Originally Posted by
Bobinmich
Most people who fish salt like to be able to cast out 100 feet or so with an 8 wt. if pushed. The reason is a snook or a red laying up against the mangroves will see the poler on the poling deck if you get closer and they will spook. I have neck problems and I hit 80 feet pretty well but 100 feet is pushing it for me. In England, where all the casts are long, people talk of 110-115 feet being sort of routine.
Now, real long distance casters are a breed apart. It takes skill, strength, and practice. And there are techniques like double hauling, and timed wrist rotation, and body movement, and special lines, that are just not a part of everyday fishing.
Long distance casting isn't discussed a lot on this site - probably because most of us don't need it for smaller streams. But it is discussed ad nausium on many European sites. Sexyloops.com comes to mind as one of them.
Godspeed,
Bob Bolton