Fancy giving plastic another try

[rinkerdink]

Hi all,

As the subject line says, i'm thinking of giving the plastics and even small hard bodies a go. After a few failed attempts with plastics I gave up but it seems ideal for the summer evenings that are on their way to give it another go (clean and no smelly bait :cheer: ).

I was using a cheap Big W combo before which undoubtedly didn't help. Just wondered if there were any suggestions for a suitable good value combo out there for less than $200. I've got some 4lb and 8lb line and a few jig heads and plastics to get me started just need the rod and reel thats suited to it.

Cheers

Chris

[Angus]

Shimano Catana and Sienna 1000 combo. Less than $200 by a fair bit.

Use the change to buy some decent braid and a variety of jig head weights.

[Doobsy]

The Daiwa Aird combos are pretty cheap at BCF at the moment too.

[cookie_7]

i just had my nordic stage rod n shimano symetre 1000fj for sale $165.00, its gone.

[rinkerdink]

Cheers guys, I know i'm asking to be spoon fed here but what rod length and weight would you recommend? I am totally new to this kind of fishing (apart from my earlier failed attempt). I plan to use it in estuary's and river mouths like Hornibrook bridge/ Baxters jetty. I've got a couple of other cheap rods for bait fishing so this will be exclusively for lures.

Thanks for the tips!

[rinkerdink]

Just like me to miss a deal :-(

[Surfingant]

7 foot 2-4kg rod will be perfect, could even step down to a 1-3 for a bit more sport. Pflueger Trions are a really nice rod for the dollars, could mate it to a sienna 1000/2500 with some 4lb braid and have a nice little starter combo.

[samsteele115]

+1 with what Surfingant said. I've got a trion 1-3kg with 1000 sienna and I love it. Great setup for the price. Will cost around $170 for the setup

[sehrguht]

Depends how good your knots are for line choice. I prefer to use a slightly higher lb braid to the leader choice so if i snag it hopefully snaps at the hook knot not the braid eg i use 6lb leader mostly with light plastics so i have 8lb or 10lb spooled up.

[teckee7]

Yeah Sehrguht - I apply the same method as you, when I am snagged, I lose the jighead but my braid and leader is intact. Plus its a challenge with using 4 to 6 lb leader and less likely to spook the fish as well (leader is nearly 'invisible' in the water).

[rinkerdink]

Made contact with dinodadog who set me up with a nice light 1-3kg combo and some little plastics to help get me going. Had a try the other day with no success but yesterday down at shornecliffe at low tide I managed to land a small flat head that went back and a couple of gar that went in the bait stock in the freezer. It will probably sound pathetic but I am delighted :cheer: it makes such a difference knowing you are using a valid action that works. And a big thanks to Dino for setting me on my way! I'm thinking of getting one of the pflueger set up recommended about for flathead at a later date.

Thanks for all the help and encouragement