Increasing casting distance.

6'6" rod with large diameter spool and PP should do the trick.
I use 20lb PP on a Cabalas Prodigy reel.
Works just great!
You can only cast just so far with any setup.


"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
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I have never used spider line. I know others that use it and really like
it, but I don't know how it compares to PowerPro. I have used various
types
of mono, Fireline, and PowerPro. I have settled on PowerPro is my all
around favorite.

Jeff

"Spoonplugger" wrote in message
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What about spider line? I have been consistently outcast on that
stuff,never
used it myself too cheap to pay 30 bucks for a spool of line
"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
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I think you are going to get better distance with PowerPro than mono.
You
could switch to their 8lb test which is 1lb mono diameter. I would
assume
that would cast further than the 10/2.

Jeff

"CR" wrote in message
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I want to increase my casting distance with light lures (1/16th oz),
using a spinning reel. I'm using a 5' 6" ML rod with a Symmetre 2000
reel and powerpro 10/2. I have 2 ideas. One is to spool my reel as
full as possible. The other is to switch to a longer rod (maybe 6'
6"). I suspect many of you will recommend the longer rod, if so I
have
a question. Most 6' 6" rods seem to be rated M or higher. Will a M
action rod work with really light lures? Should I get a ML 6' 6"
rod?
I was thinking of the Berkely Bionix (50$ at Walmart).

Thanks!

Chuck.

You could easily go to a rod length of 8' if casting distance is your aim.

The reason you are seeing an increase in casting distance as the line gets
wetter is a decrease in line resistance thru the guides. This will apply to
mono as well as super lines.
Also the better that the guides are will help in reducing said resistance.
JMHO!

--
Dave Norton
Millennium Rods
"CR" wrote in message
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"Charles B. Summers" (Comcast) wrote in
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The longer rod will help, but switch to mono. The weight of the PP when
wet
will surely affect your distance.

I swear it seems that my distance actually goes up significantly after
a few casts. Maybe the wet line goes through the reel easier. Or maybe
its my imagination. I wonder what is considered to be a good distance
for 1/16th of an ounce? Maybe I'm already getting about the max.

I would rather acheive longer casts with a shorter rod (7 ft). This rod can
also give you a rapid succession of casts. The longer 8-9 ft rod is often
difficult to wield and cause arm pain. A 7 ft rod (rapala or berkley workhorse)
and using other factors to acheive long casts is the best for me.

The persons suggesting using a larger spool are correct and it makes sense
to me from all aspects. I have 2000 and 4000 size Stradic reels on the
same setups except the 2000 has a less test line (10 vs. 8 lb) and I can not
get the distance on the smaller reel that I can on the 4000 size reel,
further, I can feel the difference when stripping line from the two size
reels.

(Gone Angling) wrote in message ...
I would rather acheive longer casts with a shorter rod (7 ft). This rod can
also give you a rapid succession of casts. The longer 8-9 ft rod is often
difficult to wield and cause arm pain. A 7 ft rod (rapala or berkley workhorse)
and using other factors to acheive long casts is the best for me.

Most of my fishing is done on creeks so I'm worried about using too long of a rod.

Try a 6ft Ugly Stik Lite in ML - Graphite and E-Glass - Soft tip flexible
enough for light weights.


"CR" wrote in message
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(Gone Angling) wrote in message
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I would rather acheive longer casts with a shorter rod (7 ft). This rod
can
also give you a rapid succession of casts. The longer 8-9 ft rod is
often
difficult to wield and cause arm pain. A 7 ft rod (rapala or berkley
workhorse)
and using other factors to acheive long casts is the best for me.

Most of my fishing is done on creeks so I'm worried about using too long
of a rod.

Now I am confused, You want to cast 1/16 oz lures far but you can't use
a real long rod because your fishing in creeks..





I fish therefore I lie

Is Chuck Al? I noticed he shops at Wally World too...





I fish therefore I lie

(AJH) wrote in message ...
Filling the spool "as much as possible" will just cause problems..Using
mono and a longer LT/ Med Lt rod may help but you can only do so much
witth light lures.. a little car wax on the end of the spool might
help..

Just did a little test. I compared 6 lb trilene xl to powerpro 10/2. I
was able to cast a 1/16th oz jig, 6 parking lot lines with the
powerpro and 7 with the trilene. My math tells me that's about 17%
more distance with the mono.