Jigging and Soft plastic set up advice
Submitted by DhuBoi on Sun, 2011-04-24 20:46
Hey seeing the topic of soft plastics today i wanna get a set up cranking purely for fishing plastics , I dunno what type of reel or rod to use , atm i have a few reels on the side maybe to get me started , although i might need heavier. I have a plueger contender and a dawai regal 4000, would these reels be fine or would an upgrade be needed ? Also any suggestions on rods as i have no clue what tpye of rod to use for soft plastics ? not anything to expensive , good quality but not over priced. Any help would be greatly appreciated, cheers.
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MattMiller
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A little more detail
required here mate.
What are you targeting? A plastics setup for Bream will be alot different to a plastics setup for Dhuies.
What style of fishing, Landbased or Boat?
Budget would be handy too
DhuBoi
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Shit your probably right my
Shit your probably right my mistake, amongst the excitement of getting a heap of awesome advice and tips , I willl mainly be target demersal species ranging in depth from 15 to 40 metres , seeing all the action on plastics for the demersals is making me itch and i really wanna get into n land a decent fish on some soft plastics and jiggs such ad mcarthys and dawai pirate jiggs etc. Cheers heaps
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MattMiller
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No probs mate
I'd suggest something in the pe2-4 range that can handle jigs up to 150g.
I'll let the tackle junkies amoung us suggest what brands and models. Spend as much as you can afford.
DhuBoi
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yeh im waiting for them to
yeh im waiting for them to crack on n dish out some awesome advice. cheers
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Rob_Seed
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eurpro
eurpro do a good mid range pe4 think it was $220 ive got one a 5000 size real suits good 20 to 30 pound braid great little set up... pic in avatar photo
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JohnF
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Got my young bloke a eupro
Got my young bloke a eupro salty fighter PE1-3, and put on a 3000 size daiwa Tierra reel and PE2 braid. Prety cheap ($300 all up including good quality braid, but shopped around a lot). Perfect for up to 100 g jigs and soft plastics.
Dont go too heavy, you will hate it.
Contender 25T - good hezza boat
Lamby
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Eupro salty fighter or
Eupro salty fighter or twincraft (for plastics) are great affordable rods IMO & as mentioned above on. I run pe3 on my twincraft & this set up has knocked over some brutes up north and sambo's down here.
Personally I am stepping going to be stepping down the pe1.5 max 2 for this type of work, prefer the finesse of lighter line in the 20 - 50m water range but that combo will work well all round.
The combo JohnF has mentioned above is absolutely ideal for what you are looking at mate
DhuBoi
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Hey this rod the Eupro Salty
Hey this rod the Eupro Salty Fighter how much are these worth they look a very decent rod , and any suggestions on where i would be able to get one ? also what is the length of this rod ,are shorter rods bad for jigging ? i wish to run pe 3 on it ! enough juice to rig up something pretty decent , and a reeally good jig action. would my reel plueger contender or dawai regal 4000 be okay or should i also upgrade the reel ? cheers
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Lamby
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I see johnnyboi has posted a
I see johnnyboi has posted a salty fighter for sale at an excellent price but that is pe2 max, that will knock over the big ones no prob and will match well to a 4000 size reel. Far as reels go can't comment on daiwa as I stick with shimano but others can help I am sure
Oceanside Tackle
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Light jigging and soft plastic outfit.
As mentioned above, the Saltyfighter is a great rod for the price, rated to PE2 and handles upto 100gm jigs.
Another option is the Eupro Twincraft, bit more grunt, rated to PE3 and 120gm jigs. Longer as well at 6'2"
Reel wise, there are plenty of option. Try to get the best reel you can afford and spool with 20-30lb braid.
How much have you budget for??
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Rob_Seed
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twin craft
Yeah I have the twin craft great Rod...
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DhuBoi
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missed out on the salty
missed out on the salty fighter johnny ofered me it to which i stated i was interested but sold it, oh well back to the drawing boards. The salty fighter looks a great rod, this would be more then sufficient for jigging would it be able to handle 30 lb braid or is that pushing it abit? Whats the length of these rods ? I havent really looked at budget atm , I might look around for a decent reel in the 4000 size and prices . cheers
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Lamby
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If you are keen on 30lb line
If you are keen on 30lb line then twincraft it is but fish it on a 5000 for capacity, great bit of kit for the price & then I guess budget will dictate reel. Stradic, Gosa or Twinny would be by Shimano options Daiwa fans can give theirs.
Go see Honsu mate, he will hook you up sweet
DhuBoi
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Yeh , feel a bit more
Yeh , feel a bit more confident on 30 lb braid ha . Yeh I might give honsu a visit. N then work out how much it will all cost n work from there. Im so far a Shimano fan , I have a shimano bream rod set up which is awesome. n My Shimano Torium 30 has yet to fail me in dragging up whatever is hooked on the other end. Those black tip reef sharks had no chance haha.
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DhuBoi
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20 lb braid would still knock
20 lb braid would still knock over some big fish would jsut have to really play them n run em down to zero energy ha . I just wanna be able to jig up some fish not using baits. a challenge
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