What's your Rig / Set up

[Dubbzy]

Hi AFO team,

Im sure a post like this has popped up in the past (the site is something like 9yrs old). But i think everyone gets some benefit from learning how everyone one else operates and what rig / setup the use. Plus we have spent so much money on them, if nothing else its just a post to put up a pic or two of your pride and joy.

SO, what rig and setup to you have. 

[Angus]

I will come back to this when I have about an hour free

[Glenn S]

Not the best photos of my setups but ill post them anyway!

I have 5 setups i use for bass fishing from creeks to dams. Used to be 6 but i had an incident with my ice jigging rod

Pic 1 is my creek setup running a samurai 101 (1-4pound) and a 1000 size daiwa fuego, second setup is a samurai 201 (2-6pound) with a daiwa steez 2508 (good all rounder), 3rd setup is a steez machine gun type 1 8-16pd rod with a steez casting reel (great for spinnerbaiting and lipless cranks), setup number 4 has since been upgraded, I used to have an ns medusa but snapped it a few months back  (rip) so i have upgraded it to a daiwa td commander 2-4kg casting rod with a daiwa liberto pixy reel.  my 5th setup which i have just purchased is a 4-9kg daiwa generation black with a tatula casting reel ( this is more so for jacks but works well in the dam with big swim baits, jerkbaits, tn 70s etc)

 

Anyway, i could go on a lot more about lures leaders braid etc but this is just a quick write up of what i use when chasing bass around the gold coast and hinze dam.

 

Tight lines, Glenn.

[samsteele115]

Was about to post photos of my boat cos I saw this thread in the 'boating' category. Don't have photos of my gear on my phone, will have to post later

[Alexx]

Well this just happened about 20 mins ago...

New Shimano Stradic 1000HG with 6lb Sunline Super PE #0.6

Ill post again with all my bream fitouts, I am yet to purchase the rod for my rockfishing setup (looking at the Nordic Stage Range).

[samsteele115]

Nice reel. Been wanting one ever since they came out, but unfortunately I have more important things to save for.

[Angus]

2 hours ago, samsteele115 said:

Was about to post photos of my boat cos I saw this thread in the 'boating' category :P. Don't have photos of my gear on my phone, will have to post later

That is actually a good point. Was this meant to be boats or rod/reel combos?

[Glenn S]

maybe make 2 separate threads? one for each or just double up and post everything in here?

[AFO]

Moved to be in rods and tackle. Someone is more than welcome to start a new topic in the boating category 

[Damien2Rad]

Reels:

Silver Stella 18000, 130lb Jerry Brown hollow

Black Stella: 14000 100lb monster battle, 10000 80lb saltiga braid, 5000 pe2.5 jigging braid

Steez 2508 12lb Super5, 3012h 20lb Super5

Morethan Branzino 3000 20lb Saltiga Surf

2010 Saltiga 4000 PE3 Saltiga

Fk Stradic 4000 Duel PE1

2010 2000 Certate, 7lb toray

Zillion J Dream 6.3, 16lb Super5

Tatula HD 60lb saltiga braid

Saltist L20 2 speed

Daiwa Vadel 4000h, Shimano Ocea pe1.2

Rods:

Soon a 7'3 Areal Pro

Nordic Stage Dynamic F1 6" 10lb, 7'7"16lb

Wilson Venom Black Bass 6'5" 40-60lb, Barra Monster 50lb (baitcast)

Patriot Design black Captured WRX 77-M

Synit Van Dieman 5-8

Zenaq Fokeeto 80-10

Megabass Orichi 6'8" 8-16lb

Palms BlueVision 9'6" 25lb, 9'6" 50lb

Jigging Master Ocean Devil 60XUL

Egrell B10 4-8kg

Saltiga S Extreme 76GT

 

 

 

and all my old gear like heartland XA 2000 and 4000

and my old Sol rods.

and a 70's model 13'+ gold coaster and 7" alvey.

[Albinus]

Wow, you guys sure have a wide and varied array of gear!

I've had pretty much the same gear since I was a kid, with the obvious rods becoming longer as I became taller! I have two main rigs. I have a 12'6" fibreglass surf rod paired with a 6" deep spool bakelite/stainless Alvey with 15lb Schneider. My main estuary/freshwater rig is a 7' Shimano solid glass tipped rod with granddad's 4" bakelite/stainless Alvey with 9lb Schneider.

To compound things my wife just bought me a heavier 7' Shimano rod with a Shimano threadline reel. Still having teething issues after a life of using side casts. With my background in the surf and FNQ the durability of the Alvey has won out for me (and being able to winch fish up the rocks is nice too!)