without trying to shove anyone's noses out of joint...
Once a lure, any lure has an aerodynamic profile and enough dense 'weight', it's not really an issue of which lure casts further.
More an issue of who can cast which lure further.
This is where people get rod ratings all screwed up, and lines (not just diameter, but WEIGHT) and the biggest one, technique and power.
Power without technique is pointless regardless of the lure. Technique without power will give lovely casts, and sometimes further than power without technique.
What I rarely see, if ever see, is lure anglers outside of informed circles working a lures drop length. This is VITAL to wringing the performance from the rod and the caster.
On a tournament rod, there will be, a favoured 'drop' (the distance between tip and lure) before casting. There WILL be a sweet spot for ALL lures and yet these are sometimes, quite different, despite the sometimes similarity in design.
The CC is loud but it casts very well. What we do, is load the CC with a little oil as well. This adds weight and dampens the loudness.
What I'm saying is, I can take a 18g plain ICSF casting plug and in good conditions, hit 100 - 130 meters with a little assistance from the lightest winds. we cast those on 8lb line (or 0.25mm mono). So weight, isn't the only factor here.
As for line weight...
Well, believe me, lines all weigh differently and it REALLY affects your cast. If I was to load 0.25mm fluorocarbon onto to my 18g reel, I'd likely struggle to make 75 meters. Wet line (mono and saturated braid) weighs more too. This changes from brand to brand more than you'd ever imagine.
Look at the classic 4oz spool of mono and then look at the 'amount' of line you get for equal diameter, across brands. Not that you should trust line diameters and strengths anyway... Another story.
This is yet another reason, I always, without fail, treat my braids with varied products to aid performance. It's little things that all add up.
I would highly recommend, before you go off, any of you, buying the BEST casting lure, you in fact, first find the best casting lure for YOUR rod, line and technique. Get some lures and remove the hooks, go to a field and take measurements. What we do is apply a little PVC tape around the rod blank itself to mark where the drop for the lightest lure drop will be and, to the heaviest we cast on a new rod.
You will be surprised to know, the difference between a 14g topwater and a 30g one is often noticeable. Yet do not presume, the heaviest will always go the furthest.
Hope this helps.
