Help... What rod & reel?

[Gypsea]

Howdy all!

Am going to buy a new rod and reel in next 4 weeks or so and am wondering if any of you guys could give me some help.

Budget is $250 - $300 in total.
Loking for a spinning combo at present.
Use:- casting soft plastics and lures for flathead and maybe bream or trevally and some freshwater use for bass using spinnerbaits, lures and softplastics.

As can see, rod has to be fairly gen purpose as far as lure casting goes. Very new to artficials as have been a bait dangler all my life. Getting the bug for something new so if anyone has advice, would be appreciated. Doesnt matter what brand but would like to stick to the big companies like Daiwa, Shimano and Abu if possible.

Thanx

[adrian]

hi
i use a shimano bullwhip ( for that type of work ) 4- 7 kg overhead rod but as i say buy the best your budget allows for . this outfit with reel should be inside your price range don't go over your budget . maybe look at a live fiber rod
hope the little info helps

anzac

[Cloud_9]

I just bought a Diawa Procyon 12/17 pound 4/6 kg spin stik.
the price was $149 great feel to it. you can get good spin reel from a mart or similar. Diawa samari 7i about $100. ( 7i 7 Bearings )
more bearings the better reel.

[fishfreak69]

i have an steve starling series rod with an abu 5600 and i am looking to get a new one but im not sure wat. ???

[beefaman]

Your rod should be graphite IM6 or better, this assists greatly in casting distance. The reel should be small, normally a 2000. I use an Okuma, which come with a 5yr warranty. Avengers are about $75 and the Epix just over $100. Spool it up with 4lb fireline, the braid is invaluable in casting jigheads of 1/16th and 1/32 oz. This is just a basic setup that will get you going for your budget. You will find fishing SP's is addictive
Cheers
Darryl

[matty_e]

i love my daiwa procaster-x IM-7. an ultra light rod.
any good reel, there are heaps there and 4 or 6lb braid.
all you want to feel when spinning is the lure and of coarse the reel. i have an okuma interceptor IBF30

rod: $150
reel:$70
braid:$30

you might want to save for your collection of plastics, some are not cheap

[Zeeke]

I suggest you get yourself a rod like a Daiwa Heartland at around 6'6" in the 2 to 4kg range and matching it to a Okuma Epix EFS20, those 2 matched and spooled with 4lb fireline, you should have an awesome soft plastics rod and reel setup to handle 90% of your estuary going species like flathead and bream and the odd trevally

Tim
p.s, rod, reel and line all up shouldnt cost more then $250