7:1:1 baitcaster Question.

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Forgive me for asking such a novice question, I just bought the 7:1:1 Pflueger patriarch bait caster reel, I also have the 6:4:1, so this 7:1:1 burner style is a bit wider, and has a faster retrieve, Good for fishing with Jigs right? the star drag on that reel DEAD LOCKS on hook sets , which is why i bought it.


what im trying to say is i never really gave jigs a try until this year, Not saying i Never used em, but after viewing Kevin's videos, He has gotten me all excited, (Big shout out to Kevin) and after landing that 4 lb on a black and blue jig on Easter Sunday, using a spinning reel, it put my confidence up in jigs, So I decided to step it up a notch, and get better equipment, i had a 7ft rod, with a nice strong, but sensitive tip, so on Monday and i went out and bought a 215.00 bait caster thats a 7:1:1, did i buy the right reel for jig fishing?

If not i can always use it for speed reeling spinner baits, or crankbaits, and ill just go buy another 6:4:1 *or lower* In 2 weeks for jigs, but i always heard a higher gear ratio is better cause it pulls the fish out of the cover faster...is that not all true with what reel you need for fishing jigs?

Again its no big deal if i didn't buy the right reel, i can just switch it to a 6'6 med-heavy action rod, and use that for some other lure.