casting distance

I was just wondering if there was an ideal casting distance when using poppers and metal slices from the rock or is it the further from the rocks the better?

cheers for your input


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... at the stupid tuna that

Mon, 2010-01-18 17:23

... at the stupid tuna that won;t bite in the hope you stun them...

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if you

Mon, 2010-01-18 17:34

cast as far as you can youll cover the long distnace plus when you reel in the short distance will be covered

 

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i would generally go with

Mon, 2010-01-18 19:22

i would generally go with wide open. but sometimes you should be casting to the fish or just past them

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speedo The further you cast the more distance you get

Mon, 2010-01-18 19:48

to cover with your lure, but as Russ has suggested, sometimes distance isn't as important as accuracy - as in casting at a fish or casting to a structure.

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i think it's more of where

Mon, 2010-01-18 20:40

i think it's more of where your casting, you'd be better off ripping a cast parallel to the cost off a point as far as you can then straight out to the deep blue.

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