Jigger drag up

Remember this Shimano Ocea Jigger? It's back with an important 'almost unstoppable fish take' lesson from the deep and would like to beef up it's stopping power. The risky wobbly knob's been replaced with a knob with proper fitment too.

Shimano Ocea Jigger back for stopping power upgrade.

The drag clicker's been removed for a reduced chance of a mechanical failure.

Above row, stock drags. Bottom row, oversized custom carbontex drag discs ready to serve.

Here's a comparison when the oversized carbontex drags in place to maximize surface contact.

Bottom most drag in place, nicely coated with drag grease.

Main gear on, second drag disc in place for maximum contact surface.

And the remainder sandwiched drag disc between drag plates with the last drag disc on top.

Top compression plate matches the beefed up top drag disc.

Skinny drag discs looks almost too small for a reel this size.

A straight forward jigger pimpin' with max size carbontex drags for that added stopping power. Even with an uprated stopping power, something's gonna give on the overall system and it all depends on the angler to control/manage fights. There are instances where it's a big bottom dweller being very near it's hiding hole, it can turn into a one-way ticket home for the fish and becomes the highlight story of the trip. Apart from that, the stopping power would be sufficient for most fights in our local waters.