Casting help!

[Raider Nation Fisher]

I'm having trouble casting 1/8 Oz. jigs on my current set up. I am using a 6ft 6in Trevalla jigging rod and a 500 series Calcutta casting reel. I don't seem to understand what the issue is. I mean generally I can cast this set up a country mile using two to four ounce jigs. I mean it says jigging rod so should cast all jigs. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Perhaps I should try a different brand of reel or a different rod.

[Glenn]

 

[James Pondscum]

  Do I work with you?  You sound like one of my coworkers?

[Raider Nation Fisher]

8 minutes ago, Glenn said:

 

I like that video. I will be showing that to some of my friends. Quite informative.

 

You couldn't have sent me that 7 years ago when I was trying to learn to cast a bait caster?

[Maico1]

That is one reel sweet combo,how about some Pic's......

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Don't you have open water where you live?

[Raider Nation Fisher]

16 minutes ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

Don't you have open water where you live?

I've fished almost everyday for the last month and a half. 

However, I am a bit under the weather today and taking a sick day. So I decided to try my hand at trolling today.

22 minutes ago, Maico1 said:

That is one reel sweet combo,how about some Pic's......

I'll see if I can find some for ya. However, the fact that I palm a 500 Calcutta like most people do a 100 series may make me look like a freak of nature or something along those lines. I have a very fragile ego about my massive hands.

[Maico1]

What would really be the hot ticket is a video of you hurling those two 4oz. jigs and at the same time manhandling that 500....hope that does not hurt your fragile ego....

[Glenn]

2 hours ago, Maico1 said:

That is one reel sweet combo,how about some Pic's......

 

[new2BC4bass]

2 hours ago, Raider Nation Fisher said:

I've fished almost everyday for the last month and a half. 

However, I am a bit under the weather today and taking a sick day. So I decided to try my hand at trolling today.

I'll see if I can find some for ya. However, the fact that I palm a 500 Calcutta like most people do a 100 series may make me look like a freak of nature or something along those lines. I have a very fragile ego about my massive hands.

Figured that from your number of posts and the number of years using a baitcast reel.  Also from the tongue in cheek comment about casting 4 oz. jigs a country mile and wondering why a 1/8 oz. jig won't cast an equal distance on the same combo.

I have free time occasionally, but don't know how to troll.    Wouldn't have your sense of humor anyway.

[Bigskinny]

So is that a good combo for trolling?  

[Raider Nation Fisher]

1 hour ago, Bigskinny said:

So is that a good combo for trolling?  

Lol! Yup. Especially for salt water fishing.

1 hour ago, new2BC4bass said:

Figured that from your number of posts and the number of years using a baitcast reel.  Also from the tongue in cheek comment about casting 4 oz. jigs a country mile and wondering why a 1/8 oz. jig won't cast an equal distance on the same combo.

I have free time occasionally, but don't know how to troll.    Wouldn't have your sense of humor anyway.

It's easy just pick a topic and troll away. A little humor does folks good from time to time.

[lo n slo]

hahaha, that's funny. i get jokes.

[RAMBLER]

Sounds to me like that new job gives your brain too much slack time.

[Maico1]

21 minutes ago, RAMBLER said:

Sounds to me like that new job gives your brain too much slack time.

You would have thought he reeled up all the "Slack" with that 500......

[buzzed bait]

15 hours ago, Raider Nation Fisher said:

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Perhaps I should try a different brand of reel or a different rod.

BINGO....  This is my finesse lineup, no problem for 1/8oz jigs:

[IndianaFinesse]

Nice avatar.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

2 hours ago, Centralinfinnesse said:

Nice avatar.

I know right. It's my hate troll.