are super long casts worthwhile?

[NHBull]

There is a big difference between throwing a 40 yard cast in 10 feet of water, versus 40 feet of water.  Think it depends on the situation.

my longer throws are for JB, deep CB, swimmers, top waters.

[Manly Studson]

13 hours ago, NYWayfarer said:

Yes they are in certain circumstances. A super long cast might get you to a dropoff that you might have only been able to reach by boat. Topwater baits also benefit from a super long cast.

I agree that long casts are good for top water presentations. I like to cast lipless crank baits far too. With most other lures, I rarely need to cast further than 50 feet.

[diversity210]

Really long casts are important for cranking and throwing a something like a texas rig into grass flats.  Deep diving cranks you need long cast to get that lure down to depth and be effective and I love running a big 10" worm over grass flats.  Its deadly.  I need long casts for that because when I get to close to those shallow grass flats and I just dont seem to get bit.  Bass arent the smartest creatures but they arent dumb and a boats wake or motor kicking up mud and disturbing the grass in a shallow flat will surely loose you a lot of bites. 

[Harold Scoggins]

On ‎5‎/‎28‎/‎2019 at 10:07 AM, WRB said:

Long casts using deep diving crank baits or swimbaits keep the lure in the zone longer.

 

[cashmoneyrat]

As said before, long casts are crucial for search baits and moving baits such as swimbaits, lipless cranks, etc. as well as when the water is clear enough to make spooking fish a factor. Casting distance is as technique- and situationally-dependent as lure selection or line selection; it has to be tailored to the conditions.

[geo g]

Super long casts are important especially under certain conditions.  Super clear water I love long casts in clear water and like the wind to my back which makes super long casts easy, but I also use quality floro in clear water not braid.  Floro is sensitive and I can tell exactly what is down there by the feel.  Plastics in clear water require long casts unless there is thick cover.  Very important to stay off the trolling motor and drift slowly through these waters and stay in stealth mode.  A drift bag will slow your drift and keep you in touch with your bait.

Long casts are also important with deep crankbaits.  It takes 5 or 6 cranks to get it down to depth and then working it.  When the bite is tough I will make long casts and cover ground.

[scaleface]

Super long cast are   needed to get loops out of a baitcasting spool .

[Brew City Bass]

I haven't read all the replies, so I might be repeating the trend here saying this. 

It's situational. If I'm on a stained lake I'll just make shorter, more methodical casts. Trying to really pick apart the area I'm in. Fish are obviously hindered sight wise in stained water so I feel they can't see my boat as well, but they also can't see the lure as well either. So their strike zone gets smaller, means I gotta pick apart the area. 

Now lets say I'm at my clear water lake where you can see 30ft+ underwater on a sunny day. I'll bomb casts as long as I can because these fish can see my boat well before they could in stained water. But like the stained lake, the clear lake allows them to see really far, their strike zone increases. If a fish sees my bait 10-15ft away I'm confident they'll attempt to check it out. I've seen followers stay 10-15ft behind my bait just slowly following it in. 


So yes, super long casts are worth their weight in gold, when the conditions present themselves. Is it worthwhile in every situation on every lake? Nope. 

[Glaucus]

With moving baits, yeah, or throwing a soft plastic down the bank and dragging it back.

 

[d-camarena]

With swimbaits yes, most other presentations no

[802spinnerbait]

I think its especially key for spook fishing smallmouth, jerkbaits, cranking for maximum depth efficiency and I am sure I am missing some other techniques.