Distance Casting

[iamskippy]

Originally Posted by bigpopper

If I wear elevator shoes,will that help?

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[Rappin Mikey]

I've been using crap stuff since I was 12 years old. I still can cast with the best of um. My favorite rods ever were an 11' Daiwa Elimanator and an old school 11' Ande Tounament rod. Both of em were under 70 bucks. 3 or 4 years ago I bought a 10.6 Legend. It sits in my cellar. Go figure.

[Sgt Striper]

3 o'clock to 10 o'clock, smooth stroke with the power added (right arm punch)at 12 o'clock and pull left hand to chest, release is past the tip! Don't over cast and drop is very important, try different length's. Be smooth keeping the rod loaded, don't muscle it!

[Saltheart]

Back when I was about 33 and fishing 4 days a week in SoCo I could cast pretty far. I had the best equipment and I was very in shape and strong as an ox.

One day as we were all hanging around EB waiting for late fall schools to come by , out walks this kid about 15 years old with something like a Kmart 7 foot rod. He lets fly a cast that goes by my cast by 30 yards. Kid just had a natural nack for it!


Good technique beats the tallest , strongest , best geared up guy every time!

[Rappin Mikey]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

Back when I was about 33 and fishing 4 days a week in SoCo I could cast pretty far. I had the best equipment and I was very in shape and strong as an ox.

One day as we were all hanging around EB waiting for late fall schools to come by , out walks this kid about 15 years old with something like a Kmart 7 foot rod. He lets fly a cast that goes by my cast by 30 yards. Kid just had a natural nack for it!


Good technique beats the tallest , strongest , best geared up guy every time!

That's exactly what I'm talking about.

[stripermaineiac]

We all have a sweet spot. You know it's that point where the line hangin off the tip of the rod helps the weight of the plug load the rod the best to our power stroke.It may be 30 in,36in or longer. size or weight of plug makes a difference as to how long it is on each rod we use 9 ft to 11 or longer.Add to this the right power stroke an your distance climbs from there. But remember 30lb braid gets longer distance than 65 lb braid. Your spool needs to be properly filled.Plus not all plugs are made to cast distance. My 3 1/2 oz pencil is a finesse plug like a P-40, my 2.6 oz pencil flies like a rocket. So not all plugs are made to fish the middle of the ditch.So that's another variable to keep in mind.So remeber the rod is just part of a big puzzle. Tight lines Ron