Anyone knows any actual test where guys throwing weights with rod rating exceeding weight and measuring the actual distance that can be achieved.
I havent been able to reach boiling sea couple of times recently (should've casted 100-150m) so I am getting into shore "distance" lure fishing, will try casting lures/softies between 30-60g to a longer distance. (I dont want feathers and big sinkers, I want to use these lures/softies only).
I have a couple of rods which are covering the above lure weight range but I dont feel comfortable casting big with them, rods seems to have too slow action and too flexible, most power at the start of the stroke goes into flexing the rod.
I want a long(at least 13ft), fast action, lightweight rod, but most of these rods are surfcasters with much higher rating than 30-60g or too slow action if less, the closest I could come is a 13ft 2.5-4oz "light" surfcaster, with a very sensitive glass fibre tip.
Google is telling me (without any tests or proof) that with lighter lure weight you cant load the rod properly, but does the rod need to be loaded? I actually dont like when first half of the movement lost in the rod flexing, would rather have the absolute minimum flex to save the rig from he high power peak and then accelerate the lure instead of more flex.
Most of the distance casting records are also done with very-very stiff rods by the looks of it, with definitely much less flex that I have with my standard kit and a 30g lure.
Also someone with more power could accelerate the lure faster and load the same rod with less weight, isnt that?
I think I could definitely load a 2.5oz minimum rating rod with a 50-60gram lure/metal (tall, 300lbs, been working out a bit), but what if I swap lures for a 20-30g lure as fish is closer and I like those lures better for close work?
I guess I would have no issues casting 20-40 meters with a 20-30g lure with the kit above and the only disadvantage would be that the kit is heavier to hold, which I am fine with, I normally only fish for 2-3 hours before get bored anyway.
Any opinions? Is it that bad using the rod sometimes with half of the minimum lure weight?
I havent been able to reach boiling sea couple of times recently (should've casted 100-150m) so I am getting into shore "distance" lure fishing, will try casting lures/softies between 30-60g to a longer distance. (I dont want feathers and big sinkers, I want to use these lures/softies only).
I have a couple of rods which are covering the above lure weight range but I dont feel comfortable casting big with them, rods seems to have too slow action and too flexible, most power at the start of the stroke goes into flexing the rod.
I want a long(at least 13ft), fast action, lightweight rod, but most of these rods are surfcasters with much higher rating than 30-60g or too slow action if less, the closest I could come is a 13ft 2.5-4oz "light" surfcaster, with a very sensitive glass fibre tip.
Google is telling me (without any tests or proof) that with lighter lure weight you cant load the rod properly, but does the rod need to be loaded? I actually dont like when first half of the movement lost in the rod flexing, would rather have the absolute minimum flex to save the rig from he high power peak and then accelerate the lure instead of more flex.
Most of the distance casting records are also done with very-very stiff rods by the looks of it, with definitely much less flex that I have with my standard kit and a 30g lure.
Also someone with more power could accelerate the lure faster and load the same rod with less weight, isnt that?
I think I could definitely load a 2.5oz minimum rating rod with a 50-60gram lure/metal (tall, 300lbs, been working out a bit), but what if I swap lures for a 20-30g lure as fish is closer and I like those lures better for close work?
I guess I would have no issues casting 20-40 meters with a 20-30g lure with the kit above and the only disadvantage would be that the kit is heavier to hold, which I am fine with, I normally only fish for 2-3 hours before get bored anyway.
Any opinions? Is it that bad using the rod sometimes with half of the minimum lure weight?
