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A long cast occurs when your rigging overshoots the place where you want it to land.<\/p>\n
Long cast and short cast are questions of accuracy when casting.<\/p>\n
In many fishing situations, you want to place your fly, lure, or bait in a very specific area of the water.<\/p>\n
Being able to cast accurately is critical for enticing fish to strike your rigging.<\/p>\n
Sight fishing is a prime example of why casting accuracy is important. Also of importance is the environment around where you fish.<\/p>\n
Overhead branches, brush that extends over the bank’s edge, and river structures, such as sunken logs are all hazards on which your lure can snag.<\/p>\n
Being able to cast accurately helps reduce the risk of losing lures, hooks, and rigging.<\/p>\n
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The other way to interpret long casts is by distance<\/a>. There are times when you need to cast 50-60+ yards away from you.<\/p>\n Surf fishing is an example where you may need to employ long casts.<\/p>\n Fly-fishing is another means of fishing where long casts are often key to targeting smart fish.<\/p>\n Being able to cast for long distances enables the angler to use river structures such as riffles to move the lure, bait, or fly into a position where feeding fish may lurk.<\/p>\n That capability requires a long cast reel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A long cast reel is one that has a taller spool and a larger arbor.<\/p>\n The wider with a bigger diameter allows the line to shoot off the reel smoothly and with less drag so that you can toss lures at a greater distance.<\/p>\n The taller spool also means that your reel can hold more line without tangling or backlashes occurring.<\/p>\n A long cast occurs in the same manner as a regular overhand cast.<\/p>\n There are factors involved that cause the line and rigging to go farther.<\/p>\n One factor is added force, which you create. Other factors include fishing rod length. A long casting rod is longer – at least seven feet and sometimes as long as ten feet.<\/p>\n The reason for the longer rod is the whip action.<\/p>\n When you cast the rod forward, the tip bends backward and as the rod moves through the arc that is the cast, the tip moves from backward to forward in a whip-like action that catapults the rigging forward and at greater distances.<\/p>\n Having a long cast reel also helps since the gear ratio and smoothness of the reel are designed to allow the line<\/a> to leave the reel with less friction or drag.<\/p>\n One more feature of a long cast fishing pole is micro-guides.<\/p>\n The smaller eyes allow the line to slide through the guide sets with less friction.<\/p>\n The bigger the eye-hole in a fishing rod’s guide the larger the oscillation of the line and the more friction it creates leaving the rod.<\/p>\n Smaller diameter eye guides reduce the fluctuation of the line and decrease friction.<\/p>\n Friction is a force that slows down the line’s speed and can reduce the distance the line can travel.<\/p>\n By eliminating as much friction as possible, the cast will go farther.<\/p>\n Those tools needed to reduce as much friction as possible include micro-guides and a long cast reel.<\/p>\n You gain the power needed to make longer casts by using a longer fishing rod<\/a>.<\/p>\n A good cast using a bait caster is around 50 yards using a standard reel.<\/p>\n In situations where you need to go beyond 50 yards, you need a long cast reel and a longer fishing rod.<\/p>\n With a 12-foot fishing rod and long cast reel, you can approach the 100-yard mark.<\/p>\n On a standard baitcaster rod and reel combo, a long cast is 50-60 yards. A long cast on a long cast rod with a long cast reel is 60-100 yards.<\/p>\n You can achieve longer yards with a long cast reel, which holds more line and has a smooth flow mechanism that reduces friction.<\/p>\n Friction is what slows down the line speed and reduces the distance the rigging will go.<\/p>\n Also, with a smooth action reel, there is less force placed on the rigging which means bait stays on the hook.<\/p>\n There are a number of reasons why a baitcaster rod does not cast very far.<\/p>\n The length of the rod is essential for long casting.<\/p>\n You need a rod that is at least seven feet long and maybe as long as 10 feet.<\/p>\n The reason for the longer rods is the C-shaped flex of the rod during the casting arc.<\/p>\n The wider the diameter of the C-shaped arc the more power the rod creates and the farther it pitches the rigging.<\/p>\n Another reason you cannot cast far on your baitcaster rod is friction.<\/p>\nWhat Is a Long Cast Reel?<\/span><\/h2>\n
How Do You Make a Long Cast?<\/span><\/h2>\n
How Far Is a Good Cast with A Baitcaster?<\/span><\/h2>\n
What Is Considered a Long Cast on Baitcaster?<\/span><\/h2>\n
Why Can’t I Cast My Baitcaster Very Far?<\/span><\/h2>\n