Most everyone will have an outfit or two that will do the job. It doesn’t have to be a specialist outfit. Soft plastic fishing is finesse fishing, but his doesn’t mean light in all cases. You will need a powerful outfit for bigger fish but it should still be well balanced, as light as possible and still possess that all important feel.

I’m going to describe just two outfits that will cover 90% of your soft plastics fishing in both fresh and salt. Both are spinning outfits because of their ability to cast both unweighted and weighted plastics. Baitcasting outfits will work with weighted plastics fished with medium to heavy jig heads, but they are not as versatile as the spinning outfits. When you get going on soft plastics fishing, like most anglers you will add to your inventory. The first outfit is the light one.

This system will cover the finesse end of the spectrum and will fish the tiniest of weightless soft plastics and is great for the weightless techniques. It should be a light, sensitive, fast action, 6 ½ to 7ft spinning outfit rated somewhere around the 4lb to 10lb class. This should be teamed with a 1500 to 2500 sized spinning reel and will carry 4lb or 6lb fireline.
It will cast up to around ¼ oz or 8-10gms maximum. It can also have a small handle or one handed grip, and I like cork for the feel it transmits. It’s the sort of outfit you’d use on Peacock Bass or Sebarau in the fresh and on small GT’s or Tapon in the salt. You might even use it for Haruan in some fairly snaggy country.

I know I press mine into action in conditions that are possibly a little risky but it will knock over some good sized fish. It is also a superb outfit for casting hardbody minnows for the same types of fish and it will, in open water, tackle hefty Toman and some surprisingly large fish as long as there isn’t anything to snag you up in. The second outfit is a beefed up version of the first. A 7ft spinning rod rated for somewhere around 10-17lb line and casting up to 1 oz or 28gms. This will be matched with a 4000 sized spinning reel and loaded with 10 or 14lb Fireline.

This outfit will be used for casting to Toman and Haruan in the snags, barramundi and jacks in the estuaries and saltwater, but also makes a superb offshore casting outfit for small tuna and other smaller pelagic species. It will knock over some really big fish when used with skill. If you really could only have one outfit for soft plastics fishing, this one would be it. Again, I like my outfits to be light, powerful and fast action. The handle on this one can be a little longer than the lighter outfit since you’ll be fishing heavier drags, so you can rest the longer handle under your forearm while fighting a fish.
It pays to get a rod that “fits” you and remember you’ll be doing lots of casting so a heavy rod gets tiring pretty quickly. Leaders on this outfit can be as light as you need to go, but more commonly 20lb to 30lb leaders are used with this middleweight. If you do most of your fishing from the shore, a longer rod is advantageous. 7ft spinning outfits are ideal, but you can go longer if you prefer. If you fish from a boat (or a floaty ring), 6ft spinning outfits are easier to handle.

There is clearly a great deal of personal preference in choosing an outfit. The outfits I have suggested are adaptable and can be used in a variety of situations, not just fishing soft plastics. I’m sure most of you will have gear already in your inventory that will do the job. If you have not yet made a change to Fireline or GSP, this is about the only change you’ll probably need to make from your existing tackle systems. Fishing soft plastics and GSP lines really do go hand in hand, so if you’re going to give soft plastics a proper trial, make the change! Time to put some of this stuff into practise and go do some fishing!

Use the Sun, Moon and Weather Plus catch fish!Solunar never heard of a painting? Or a chart or Tide Moon Phase schedule never heard of a Maori fisheries Icon Is this really substance? The answer is yes, but it is not infallible, because the solar periods, the phases of the moon and the moon position are still affected by climate change especially in barometric pressure.

Many predatory fish have eyes that adapt to changes in light faster than their prey eyes. This means that most sports know from experience that they can catch baitfish easier at dawn and dusk, making the dawn and dusk periods two large solar. Fish also get hungry between meals if these large, they often go during feeding around mid-day. As a result there are usually three or four “times including solar dusk and dawn one or two periods in the middle of the day. These periods are one of the ingredients of a Solunar table or diagram Maori fishing.

Fish like most wild animals, and even humans, are directly influed by moon phases and the moon. More than three-quarters of the recording sports are taken within three days before or three days after during a new moon or full moon. The reason is still a mystery, though some theories that would probably have brought the average reader. We know that the full moon provides most nocturnal light and the new moon makes no moon. The important thing is that more and bigger fish can usually be taken just before or after during a new moon or full moon. These phases of the moon are another element Solunar tables and Maori fishing and charts are a good reason why many fishermen buy calendars that show the phase of the moon.

moons gravitational attraction creates tides and also seems to directly affect athletic appetites. When the moon is above his head, he created the biggest high tide of the day is called a spring tide, and for whatever reason, it makes fish hungry. When the moon beneath it creates the second slightly lower high tide of the day called neap tide, and it also seems to make fish hungry. These positions of the moon influence freshwater fish, and fish of the oceans. Lunar positions are the third Solunar key in a table or chart Maori and they are the main reason why many good fishermen buy tide charts, even the fishermen who fish in salt water.

Days on or near the key usually new phases of the moon full or are listed on the tables and most of the Maori Fisheries Solunar tables as good fishing days. The times of day when the position of the moon or under overhead and the main solar dawn twilight periods coincide twelve o’clock etc. are called the best moments of fishing. Days that occur on the major phases of the moon and times of day when the sun and moon periods situation do not occur at the same time are listed as fair or poor.

Remember that Solunar tables Maori Fisheries Tide Tables and Charts Moon Phase Calendars not ensure a successful fishing. The fish are unpredictable wild animals and there are other variables that affect the behavior, many of which are difficult or impossible to predict. That’s what makes fishing difficult and fun! But there is another factor that may help to predict the behavior of fish.

fish are directly affected by the weather probably at least as much as they are affected by solar periods, the phases of the moon and the moon. Weather is too unpredictable to set a table, which is published several months in advance. Full sun can disrupt fish and periods of activity to kill or cause fish to take their activity in deeper water or shaded. Some fish prefer cloud cover and fog, or are likely to be more active on a broader range of water and have wider strike zones, which means they move farther to attack a lure or bait on cloudy to fully cloudy days. The wind can lead baitfish or insects on the side of a lake and usually follow sports. Extreme wind can ruin fishing or make it difficult or dangerous for the fishermen to be on or near the water. Another weather that makes a big difference is barometric pressure. When the television talking about meteorology by high pressure or low pressure moving in the areas he or she speaks of barometric pressure. The fish are most active during periods of low pressure and less active during periods of high pressure. If you do not want to buy and learn to read a barometer you can get a pretty good idea of barometric pressure just outside the walk. If the hot and humid with very few clouds, high pressure and the period of fish will be less active. If obtaining cold, the clouds move in, or his departure to rain or snow’s a period of low pressure and fish will probably be more active.

Does all this mean that the information confuses fish can be caught on cool cloudy day when a new or full moon is directly overhead or in the morning or twilight? No, but it means that the fish are most likely to be the most active at that time. This means that a fisherman active chip will try to fish using techniques first to recover more quickly and bright colored lures or bait. This also means that the hot and sunny day at times when the moon is not in the best position or phase wise fisherman will try to fishing, including techniques for the first retrieves slow, or moderate or natural colors and small bait. Finally, it means that a fisherman chip will be ready to try something else if the first thing is not working.