Long cast obsession

[bloocrab]

It basically adds one more thing to your arsenal. You may not always need it, but knowing you have it when and if you need it, can make the difference in catching or watching sometimes.

Ask the guys who can't reach them when they're breaking mid-Canal.

For some, it may just be a "stronger-than-you" mindset...switching the "stronger" attribute to a "casting farther" than you thing.

When fishing from shore, who in their right mind would want to be handi-capped with not being able to long-cast? I sure wouldn't. Whether or not I need it, I take comfort in knowing it's there. Just my opinion.


Boating guys are the ones who should really be worried about this though.

[Sgt Striper]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

It basically adds one more thing to your arsenal. You may not always need it, but knowing you have it when and if you need it, can make the difference in catching or watching sometimes.

Ask the guys who can't reach them when they're breaking mid-Canal.

For some, it may just be a "stronger-than-you" mindset...switching the "stronger" attribute to a "casting farther" than you thing.

When fishing from shore, who in their right mind would want to be handi-capped with not being able to long-cast? I sure wouldn't. Whether or not I need it, I take comfort in knowing it's there. Just my opinion.


Boating guys are the ones who should really be worried about this though.

Exactly!!! Here in Jersey the fall of 2011 we had a sand eel bite that lasted something like 24 straight days!! If you could not cast at least 75 yards you might as well have gone home. I fished about 20 of those days and I can tell you the bigger fish were the farthest out!! You need to be prepared for any situation with not only what is in your bag but a way to deliver them.

[JackK]

And some of those fish that bite in tight may have been following from quite far out. They just decided to commit when it looked like the prey had a chance of escaping.

IMO a long cast allows more time for your offering to be in the water, therefore allowing for more exposure to fish. Now, if there's a giant blitz 50 yards offshore and you're casting 100... That's foolish. But in normal fishing situations if I'm not targeting a specific piece of structure a long cast is what's used.

[bloocrab]

It does suck when a blitz erupts to the far right of where you just dumped out your spool........and now your cranking like a S.O.B. just to cast again because you think they're heading in the other direction.
Fishing is so much fun, isn't it?

[JohnnySaxatilis]

especially in heavy onshore wind situations. Like west dennis last year during the insane bluefish action. 30+mph winds I was one of the only ppl hooking up every cast while everyone else was watching in horror. Course its a clown show down there and I had lefthook pilgrim LOL but just another example of distance matters

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by JohnnySaxatilis

especially in heavy onshore wind situations. Like west dennis last year during the insane bluefish action. 30+mph winds I was one of the only ppl hooking up every cast while everyone else was watching in horror. Course its a clown show down there and I had lefthook pilgrim LOL but just another example of distance matters

This happens frequently on the Race. 10 yards could be the difference between hooking up every cast and hooking up every 3-4 casts.

Makai has a perfect setup and technique to easily get out 15-25yrds further than all the rest of us. During those strong 25-30kt blows, he's usually hooks up twice as much. We've noticed that hookup rates sometimes trickle off based on casting distance. The guy who can cast next furthest hooks up 2nd most and so on.

I've even found it in my own casts at times. During times when distance matters, I've noticed a stark contrast between casts that whistle out there and casts where the plug tumbles and falls short.

Confirmation bias maybe, but 90% of what we talk about here could be called that as well.

[nightfighter]

I cast much farther at night......