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| I have a 8'6" Heavy as an all around rod. I put a Daiwa 400 Lexa 400HS on it. My first real musky rod.
I ended up turning the "screw brake" (magnetic) off.
I can cast a "Top Raider" a mile, no problems, when it comes to the double 10's, I get about half the distance. Seems to me, I should be able to cast them just as far, or more.
What am I doing wrong? Do I just need to rip it harder?
Thanks,
Jared |
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| big bucktails drag way more than a top raider (or other solid-body baits). with about the same initial momentum, the top raider will fly way further. we all share your problem. |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | loosen the anti backlash knob and tighten your thumb! |
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Location: Duluth, MN | Yea if you can get 2/3rd to 3/4th the distance of a double 10 than what you get with a top raider your doing pretty good. You're casting a torpedo compared to a bird with it's wings flapping. You can switch to a marabou skirt....they actually do cast pretty good compared to tinsel. |
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| Throwing double 10's for days on end, switched to a topraider, casted without thinking. It's probably still there, about 50 ft up a tree where I last saw it...
Busted a few baits on rocks that way too.
I don't think it's a problem with your gear. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | This is normal. Go from a WTD to a Dub 10 and really feel the brakes. |
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| Thanks for the info guys.
I guess I just figured that a dbl10 is heavier and I should be able to cast it farther. I didn't really consider the air drag on the bait.
Thanks again! |
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Location: Morgantown, WV | Some dbl 10s are heavier and can be casted much farther than their lighter counterparts |
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Location: Apparently where the Muskie aren't | Marabou definatly cast better than tinsil. Better than hair too. Just practice with it. I'm able to cast a #6 dcg (baby I believe) better than I can cast a fat bastard. But I use the dcg 99% of the time and I've just got really good with casting it. It's just something to get used to. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | very good point on the weight of double 10s... a light bodied glitter tail will cast much less than say a dadson bullet... thick blades cast the farthest... a topraider tho will always fly farther than a bucktail tho... |
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| Even smaller solid body lures will go much easier than double 10s. I had been casting double 8 blades before I used the Nite Walker from Suick the first time. Whew! Good thing I was paying attention or that brand new lure would have ended up in brush about 20 feet back. It is small and not very heavy but casts like a bullet. |
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| You're not casting hard enough. |
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