Shimano Ocea Jigger Motive

OCEA JIGGER INFINITY MOTIVE is a slow-action, long-format rod designed for advanced jigging applications such as bluefish, mid-deep sea, and albacore tuna jigging. Renewed to push the evolution of length versus handling, MOTIVE focuses on the optimal balance of reach and maneuverability for modern jigging techniques.

The goal was a lighter blank with highly versatile jig control. The blanks deliver high strength while resolving the contradictory demands of being "long yet effortless," pairing a powerful response for bouncing jigs with the smooth flex of a bow-like whole-body bend. A lightweight, rigid, highly sensitive carbon rear grip and the X GUIDE system maximize blank performance and enhance jerking capability—improving a variety of fall patterns, precise speed control, and consistent targeting of the strike zone. By engineering the bend fulcrum to shift progressively toward the hand, common issues of long rods—angler fatigue and excess strain—are minimized. MOTIVE advances toward ideal jigging by producing adaptable, dynamic jig actions on every fall and jerk.