothing. Always seem to catch dead stick method. Maybe it has bad mojo on it or something...
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