b'Tested Temple Reef ElevateTemple Reef Elevate 2.0Slow pitch jigging rodLure fishing popularity is now at an all-time high in Godzone, with Kiwi anglers keen to try out many of the new lures that arrive here out on their local waters.BY MATHEW HEWETSON you will need to purchase aand performance.The Temple Reef Elevate 2.0 slowslow pitch designed rod toThe Elevate 2.0 rod is pitch rod gets a serious bend whenwork your jigs correctly. 69 and is a 2-piece butt fighting a Far North kingfish.joined rod, with quality Fuji SNAPPER HEAD KTAG guides.Featuring Slow pitch jigging is veryTemple Reefs newly popular through Asia andadopted Neutral Spiral one of the top rod brands,guide train which has Temple Reef have years ofbeen rigorously tested development in buildingin some of the worlds quality rods.Local agentmost demanding fisheries, Snapper Head Tacklethe Elevate is built to have been using the rodswithstand our tough Kiwi and testing them out onconditions and bring your our fish species and theyfishing to the next level. loaned me a rod a fewTheir unique guide train months ago. design ensures that the Our test rod is theline is always straight, Elevate E1 or light model,reducing friction and S oftbaiting, slowwater (20m+) is slow pitchbut with a good 100- providing a smoother cast.jigging withjigging. If you havent300gm lure range this is inchiku style jigstried slow pitching jiggingjust fine for my jiggingMIXED BAGor using slidersthen I would recommendneeds.While the otherI had used the rod matched (kaburas), haveyou need to, as it is myE2 medium-light rod isto my Shimano Trinidad 10 all become go to lures forgo-to jigging option inrated higher for the 150- on a few trips and scored a many targeting our populardeeper water. 350gm range. mixed bag of nice snapper, table fish such as snapper,I am always surprisedDesigned to provide thekahawai, trevally, porae, trevally, or gurnard.Whileat how many differentpure slow pitch experiencepink maomao and a couple mechanical jigging or stickspecies we catch usingat a more affordable,of rat kingies.The rod was baiting is up there now forslow pitch jigs when outentry-level price point,easy to fish with, helping kingfish over live baiting asfishing over deeper pinsthe Elevate 2.0 is theto work the various weight the traditional method. and reefs off the Bay ofideal rod for any anglerjigs deployed effortlessly Another style of lurePlenty.You name it andstarting out slow pitchingand with plenty of strength fishing that will catch allwe have caught it. Ofjigging. While the rodin the blank it accounted the above species andcourse, if you want to getstill offers unparalleledfor all these table is best used in deeperinto this style of jigging,quality, innovation,fish easily.76FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'