Soft Plastics - What are your set ups?

[wordty]

Looking for advice on various soft plastic set ups.  I have a dedicated 7 foot Senko type weightless baitcaster, a 7 foot wacky set up on a spinning reel, and a 7'3 baitcaster set up for pitching weighted beaver style baits.  Looking for other ideas.  I know it depends a lot on what someone is fishing for but wondered what set ups you have.

[Dens228]

My plastics setup is a MegaBass OrochiXX Brailist with a Tatula SV TW.  I use it for both weighted and weightless  plastics. 

 

[Mike L]

Punching..

H/XF Quantum Smoke w/ 80# braid 
 

Heavy to moderate cover...

Fenwick Techna AV w/ 20# Shooter

 

Light cover to weightless..

Loomis GLX 843C MBR w/ 14# Sniper

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Armtx77]

7Ft Falcon LowRider in MH/All Around/MF Action

 

Shimano 201HG with 40lbs 832.

 

I bought this set up recently for bank fishing here in SE Louisiana. I needed enough back bone to get them out of the veggie gardens they live in.

 

I toss a TON of Senkos on this rig:

Gamatsu EGW 3/0

1/16oz tungsten bullet

Bobber stop on top

 

It is just enough weight to get it through the grass.

[swhit140]

Falcon Expert 6'11" Hvy

 

Dobyns Champion XP 735

 

Dobyns Champion XP 703

[PhishLI]

Light plastics, 5" Senkos, etc; Powell Inferno 7' MHXF 703 Cex. Lew's Tournament Pro LFS. 10lb Sufix Advance

 

Medium plastics, 6" Senkos, etc; 13 Omen Black II 7'3" MHF. Shimano Chronarch. 15lb Trilene 100% Fluoro

 

Pitch/Punch/Skip; Daiwa Tatula XT 7'3" HF. Daiwa Tatula SV. 50lb J-Braid

[roadwarrior]

For weightless presentations: G.Loomis PR844S/ Stella 2500/ Tatsu #6

 

Weighted:  Custom 7'2" Rainshadow Eternity/ Conquest 100/ #30 Smackdown with #12 Tatsu leader

 

[Pogues2300]

For weightless,  tatula elite ags 7'1" medium and tatula lt 3000 size spinning. For most other soft plastic mostly Texas rig loomis nrx 873crr paired with a tatula sv. Props on the bunnies above me. Happy holidays everyone. Stay safe. 

[OnthePotomac]

I am super basic and use 6'6" and mostly 7' MH and medium BPS Carbonlite rods for every thing except for a KVD spinner bait rod, a KVD frog rod A Rick Clunn top water rod and an old Gander Titanium cranking rod.  All plastic are on MH 7' rods.

[waymont]

Loomis 843c with a Daiwa Tatula SV 103, 30lb braid to 15lb leader.

I run my baits both pegged and unpegged.

This rig can also cast weightless Senko/stick baits well too.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

5 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

For weightless presentations: G.Loomis PR844S/ Stella 2500/ Tatsu #6

 

Weighted:  Custom 7'2" Rainshadow Eternity/ Conquest 100/ #30 Smackdown with #12 Tatsu leader

 

Still use the MHX?

[GReb]

Under 1/8 oz weight - Dobyns Champion 693c

 

1/8-3/8 - Falcon Cara 6’10” Heavy

 

3/8 - 3/4 - Kistler H3 7’3” Heavy

 

3/4+ - Im in transition currently trying to determine which direction to go

 

12-20lb Seaguar flouro up to 3/4 99% of the time. I use Red Label and Invisx on the Dobyns and Falcon. Kistler has 20lb Abrasx currently

 

Also I throw shakey heads on a 6’8”  MXF Croix LTB with 10lb Invisx. Typically my jerkbait rod but it just does so well with the shakey head 

[roadwarrior]

51 minutes ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

Still use the MHX?

Oops!

