Kaneo Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Hi Raiders, Whats everyone running for their lure fishing rod setups & what type of fishing are you guys doing with lures. I’ll be running 2-4kg spin rod with a 2500 reel with 6lb braid and 8lb leader chasing flathead & bream in the lakes and estuaries. Fishing from the kayak and on shore ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 What type of rod? I love my ugly stick but since using a shimano sonic pro which I think is graphite Im converted to newer technology and material. Your setup looks good to me and will still handle the odd salmon or rat king if you happen to get one as bycatch. I have a couple of setups around the same except on my lighter rods I use 6LB braid with 12Lb leader. and on the heavier rods I use 12 braid with 20LB leader and I have 8-15 Kg rod with Shimano 8000 baitcaster 20lb mono with 40LB leader that I use chasing kingfish. I fish out of a tinnie in the harbour and close inshore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Short Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 16 minutes ago, Kaneo said: I’ll be running 2-4kg spin rod with a 2500 reel with 6lb braid and 8lb leader chasing flathead & bream in the lakes and estuaries. Fishing from the kayak and on shore ?? That's about the same setup I've got for the kayak for the lake. Flatties don't take much convincing so it's enough power. Light enough to throw poppers for whiting/tailor, good for small blades, vibes, plastics up to 120mm or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 18 minutes ago, blaxland said: What type of rod? I love my ugly stick but since using a shimano sonic pro which I think is graphite Im converted to newer technology and material. Your setup looks good to me and will still handle the odd salmon or rat king if you happen to get one as bycatch. I have a couple of setups around the same except on my lighter rods I use 6LB braid with 12Lb leader. and on the heavier rods I use 12 braid with 20LB leader and I have 8-15 Kg rod with Shimano 8000 baitcaster 20lb mono with 40LB leader that I use chasing kingfish. I fish out of a tinnie in the harbour and close inshore. I haven’t purchased this setup yet or started my lure fishing but this will be what I’ll be using. I’m thinking all shimano gear though graphite rod ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 18 minutes ago, Short said: That's about the same setup I've got for the kayak for the lake. Flatties don't take much convincing so it's enough power. Light enough to throw poppers for whiting/tailor, good for small blades, vibes, plastics up to 120mm or so. Seems like an all round good setup , I’ll be buying this setup with shimano gear & see how I go. Once I learn to use lures properly then I’ll buy a second setup with a bit heavier gear to chase bigger fish, I just need to get the little ones first ! Ahha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassRoots Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 its a slippery slope. Just make sure you don't get an "all rounder" rod. You just end up getting a soft plastic rod or popping rod later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthecowgodmoo Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 I've gone a little lighter - 1-2kg 7ft graphite, with a ci4+ 1000 size reel. 5lb Berkely Fireline Exceed line (best braid I've ever used) and 5lb leader. Landed a couple of flatties on the weekend using 80mm wrigglers, with the biggest going 47cm. No sweat at all. I find this set-up great, as I cast twice as far as my 3-4kg spin gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 6 hours ago, Kaneo said: Hi Raiders, Whats everyone running for their lure fishing rod setups & what type of fishing are you guys doing with lures. I’ll be running 2-4kg spin rod with a 2500 reel with 6lb braid and 8lb leader chasing flathead & bream in the lakes and estuaries. Fishing from the kayak and on shore ?? literally my setup, covers usual estuary stuff plus bass, trout and small to medium estuary trevally also landed kingies and jacks on same setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 im using the same rod reel combo 7ft 2/4kg 2500 8lb braid varying trace..i use this for sp flatties bass tailer an salmon and spinning in rivers for cod..in gorge country I go smaller and solid tip;ugly stik....this size combo is quite capable of knockin over solid fish...rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 9 hours ago, dirvin21 said: literally my setup, covers usual estuary stuff plus bass, trout and small to medium estuary trevally also landed kingies and jacks on same setup What brand rod and reel mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 shimano catana sp702 spin and a 2500 sienna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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