poll: what's your soft plastic outfit/s

[scatter1]

i've got the sqidgy 7' spin w/shimano sahara 1500 4lb fireline and a 5'11" penn pinpoint baitcaster w/ abu 4600c4 reel. 8lb fireline. have been running 10lb vanish on both as a leader but am going to downsize on the spin combo as i think the albright is a little chunky for the guides.
otherwise i am happy with both though i wish i had thought to get green fireline on the sahara. the tackle shop was all out, only had it in smoke. the baitcaster has green and it really makes a difference in picking up when you are on the bottom and registering hits on the drop etc.

sam

[Zeeke]

My rods
7ft Black Diamond Tailored Rods "Bream Reaper" with a Shimano Stradic 1000FH spooled with 4lb Fireline Pink

7ft Black Diamond Tailored Rods "Bream Reaper" with a Shimano Stradic 1000FH spooled with 4lb Fireline Pink (no, its not a error, i own 2)

6'6" Black Diamond Tailored Rods "Bream Reaper" with a Shimano Stradic 2500FH spooled with 6lv Fireline Flame (no its not a broken rod, they come in 3 sizes, 6', 6'6" and 7ft)

3'6" Ugly Stik with Shakespear Synergy 200 with 4lb Smoke Fireline for undercover sticking!

99% of the time, im using 4lb leader in Nitlon Fluorocarbon but sometimes go up to 6lb Nitlon

Tim

[caveman]

mine i

the rod is ; shakesspear ugly stik synergy line weight 1-5kg 1.78m

the reel is ; shakespear synergy not sure what size but the line class is 6-10lbs 4bb the line is just some nylon that came with the reel

[ba229]

cheap rod and reel. 6lbs pink fireline and 6lbs berkley vanish leader tied on with an improved albright. seems to work fine on flatties up to 60cm :-)

[jewies]

i have a 7ft squidgy spin rod with a shimano sienna 2000 spooled with 4 lb fireline. Am yet to have much success with sp's and have only caught 5 pike in 4 goes

[joeT]

Daiwa Samurai 3i 1500 on an old 6'6 Abu spin stick, 6lb pink fireline and 6lb berkley vanish leader.

[Bad_Bubby]

My favourite would have to be an Abu T500F on Daiwa Procaster-V, 6lb fireline, 20lb leader :). Good for hardbodies and plastics in freshwater streams and some estuary situations. Main targetted species are sooties, tarpon, gaint herring, and JPs. Some clown stole the Abu reel last year so I'm using a Shimano Alivio 1000 now >:(.

[gunna]

I have a 7 ft Struddy vomitstic with diawa laguna 1500. Its actually a bit heavy & I prefer the wifes 6'6" Stella with 1500 Regal Z. Both run 6lb fireline & 8lb leader.

[vertico]

Daiwa Heartland S 6'6 2-4 kg rod withShimano Stradic 1000FH spooled with 4lb Fireline
St.Croix 7'6 8-12lb rod with okuma epixor 2500 or 2000 ? with 10/12 lb fireline smoke

[Jeremy87]

6ft wilson sovereign with daiwa 1500 samaria 7i
7ft samaria blank with daiwa 2500 kastor
both with 6lb firline and 14lb vanish for leader.
mostly catch flathead and tailor with these outfits

[MY-TopEnder]

Shimano Rack Raider (Millerrods) 7'2" 1 piece rod with a Diawa Samurai 2500 (a bit big) spooled with 6lb green Fireline using Vannish 10lb leader.

