Big fish

Leader set up – 50lb with fastach connection and in-leader stinger

As the name implies this leader set up has a Mustard size 4 Fastach clip at the business end and a #4/0 Gamakatsu or Mustard live bait stinger after that. It is my goto leader for night time fishing of big soft plastics and PTE lures that have either only one hook or have a a couple of trebles but…

^{Last Updated: March 2026}

Adding an up front stinger hook to a paddle tail soft plastic

This is a set up I use when I am fishing big paddle tail soft plastics in the dark or in discolored water. By big soft plastics I am talking about baits like my 20cm swimbaits or 18cm Castaic Jerky J Swimmers.   In the dark or in discolored water, I prefer to fish my big soft on a single hook…

^{Last Updated: March 2026}

Leaders – #10 weight / Central Queensland

Leaders My #10 weight leader set up is very simple and consists of 3 meters of 30lb Maxima Ultra Green. I do fish leader/tippet combination both heavier and lighter than this but, within reason, my advise is to stick with leader/tippet combination that is as thick as you can get away with on the…

^{Last Updated: March 2026}