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My .02: Being able to bomb one out there is a marked advantage in certain areas, like the one that that Big1 and Salt point out, and it is far better to have the ability and not need it than to need it and not have it. As Habs states ‘Can't count how many times the Fish were at the end of my cast on the Cape Beaches’ – and that’s where I fish. You cover much more water with a long cast, and not just the additional distance. I believe each cast has a cone of influence in which fish in the are which are inside the cone have the chance to detect your offering, and the area of influence is governed by an inverse square relationship, meaning that if you can cast 2x as far as the next guy your area of influence is 4x greater. Also, if you can cast significantly further that others, your offering is the only game in town. That said, it has been my experience that at night most fish are within 20 yards of the beach. I very rarely rip one out into the dark, and even rarer still is a hookup on those occasions. Now, as dawn approaches, that’s another story.
Numb, I have to politely disagree with part of your distance cast assessment. I concur with your assessment that the slashdown is a major attractant; however, what easier meal for a fish is there except for one that is so disoriented that it is swimming right at you?
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