Okuma Tesoro Speed Jigging Rods

The Tesoro speed jigging rods are a long awaited replacement to the Cedros jigging rod lineup that Okuma had for years, the new rods feature a thinner and lighter blank while delivering more pulling power than the older series. The new rods are plenty capable of pulling in big yellowtail, yellowfin and bluefin especially paired with a nice and power jigging reel like the Alijos 12N or Tesoro 10S. We’ve played around with the rods a bit and the jig ratings are quite accurate on the speed jigging rods, but as always with US market jigging rods ignore the braided line rating entirely and do not let it influence your decision on which rod to go with. None of these rods are capable of fishing 200lb, 150lb or even 130lb line and there are no reels that will pair well with these rods capable of fishing those line classes with appropriate line capacity. The XXH model is perfect for daytime and some nighttime tuna jigging here in California, as well as jigging for bluefin in other parts of  the