The setup you mentioned Ryan would land some pretty hefty fish. When chasing Bream, Flathead, Whiting etc I use a 1-3kg Sik stik pro (luckally it is one of the aussie made ones), 2500 Diawa SOL (I swap the reel between other roads thats why I went with the 2500) and 6lb fireline. I have landed good sized Salmon and Trevally with this outfit also. It is also light enough to flick unweighted plastics around.