[raefpud]

G loomis Dropshot rod, shimano stella 2500f with 8lb limited white superbraid - Daiwa heartland Z finesse special rod, team daiwa S 2000cu with 4lb smoke fireline - these 2 outfits can cover ultra light bream whiting all the way to heavy rack bream, Bass and mangrove jack - They cost an absolute fortune but should last me until i retire - 40 odd years if thats the case

[Scorchy]

Raef, i thought you sold your a finesse a few months back?
Cant blame ya if ya didnt though. Ive got a few myself and there unreal. What model do you have?
I use 2 outfits for soft plastic work.
My first for ultra light plastics is a heartland z finesse special 601mlxs-s solid slim model, perfect for 1/32-1/16th oz heads and a lift and drop retrieve with a softer tip. Ive got this teamed to a daiwa capricorn 1500 and 4lb fireline
The second is heartland z 631 finesse special magnum taper model. Got a faster stiffer tip ideal for larger jigheads or retrieves with alot of movement in them that need a stiff tip for recoevery. Its teamed to a daiwa capricorn 2000 with 4lb fireline.
Might as well say my hardbody rod to.
Thats a heartland z jerking special 601lrs teamed up with a capricorn 2000 and 6lb fireline.
Can you tell i love my jap rods ;D
Soon to be added to the collection is a g loomis IMX SR842-2 7' 4-8lb just to add a bit of variety to the collection.
Im getting it custom built with a short butt and downlocking reel seat. Coudlnt resist this model when it popped up and the price was very good :o

[raefpud]

Scorchy, That IMX sr842 -2 is a really shithot rod, ihave had tha opportunity to use one once before, fell in love with it but couldnt justify forking out the big $$$$ for one.

I never sold the Heartland Z finesse special. It caught me so many good fish, and still continues to this day - i think its the best small plastics rod invented. the model i have is a 601LFS-Sti - its a Ti version, Solid slim with full fuji SIC guides -its a brilliant rod and has become rare and in very high demand.
I luv the japanese rods aswell, but I think the next jap rod i will cough up on will be a Megabass Destroyer hahahahah, yeah right keep dreamin buddy

[hiflyer]

G Loomis s842-2 IMX with Shimano Stella 1000 and 4lb fireline

G Loomis P8400 GL3 with Team Daiwa S2500CU with 10lb Penn Pro Power braid. This reel will soon be replaced with a Daiwa Certate 2500R Custom. I can't wait. It will probably be filled with either 6lb fireline or Squidgy Braid, or some other gelspun line. Not sure yet, but can't wait to get my hands on this little beauty once it gets here (it's on back order, none left in Australia apparrently).

Cheers :)

Adam

[basserman]

not my best outfit but one that i have many hours of fun with is
im7 synergy rod and 1500 diawia kastor reel with 1kg test mono
now with this rod and reel it makes all fish feel like the one of a life time
sure i lose a bit of gear when i cast to far into a snag and they hit but 9 out of 10 times they swim out of the snag well enoght ;D

[snagged]

i use a 6'6'' shimano backbone spin rod with daiwa samuai 2000 reel 6lb green fireline
or 5'6'' shimano tiapan and calisto baitcaster 8lb grey smoke fireline

[bk]

gday i fish a abu morriam braid collection rod and a abu cardinal line class 1-3kg awesome spin outfit spooled with 2.7kg green fireline mate and only the of the price as a stradic reel i payed 260 for the lot hey

zeeke wanna give me a diamond and stradic outfit

[Squizy]

I have two light outfits, one is what I refer to as the
$2 rod as it cost my wife $2 at Kmart on clearance.
It is a Shimano nibble tip 7' 1-3 kg and fitted out with a small Shaksphere spin reel and 4lb fire line. I have cut approx 3" of the butt of the handle.
Every one that has used it loves it.
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My pet is a 6'6 struddy SPS 1-3 kg with a Shimano Sedona 1500 and 4lb fire line.
Great little rod and reel. :) :)


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[bidkev]

Only just getting into plastics so haven't bought anything specific. I'm using a 6'6' Jarvis Walker Gen X GXP 5601 and an Abu 5000 loaded with 6lb Platypus. So far I've only fished with shads and have caught each trip. Intend to learn more about it.

cheers

kev

[Jack_Lives_Here]

7ft Samuari 001, Alconite single foot guides, teamed with a Diawa Kastor 1500. Spools with 4 & 6 lb fireline. Handles the 30-32cm breambos fine. Those bloody GT's get it creaking though ;D