Rob wrote:

I used to spend three months every year casting 1/16 oz and 1/32 oz jigs for
White Bass.

I use a lot of little stuff for LM and SM bass, as well as crappies. It's one of
my favorite ways to fish.


Most so called Ultra
Light rods don't have enough backbone to give you the necessary "snap" to
really shoot a light lure out there.

Steve Huber recently built me a 7 footer for this application that is just
phenomenal. I find myself using it for drop shotting as well as for the little
jigs it was intended for.

Which line? I like 4 lb. clear mono or 8 lb PowerPro.

Mono. the stretch actually helps in landing fish on light line. most any
nn-fluorescent mono will do for me, but the Yozuri hybrid is my favortie.

I agree that a larger
diameter reel works better than the tiniest of ultra lights,

I typically use a spinning reel on size larger than normal.


Also -- you might take a look at which lure you're using. A small plastic grub
on a jig will give you more casting distance than the same jig head tied with
feathers or bucktail


Once the feather/hair get saturated, the casting distance will be comparable.
Even greater for marabou.




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