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Buying A Good Rod And Reel For Plastics ..


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Guys im looking at buying a new rod and reel for plastics fishing. Flatties and Bream mainly.

Im 100 % sure i want a Nitro 7'6" 2-4kg Distance Spin but its the reel im not to sure about.

I was thinking of a Shimano Stradic 2500 ci 14 ..

Thanks for your help :)

(P.S its funny how you always seem to want to pay abit more to get something that bit bettter .. 2 days ago i was ready to go out and buy a raider or jewel and put a Sytreme on it :P .. Now i want the nitro :P )

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Guys im looking at buying a new rod and reel for plastics fishing. Flatties and Bream mainly.

Im 100 % sure i want a Nitro 7'6" 2-4kg Distance Spin but its the reel im not to sure about.

I was thinking of a Shimano Stradic 2500 ci 14 ..

Thanks for your help :)

(P.S its funny how you always seem to want to pay abit more to get something that bit bettter .. 2 days ago i was ready to go out and buy a raider or jewel and put a Sytreme on it :P .. Now i want the nitro :P )

Buy a handful of Shimano Siennas and throw one over the side each time one lets you down.

Cheap option, and you'll be left with quite a few unused reels.

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Hey cut_loose,

Uuuummmmm, about that Distance Spin...

I'd advise looking at something else. I've got one but for flattie and bream plasticing the butt of the Distance Spin is too long to be ideal. You might want to think about something with a shorter single-handed butt, set up for flicking lures one-handed. I mainly use my Distance Spin for throwing small metals from the boat (or at least, I did until I got a 2-5kg Lox).

If you want a Nitro, have a look at the Powerbream or one of the Vapor series. If you want something a little longer, there's a 2-4kg Lox (7'6") and there's a bunch of good rods in the 7'2" area (T-curve, Berkley Drop Shot, etc).

A 7' rod is a great option and there are heaps of choices. A lot of my estuary plastic fishing is done with even shorter rods though as often accurate casting is more important than distance casting. Just depends on your priorities.

Cheers, Slinky

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Hey cut_loose,

Uuuummmmm, about that Distance Spin...

I'd advise looking at something else. I've got one but for flattie and bream plasticing the butt of the Distance Spin is too long to be ideal. You might want to think about something with a shorter single-handed butt, set up for flicking lures one-handed. I mainly use my Distance Spin for throwing small metals from the boat (or at least, I did until I got a 2-5kg Lox).

If you want a Nitro, have a look at the Powerbream or one of the Vapor series. If you want something a little longer, there's a 2-4kg Lox (7'6") and there's a bunch of good rods in the 7'2" area (T-curve, Berkley Drop Shot, etc).

A 7' rod is a great option and there are heaps of choices. A lot of my estuary plastic fishing is done with even shorter rods though as often accurate casting is more important than distance casting. Just depends on your priorities.

Cheers, Slinky

Couldn't agree more. I have a Vapor matched up with a TD Advantage and a mate has one with a TD Sol and they are awesome outfits. Don't be fooled by the 1-3kg rating, although I use it mainly for bream and fltties I have caught kingies and salmon on it with light line without a problem. They are very light and cast a mile.

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