My set up for plastics

[LakeConjolaFish]

Hello,

My spinning gear for plastics is a Shimano Backbone series 6'6" rod that I have modified by taking the hypalon grips of and fitting high grade cork.

This is matched with a Shimano Sahara 2000 spooled with Berkeley Fireline 4Lb and the leader is Berkeley Vanish 2LB


Baitcaster is a Steve Starling series rod with a cork pistol grip and a Shimano Cronarch spooled the same as the Sahara.

Could this be improved upon?

What would be the benefits and what recommendations would people suggest?
I don't mind spending the money as I love finesse fishing and 98% of my fishing is catch & release as I fish 7 days a week.

God I love this web site! I only discovered it the day before yesterday and its cutting into my fishing time

Good on ya all !!

Jim

[Grant]

Hi LakeConjolaFish,
I know what you mean by the site cutting into your fishing time Where do you mainly fish?
Nice setup by the way but another question do you really use 2lb leader because around here it would suicidal

Grant

[Daniel_Folley]

my two setups that i use the most are a shimano stella 6,6 rod with a stradic 1000 spooled with green fireline,4 or 6 lb vanish leader or stren magnathin.
my baitcaster is a steve starling sig series with a calcutta 100 spooled with 10lb fireline and 12lb leader it gets used mainly when iam fishing for flatties or bass.

[LakeConjolaFish]

G'Day AG

Yep I fish 2lb with the Vanish but I have only recently purchased it.
I haven't caught a bream yet, but have caught and released 4 flatties just over legal size and the vanish took a beating but held up.

[Grant]

The lowest I have gone down to is 6lb leader but a 32cm made it feel borderline. Any bigger or harder fighting fish would have done me. I guess in clear water your drag could be set lightly but I will stick to 8lb fluro for now

Grant

[luringbream]

Nice setup, but does the 2lb stuff ever break, i was thinking of goin down to 2 but i would probably have to use a net.

DAN

[LakeConjolaFish]

Yes I do get the occassional bust off but that doesn't really phase me ( although I do worry about the fish, but from everything I've read they seem to survive and throw the hook).

I don't keep many fish for the table at all, so using 2lb lets me enjoy fighting the fish more. And using the thinner line I get many more strikes.

Jim

[shag]

Hi LakeConjolafish,
How did you change the grip to cork? Where do you get the cork replacements from?

[LakeConjolaFish]

That cork I got from Deans bait & tackle at Windang in Wollongong, but any good tackle store should stock it (more than likely under the counter & not on show) or would be able to get it in for you, just make sure it's FINE grade as their is a lot of inferior grades of cork sold.

[DaiwaFreak]

I think that ur choice in reels and rods are good. The Spin set up is awesome, but i recommend a 1000 sized reel instead of a 200. Your Baitcaster set up is also good. I think that your baitcaster set up is good too. Just a question, is it a Bantam? or a new one?

Cheers

DaiwaFreak