You need to be accurate regardless of the distance imo.

I cast jig between 90’ to 150’ very long casts. Try to land the jig within a hula hoop size target. No problem getting hook sets using my reel and rod sweep hook set. The issue is strike detection and that takes years to develop.

Only make long cast during day time never at night, no depth perception, happy as long as the lure hits water!

Tom

11 hours ago, WRB said:

The issue is strike detection and that takes years to develop.

 

I so agree with you, WRB. If I'm retrieving a T-rigged worm, underspin, or spinnerbait through weeds, there is the tick-tick-tick as they plow through and the bump-bump as the ricochet off wood or rock, but then there's the uncertain something that's ever-so-slightly different. What still fools me is when they take a bait in their mouths and swim toward me at the exact same rate of my retrieve. 

On 10/25/2024 at 4:04 AM, islandbass said:

Too far imho is when the lure is a distance that your ability to control the line and set the hook are compromised to the point it’s costing you fish. 

There’s your answer 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

I bomb cast almost every cast unless fishing specific areas of cover.

I try going for distance, i have a few rod n reel combos that really let me do this.

 

Rarely ever get bit where the lure lands, usually on the way back, about a quarter from where it lands.

But once saw a fish come to the surface really far out, was able to cast right on top of the bubble and bam, fight was on. It was a pre spawn 10lb female. Using 12lb YZ hybrid line there was no issue with hooking it from a distance. But that was a lipless with trebles, i also have had success with football jigs and ned rigs from distance too. Have used braid, braid to fluoro leader, and hybrid lines. All with cheap rods that have basic sensitivity.

 

Edit, and the lipless wasnt moving, i was letting it fall on slack line to the bottom when it bit.

Edited October 26, 20241 yr by MediumMouthBass

11 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

What still fools me is when they take a bait in their mouths and swim toward me at the exact same rate of my retrieve. 

 

That gets me too and the bigger the bass the more subtle that change is.  My pb came out from under a TX dock and did it to me twice, only really noticed my line moving on angle back to the dock.  So I've started consciously reel setting a lot more in these situations and my hook up has gone way up.  Feel that subtle nothing?  Reel twice as fast and be ready to sweep if your rod starts to load up, if nothing, kill it for a second or two then resume retrieve.  So many times this will trigger another bite and your back to fish on.  One little bit, don't point your rod at your lure, it needs to be offset a few degrees.

 

scott

55 minutes ago, softwateronly said:

Feel that subtle nothing?  Reel twice as fast and be ready to sweep if your rod starts to load up, if nothing, kill it for a second or two then resume retrieve.  So many times this will trigger another bite and your back to fish on.  One little bit, don't point your rod at your lure, it needs to be offset a few degrees.

 

Clever!

22 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said:

 

Clever!

Maybe. And also maybe if I type it, I'll remember it myself. 

 

scott