FlattieChaser

Hi there peoples, signed up today and thought I should introduce myself. My name's Pete and I live on the far south coast of NSW, not too far from the town of Narooma. I'm a keen land-based fisho who spends his time chasing fish from the beach, rocks and rivers around the place. I try to chuck a line in most days, always have my fishing gear with me so I can cast a line whenever the opportunity arises. Until recently I was pretty much a bait-only fisherman, but in recent times I've made the switch to tossing soft plastics, blades and small hard-bodies in various styles. So far I've been pretty satisfied with my results and each time I venture out I seem to do a little better. Plenty of flathead, but getting a few other species as well, trevally, tailor and bream. Should have made the change yonks ago, I reckon I'm already doing as well as I would with bait and think softies in particular will actually be more effective. I love the style of fishing because it's active hunting and not just drowning worms. My current light set-up is quite a modest affair, I've got a little Rovex 2500 on a 6'6" Juro Flex-X. It's not too bad but is still a bit heavy (3kg-5kg) for my needs, so I've bitten the bullet and got my local tackle shop to put aside a nice little combo I've chosen as a Christmas present to myself. A Shimano Stradic Ci4+ matched with a Browning (Lox) 7' ultra-light plastics rod. Together they look sweet and feel nicely balanced, I can't wait to give it a go. Well that's about it for now, I'll head off and read some posts 'coz I'm sure I'll pick up a few good tips. Cheers Pete