Goose, go for distance... you'll always end up fishing the same water that you'd fish if you went with a short cast. Why not cover more water?...
Just make sure to fish every inch... like its the "inch" that your fish is under ...
..you never know where that "large" is hanging out...
If your fishing a rip, reef or bar (structure)....and its only half your cast away....cast so that you'll be able to work your "presentation" accordingly as it approaches the area, but use your whole cast...WHY?....
WHY NOT? ...that "large" may have ventured off that reef looking for a quick bite or holding off on a rock that you can't see, and sees your skinny working in towards her or she may just be heading out in that general direction...in either case, just make sure to cast so that you'll work the "structure" the way you want to...
...ask yourself this, why do you overcast a breaking fish?....you don't cast on the spot he broke at right?...nor do you short cast her either. You overcast to ensure your working
enough water...why not apply that logic to all your casts?...My motto is, ....if I'm not sight~casting to a fish...I'm whipping it out there more times than not!!..
..Covering more water = Increasing your odds...
