I’m looking to upgrade all my rods and reels for offshore fishing. The question is what to buy; I do most of my fishing off the Gold Coast from in close and out to the 50’s. In summer time I do a bit of trolling for mackerel and small blacks, in winter bottom bash for snapper and reef fish. So the wish list would be
1 Bottom bashing rod and reel
2 Trolling rod and reel
3 Soft plastics rod and reel
4 Jigging rod and reel
Any suggestions on type of gear would be great
Whats the budget ?
I have up to 5k to spend but I'm looking to get 2 of everything or at least 2 good bottom bashing combo's and two good trolling combo's
Nice one seastorm, I wish I had your predicament. I'd spend the money at The Tacklewarehouse at camp hill. Massive selection on all area's, take your lunch you'll be there for a while.
Here's the link: www.tacklewarehouse.com.au
Email:info@tacklewarehouse.com.au
Cheers Gav.
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A couple of quality lever drags like the Talica will cover 1,2 and 4 especially if only trolling for small blacks and mackeral. Load them up with 50lb braid on a nice jig rod and happy days.Originally Posted by seastorm
Spend the money you save on fuel and other stuff.
Hi Seastorm, I use a Daiwa Saltist Lever Drag 40 (approx $399) with a 15kg stik for offshore in Brisbane. I have just ordered the Daiwa Saltiga Lever Drag (approx $500). I mainly use these reels for bottom bashing and trolling. They can be used for jigging as spped is 6.1 and 3.1. If you are a specialist jigging, Daiwa have just released the hyper speed saltist (and saltiga coming) lever drag with a 7.1 ratio.
For soft plastics I use a shimano stella ($600) matched a 12 kg stik (similar to Egrell S10H). Fish this rig up to 60 metres of water. I also use a Daiwa Caldia Kix ($300) for offshore spinning (casting long distances) matched to a 12kg stik.
3. Soft Plastics Rod and Reel.....
Egrell S10 with a Certate 3500HD.
Awesome.
Cheers and thanks.
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Another slightly heavier Soft Plastic option is the Saltiga Game 68s with a 4000 Certate ... I just love mine. Rated to PE3 (47lb ish) and also capable of light jigging up to 120g ... really can't fault it.
Ta
Matt
Combine some of the outfits to do more than one job is a good option. Purchase a nice jig stick and match this to a quality threadline. This outfit will bottom bash very well as well as jig to perfection. If you have to purchase 2 of all outfits purchase one jig set up in a lighter and one in heavier to cover more bases. Outfits such as these are not cheap but versatile, practical and deadly. A Tcurve 200 matched with DaiwaZ4500 or the cheaper Catalina will catch most fish. A Tcurve 400 matched to Z6000 will catch any bottom fish whether jigged or bottom bashed or float lined. If the finances do not run to top end reels look at the many very good large threadline reels available today. 2 outfits for the price of one would be the way to go to get the best bang for your buck.
Regards to all Dick
The soft plastics rod will greatly depend on where you will fish it and what size line you intend to run on it. I would suggest 30LB braid as mainline if fishing the 18 or 24 fathom lines all the way to the 50s. A quality Threadline again is the way to go in the Daiwa 4000 or Shimarno 5000 sizes. Any of the older model Certates, or the Saltiga game would be good options. From Shimarno there are also many good options starting at the Stella which is a remarkable reel as well most of their upmarket range. There are a million rods to choose from but save yourself the shoe leather and just order an Egrell S10. I have used many rods that are good but this rod is exceptional. I have never seen a bad report about one yet.
Regards to all Dick
Hi Sea Storm, there is definately a pattern forming in the above recommendations. The Egrell S10 matched to either a Daiwa (certate, saltiga, catalina or Shimano stella, twin power spin reel, and maybe something a bit heavier e.g. conventional (overhead) reel. This reel would be either shimano and daiwa also.
Hi mate,
(I wrote my reply, and then realised that in later posts it was highlighted that you wanted 2 outfits for each style, so my apologies for what I have suggested below. I'm not the fastest on the keyboard and didn't want to delete my reply, and who knows, hopefully you will get some value.. Ha Ha)
You'll definitely get some quality gear with a budget like that. I too recommend Tackle Warehouse at camp hill, and personally buy near on all of my gear from them. Not being biased, but locally, there aren't too many shops that have the high end quality gear, and the huge range.
1. For bottom bashing I have a Shimano Torsa mached with a G lumas pro blue rod. The Torsa is quite light and has a lever Drag, which I recommend. It also has adjustable gearing for line ratios and on offset handle to enable easier and faster bait checks in 100m of water. This setup was approx $1300
2. My trolling rod is a shimano Tiagra 30, mached to a 15-24kg Sabre rod. Can't go passed the Tiagra series for trolling. Too heavy for bottom bashing though. This setup was approx $1000
3. Any of the aforementioned set-ups would be more then ideal. However to meet budget I would personally sacrifice in this out fit and spend it on the jigging out fit if needed to meet budget, as there are many rods and reels to suit this style of fishing and many of them are really quality products at affordable prices.
4. Quality Jigging out fits can cost a shit load, And I am currently saving to upgrade mine. Some rods to check out are the Saltiga range, Maria, Smith and patriot designs, matched to reels such as the Expedition, S extreme, and Stella. But like I said will add up quickly. Also option to consider will be overhead or spin, depending on your personal style.
It's not every day that man gets to spend that sort of money on 4 outfits at the one time. So Enjoy!!!!
Kind Regards
Matt
Just a suggestion - with the Aussie dollar almost at parity with the US dollar, I would consider getting my reels from the US.
I just bought a Shimano Sustain for AUD $180.00 from the US (ebay) compared to $339 here. Should give you more use of your dollars.
Got the 6000fe for $330 delivered, about a year ago (89c?).
What model did you get and from where? Postage?
Regards, Rob.
I got a 4000FE for $150 + $30 delivery from eBay.
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