spinning around plastics

[senko]

What kind of rod/reel do you guys use for soft plastics? I use a spinning rod because I always backlash with a baitcaster.

[Fishing4Soup]

i usually use a baitcaster but...an ugly stik works for me.

[Rebbasser]

Depends. For T-rigs I use an AllStar WR1, soft jerkbaits I use a Falcon Low Rider weightless worm rod, and C-rigs I use a Falcon Low Rider Carolina Lizard dragger. Use a BPS Extreme reel for the T-rig and C-rig and a Team Daiwa 153HST for the weightless worm, all baitcasters.

[zooker]

plastic's hmmm.
a lh team diawa-frogs/weightless
a lh pflugher trion-pnj
a lh bassmaster's reel-same as the pflugher-t-rig
a rh quatum mag gear-c-rig
a quatum energy pt spinning reel-weightless
a mitchell 308xg spinning reel -docks

zooker

[JB]

all star 6-6 MH rod, power pro, and a 1996 Quantum6:3:1

the other is a bionic blade 6-6 mh and powerpro, with a 1995 citica

[flfireman]

bionic blade w/ shimano sahara, BPS IM8 w/ extreme reel, falcon 6'6" for the small, tight canals w/ overhangs, shakespeare spinning reel. Really just got the hang of throwing plastics w/ baitcaster. The larger ones are easy, the small ones tend to give me a few bird nest headaches.

[flbassman]

Depends on size and technique, but generally I use spinning for plastics, just cause I can throw them farther. BUt if I'm dropping tubes or creatures in brush, definitely baitcaster.

[FlyRod]

Weightless 4" Tiki, tiny cranks: St.Crotch Avid AC69MLXF/Chronarch50MG/20 lb TUFline/12 lb Fluoro leader.

Small plastics 1/16-1/8 oz.: TAS785C/Chronarch50MG/20 lb TUFline/12-15 lb Fluoro leader.

6"+ plastics 1/8-3/8 oz.: St.Crud Avid AC66MHF/CastaicSF OR 'Rado 200BSF/30 lb TUFline OR 30 P-Line Spectrex/20-25 Fluoro leader

10" worms, Creature baits, 3/16 oz and up.: Kistler Helium LTA 7' Heavy/CastaicSF OR 'Rado 200BSF/same line/leader as above

Shaky/Slider head, 1/16-1/8: Either 6' Fenwick HMX spin w/Quantum 2000/either 20 lb TUFline OR Spectrex w/12 lb Fluoro leader OR P-Line Floroclear 10 lb OR P-Line CX same test.

As above or 1/16-1/8 w/3-4" grub/light fluke/double-fluke: AllStar ML 6'6" OR 7' spin/reel and line as above.

Will be upgrading spin rods someday.

FR

[youngbassman77]

I use a Shimano Clarus 6'0'' MH with a Shimano Sahara 2500FB mainly for T-rigging plastic worms like keepers and roboworms.. I also use a Crucial 6'6 with a Sedona 2500FB for weightless/T-rigged senkos... Sometimes I will use my baitcaster setup, which i currently use for jigs, Cranks, spinners/buZZ baits, when I'm "trying" to flip/pitch a tube or a grub... All I know is that I need and want to get more setups, got my eye on a few, just havent been to the local tackle shop lately...hehehe

~YBM

[lizardsrule]

Originally Posted by FlyRod

Weightless 4" Tiki, tiny cranks: St.Crotch Avid AC69MLXF/Chronarch50MG/20 lb TUFline/12 lb Fluoro leader.

Small plastics 1/16-1/8 oz.: TAS785C/Chronarch50MG/20 lb TUFline/12-15 lb Fluoro leader.

6"+ plastics 1/8-3/8 oz.: St.Crud Avid AC66MHF/CastaicSF OR 'Rado 200BSF/30 lb TUFline OR 30 P-Line Spectrex/20-25 Fluoro leader

10" worms, Creature baits, 3/16 oz and up.: Kistler Helium LTA 7' Heavy/CastaicSF OR 'Rado 200BSF/same line/leader as above

Shaky/Slider head, 1/16-1/8: Either 6' Fenwick HMX spin w/Quantum 2000/either 20 lb TUFline OR Spectrex w/12 lb Fluoro leader OR P-Line Floroclear 10 lb OR P-Line CX same test.

As above or 1/16-1/8 w/3-4" grub/light fluke/double-fluke: AllStar ML 6'6" OR 7' spin/reel and line as above.

Will be upgrading spin rods someday.

FR

Looks like you like the Saints rotfl

Lizards

[FlyRod]

Originally Posted by lizardsrule

Looks like you like the Saints rotfl

Lizards

Indeed I do, owning four Avid models, but I also use the TeamAllStar (pre-Shakespeare) rods, especially the 785C 6'6" M action. I WAS the happy user of a TAS 6'8" MH until...never mind, Reb's suffered enough...heh!
I also make use of some Falcon Lowriders and consider them a great buy in the 100 buck range.
I've never owned a St,Croix Premier (also 100 bux for the new series) but would be proud to own one.

FR

[zooker]

umm should have known only reb would bust someone elses rod. i think he was getting his butt kicked by fr

zooker