stocking up the softie box- top 5

[fatman]

Hi guys,
I am try to get a decent collection of plastics together, so I am just wondering what your top 5 soft plastic choices would be?

FATMAN

[Craig_S]

Fattie, if I may:

On behalf of what would almost be most of WA - the pumpkinseed slider

My own preferences after that:

1. Muscadine slider
2. Salwater Assassin pumkinseed shad
3. Atomic single tail crawdad/brown
4. Atomic motor oil gold single tail

[Bear]

pimpkin seed slider
jelly prawn squidgie
white assassin
muscadine slider
green or gold pad tue

[Richo]

Are they those soft plasticy things down the bottom.:confused:

For me though,

PumpkinSeed Slider
Muscadine Slider
Green Gord Fat grub
Chartreuse Crappie Spiders
EcoGear Grass Minnow

cheers

[Bear]

Can't give it all away Richo :D

DaveW has been using the plastics more than me, but we've both done well on the Rattle Grubs. I've been using the pumpkinseed and Dave the red.

The Storm hards have been my big surprise. Been using the Hot 'n Tots on the flats. With any luck Warren will get them in. Check out the gold with the big gold bib. Wicked.

[Craig_S]

Ooh aah - forgot about the Grass Minnow. The one with a white kind of belly and blue/purple back is a killer.

[Mim]

As most guys here in Perth know my fave soft plastic is the Squidgy Wrigler Bloodworm
Then comes the Avocado Squidgy Wrigler, Gold Squidgy Wrigler, Gary Glitter Squidgy Fish, Muscadine slider

But it also depends on where I am fishing and I have at least 30 different types of soft plastics in my kit, and have been known to try one of each if my fave isn't working

Cheers

Mim

[AtomicGrant]

my personal top 5 usually in order of appreance :)
1) Muscy Slider
2) Atomic amber grub
3) Atomic brown/crawdad grub
4) Ecogear minnow natural/watermelon
5) Ecogear minnow grey top/pearl belly

They are a few other regular's that i try and they are bloodworm squidgy, atomic fat grubs in motor oil and avocado. The red ecogear minnows are also great but i was only given two by a mate and they are gone now :(
Grant

[geoff_abrams]

not in order but:1.minimini grub prawn colour
2.Sliders musc. and pumpkinseed
3.fat grub.green gord, motor oil
4.squidgie wriggler 24carrot ,avacado , bloodworm
5.last but not least the grass minnow in pearl blue glitter:D :D

[Ravin]

1. Berkley Power Bait 2" grub in smoke/red glitter (PPE)

2. Ecogear 3" Paramax in plum

3. Atomic 2" Fat grub in amber

4. Ecogear Grass minnow 1.5 in Smoke / pearl

5. Muscadine Slider

1. Atomic Gold Glitter Grub

2. Atomic Baby Craw Watermelon Red Fleck

3. Muscadine Slider

4. Atomic Amber Grub

5. Breammaster Twin Tail Red Glitter.


Dave

[Simon]

2" atomic shads
1.5" glow slider
crappie spiders (white)
2" single tail grubs (pumpkinseed and white)
3" single tail grubs to up size

[Dave W]

Sorry Fatman I can't do it, I'm too much of an addict to narrow it down to 5.......

There is no all-round plastic, just lot's of different applications of different types.

As long as you've got the major food groups covered, it all comes down to colour.

1) Thin Curl Tail - Storm Rattle Grub, Atomic Fat Grub etc.
2) Thick Curl Tail - Berkley Powerbaits etc.
3) T-Tail - Ecogear, Sliders, Atomics, Mini-Mini's etc.
4) Paddle Tail - The Ecogear Pad-Tues fall into this category, as well as the Shrimp imitation.
5) Twin-Tails - BreamMaster etc.
6) Shads - Storm, Squidgies, Gene Larew etc.
7) Yabbie Imitation - Atomic Craws, Berkley Craws etc.
8) Shrimp / Prawn patterns - D.O.A's, Rio's, PrawnStar etc.
9) Stick Baits - Berkley 3"Bass Minnow, Sluggo's etc.
10) Crab Pattern - Ecogear Mini-Tanks rock :D

From there you start to get bizarre - centerpedes, critters, squid, frogs, and the list is as long as your arm........

I've probably missed a couple here (my tackle bag is downstairs and I can't be stuffed getting it :D ) but you get the idea. Be versatile in the 'type' of plastic, and come back to colour as a secondary means of choice.

Fave colours for me in order.....
Browns
Purples
Red/Browns
Reds
Blues
Greens
White
Oranges
Pinks
Clear/Silver

So if you multiply all the types I've listed above, with all the colours I've got as well, you'd have to buy 100 packets of plastics to be seriously well covered (trust me when I say it doesn't stop there :D ), and comfortable of coming up with something in all situations.

