whats a good value flick rig for flathead

[clevelandv8]

as title says, looking to flick some soft plastics and hardbodies chasing flatheads up around hervey bay, not wanting to spend a mozza!!!!!!!!!!!!

theres a bcf in hervey bay, would any of these combos be any good?

[Horse]

BCF have a couple of combos on special starting at around the $140.00 mark. They would all do the job. A 2500 sized reel will be adequate for any flatty and is light enough to keep flicking all day

[Chas & Clarry]

BCF have sonic Pro and sienna 2500 reel for $69.00, which is a bargain if you ask me. Go a 3-5kg sonic pro if you want to fish a touch heavier but Trace and I have landed most of our flatties flatties (up to 74cm) on soft plastics on a 2-4 sonic pro with 1500 reels and 6lb line no problems, admitedly with a slightly getter reel, but the Sienna is OK I recon

[HeadBanger]

For about $140 you could get a Shimano Sahara combo. I've owned both a Sahara and a Sienna, and in my opinion, the Sahara is miles above. That being said, the Sienna's are great reels for the money, and will last a fair while even after being dropped in the drink more than a couple of times!

Cheers,
kaidon

[TheSaint]

BCF have sonic Pro and sienna 2500 reel for $69.00, which is a bargain if you ask me. Go a 3-5kg sonic pro if you want to fish a touch heavier but Trace and I have landed most of our flatties flatties (up to 74cm) on soft plastics on a 2-4 sonic pro with 1500 reels and 6lb line no problems, admitedly with a slightly getter reel, but the Sienna is OK I recon

I started with this setup & landed alot of flatties on it & it handled them well.. I just fished 4lb fireline with a 6lb-12lb leader..

[ifishcq1]

Horse, C & C, Headbanger and Saint are all spot on cheapy outfits that perform well and last while copping a beating definitely great advice
I used the sienna outfit (now 3yrs old dragged in the sand, dunked a few times and near no gold chrome left on it) today and landed a couple of 550mm barras with a bit of fun so flatties are no prob
cheers

[FishHunter]

Had a 2500 Sahara combo for a few years and it worked perfectly, Sienna is also good but I think the Sahara is better

[clevelandv8]

Thanks so much everyone for the tips, look forward to hooking up on a few scaleys!!! will post results after my month long holiday! This is the reason i joined up and really appreciate your advice and input!

macca aka mick.

[kingcray]

Macca - The Siennas are great value thats for sure. The Starlo Classix range of SP rods are also great value. i have 2 of them - 1 x 1-3kg & 1 x 2-4kg both with 1000 siennas and they have copped floggings over the last year or 2 n keep on producing just fine.
cheers