help needed

[Bream Assassin]

alright i'm not new to the sport of catching bream but i am new to using soft plastic lures. i have been catching and releasing black bream around the bassendean area for about 5-6 years now but i have always wanted to try to catch a bream on a softy, i am very intereasted in starting and probaly coming addicted to the sport of catching bream on lures.

i need to get my self started and i'm intereasted in finding out some of the better / best soft lures available and i'm in the market for a new rod and reel.

any suggestions

cheers adam

[Bear]

Hi Adam,
Rod and reel selection can be pretty personal. What can suit one guy may not suit another. A good idea would be to pop in and see Geoff at the BreamMaster store and try a few different outfits with rod and reel. A rod can feel very different with different reels so try a few.

Plastics?? Well, where do we start. There are a lot of plastics that will catch you fish. The best idea is to try a few different types and go from there. There are plenty of references on the plastics forum to help you along.

Good luck.

[Herds]

With a rod for plastics...make sure it is soft at the tip - not sloppy but has plenty of poke in the bottom half to 2/3's of the rod....if your shorebased perhaps go for a longer rod around 6'6 (castability) but personally I prefer a shorter rod for plastics...around 6' (accuracy and manourvability)...but yeah go see geoff and try a few out...

[ChrisN]

The two things I think you should do are:
-go into the bream master store and sort out your gear
-read as much info as you can on these forums

Do this and you'll be fine.

[Bream Assassin]

thanks for the quick reply i will try to get into bream master as soon as possible. i can't wait to get out in the river this weekend to try for some big winter bream.

well that's the plan anyway!!

i'll see you blokes in the store soon

catch ya
adam