Notice I've got no Flouro colours there (maybe if you count Pink as a Flouro) - I don't like them, but thats my personal preference :p

So there you go, head off and spend $700 (at an average of $7 per pack) on plastics and you'll be able to meet all Bream challenges you should come across........:D

Just don't get me started on Jig Heads..... or Hardbodies..... :rolleyes: :D

Cheers all,

[chris_lemess]

1) Atomic Fat Grub 2" - gold glitter, amber, motor oil gold, silver lumo, blue pearl pepper, crawdad/chartreuse, avocado gold

2) Bass Master 2" grub - gold glitter, bloodworm

3) Ecogear Grass Minnow S - pearl / smoke glitter, pink glow, red glitter

4) 1.5" Slider Grub - pumpkinseed, muscadine, cotton candy (?)

5) 2" Berkley Power Grub - chartreuse, white, pumpkinseed, purple-people-eater

All these colours have caught me bream. Hope this helps!

[Bream Master]

Hold fire there Fatman...we will have the following within a week or so:

Berkley Powerbait
Squidgies
Deception's new plastics range
BassMaster
Bream Master
Salt Water Assassin
Sliders
Ecogear
Atomic
Gene Larew
plus more...

How's that for range ?

And we're not even Australia's "premier" soft plastics site. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Warren.

[Dave W]

Berkleys :eek: The new deception range :eek:

Bloody hell Warren, I'm supposed to be taking it easy on the credit card with our bub only 12 weeks away......... :D

Oh well, what the wife doesn't know won't hurt her ;) Just remember to keep marking the packages 'Live Maggots' :)

How do you become the 'Premier' soft plastics site - is it up to a vote or what ?? :rolleyes: :D :D

[Newbass]

1.Berkley powerbaits,PPE and pumkinseed
2.Kokoda K grubs for $4.95 for 25 grubs great value.
3.Atomic single tails
4.Squidgy range
5.Stickbaits in the 3 and 2 1/2 inch range
Warren how long until we can buy the berkleys online because i am so sick of going around and trying to find a shop that has smoke red glitter in stock.
Newbass

[Dave W]

Originally posted by Newbass
Warren how long until we can buy the berkleys online because i am so sick of going around and trying to find a shop that has smoke red glitter in stock.
Newbass

Bloody oath mate :D

I'm a bit lucky, I convinced a local tackle shop to 'try' them, then bought all 10 when they came in.... should last me a few weeks :rolleyes: :D

[fatman]

Thanks for the input guys

FATMAN

[Salmo]

well was hunting around and found this very old thread.....2003

interesting who was using what way back then -no one had even heard about gulp;)

Im still using orginal Atomic fat grubs and they still catch heaps of fish.:cool:

If anyone has any stashed away not being used I'm happy to trade some gulp or cash.

cheers:D

[Justin Boyle]

I didn't read it all but didn't see snap backs mentioned which to me are the best plastic out in WA given our blowies.

[warren63]

What happened to Fatman ??

[AtomicGrant]

my personal top 5 usually in order of appreance
1) Muscy Slider
2) Atomic amber grub
3) Atomic brown/crawdad grub
4) Ecogear minnow natural/watermelon
5) Ecogear minnow grey top/pearl belly

They are a few other regular's that i try and they are bloodworm squidgy, atomic fat grubs in motor oil and avocado. The red ecogear minnows are also great but i was only given two by a mate and they are gone now
Grant

Wow blast from the past I still get out the sliders too. Would still have confidenance fishing any of these plastics ;) Still got a partitioned clear box filled with atomic fat grubs and sliders if your keen Salmo.

[craigtempo]

1... squidgy wriggler 65..80mm bloodworm and alvin purple [ if u can find them ]

2... squidgy pro critter .. bloodworm

3... gulp prawn .. bannana .... i dont buy them anymore cause half of the pack is always useless .

4... 2 inch grubs .. dosnt matter who makes them but i like ,motor oil and pumkin seed ones .

5... squidgy wriggler 65..80mm bloodworm .[ mentioned twice because i would get 90% of my fish on these ]

craig

[Salmo]

Wow blast from the past I still get out the sliders too. Would still have confidenance fishing any of these plastics ;) Still got a partitioned clear box filled with atomic fat grubs and sliders if your keen Salmo.

oh...yes please...love the old school stuff:D

would give my first born for a few boxes of Nextone eyeball tails.....in fact I would through the wife in too as a sweetner....just no returns:p

[Bear]

oh...yes please...love the old school stuff:D

would give my first born for a few boxes of Nextone eyeball tails.....in fact I would through the wife in too as a sweetner....just no returns:p

As much as I'd like to, I'm not game to bring out the last of my eyeball tails and hawgs. Might just frame them :-)

[Paps]

2' Berkely Power Hawgs (modified)

2' Damiki M Grub

80mm Squidgy Pro Wriggler

All you need :cool:

[breamanater]

Add a little "s-factor" to any of these and they will out fish gulp any day:cool:

1.80mm squidgy wrigeler in fire works
2.80mm squidgy wrigeler blood worm
3.1.5" pumpkinseed Slider
4.80mm squidgy wrigeler flash prawn
5.70mm flash prawn flickbait