Mike built me the ULTIMATE Senko rod. It is a dedicated stick for the Fat Ika and Senko. 

PERFECT in every way!

 

[basser27]

Dobyns 702sf 6lb mono ned rigs/finesse 

dobyns 703sf 8lb mono sometimes 15lb braid weightless plastics and 1/8oz Texas rigs 

Dobyns 734 15lb mono 10” worms, 3/8 and 1/2oz Texas rigs

dobyns 735 50lb braid 3/4-1oz Texas rigs 

 

[MN Fisher]

Spinning:

Pflueger President 20/Diawa Spinmatic 6'6" Ultra-Light/4# Yo-Zuri - Ned

Pflueger President 25/Dobyns 702SF Medium-Light/8# Suffix Elite - General Finesse

Pflueger Trion 30/Diawa Aird-X 6'6" Medium/10# Stren Mono - Wacky, 1/4 and less T-Rigs

Baitcasting:

Pflueger President/Diawa Aird-X 6'6" Medium/20# Power Pro w/10# Stren leader - 1/4-3/8 T-Rigs

Pflueger Supreme/Diawa Aird-X 7' Medium-Heavy/30# Power Pro w/12# Yo-Zuri leader - 3/8-3/4 T-Rig

Fuego CT-XS/Diawa Aird-X 7' Heavy/50# Power Pro w//12# Yo-Zuri leader - Flip/Pitch/Punch, Bubba-shot, 3/4-1 T-Rigs

[new2BC4bass]

Didn't know I needed a dedicated rod.    I've used several of my rods for plastics.

[MN Fisher]

19 minutes ago, new2BC4bass said:

Didn't know I needed a dedicated rod.    I've used several of my rods for plastics.

Mine aren't dedicated to just a specific thing...other than the ML rig. The rest do multiple duty - the MH Baitcaster is also my spook rig, the M Spinning rig doubles for jerkbaits...etc, etc, etc.

[Catt]

Powell Inferno 7' Medium Heavy X-Fast 

Shimano Calcutta 100A spooled with Berkley Big Game 15#

 

Daiwa Tatula 7' 1" Medium Heavy X-Fast 

Shimano Calcutta 100A spooled with Berkley Big Game 15#

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

8 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Oops!

Mike built me the ULTIMATE Senko rod. It is a dedicated stick for the Fat Ika and Senko. 

PERFECT in every way!

 

Not putting you on the spot, just checking in to make sure nothing happened to it. ?

[Nelson Delaney]

Loomis nrx 

802c

853c

894c 

and just added a 902s for some finesse.  Haven’t had it out yet.  The nrx is the most sensitive rod I have used.  

[jbsoonerfan]

1/8 oz = Shimano Zodias 6'10 ML - Shimano Aldebaran 50 HG 10 lb Sufix Fuoro

3/16 oz = Shimano Expride 6'8 MH - Shimano Bantam MGL XG 40 lb Sufix 832

1/4 oz = Shimano Poison Adrena 7'3 MH - Shimano Metanium MGL 40 Sufix 832

3/8 oz = Shimano Zodias 7'2 MH - Shimano SLX MGL 40 Sufix 832

1/2 oz = Shimano Zodias 7'2 H - Shimano Curado K XG 40 Sufix

 

Ned Rig = Shimano Zodias 6'8 ML - Shimano Stradic ci4 2500 15 lb Sufix 832

Drop Shot = Shimano Crucial 7 M - Shimano Stradic 2500 20 lb Sufix 832

[roadwarrior]

9 hours ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

Not putting you on the spot, just checking in to make sure nothing happened to it. ?

The rod is saddled with a Stella and is included on EVERY outing.

[J Francho]

On 4/8/2020 at 6:28 PM, wordty said:

I know it depends a lot on what someone is fishing for but wondered what set ups you have.

All of them?  Around 60.  From what you have, you might add a cranking stick or punching set up.  Otherwise, you could upgrade what you have, if that's all you need.