A Wind Problem

[Nick94]

for the past few weeks, a stiff wind has been a'blowin and i cant seem to cast more than a few yards, even with my spinning tackle! the wind isn't blowing hard, but its persistant! Can anyone recommend a spinning setup (rod, reel, line) to punch through this wind?  I'm trying to cast weightless worms and soft plastics... Anything helps!

Keep'm bent!

[brushhoggin]

if you have to fish into the wind, you gotta use a weight. Depending on how hard the wind is blowing dictates what size weight you need.  I would suggest fishing from a spot you can cast with the wind if you wanna fish weightless.

[BASSclary]

10 ounce weight, 15' foot saltwater uglystick, Reaaly heavy line, And 1 Bass that has soaked in nuclear waste to grow massively.  ;D 8-)

[tholmes]

for the past few weeks, a stiff wind has been a'blowin and i cant seem to cast more than a few yards, even with my spinning tackle! the wind isn't blowing hard, but its persistant! Can anyone recommend a spinning setup (rod, reel, line) to punch through this wind? I'm trying to cast weightless worms and soft plastics... Anything helps!

Keep'm bent!

Coming from Kansas, I can speak to fishing in the wind. Casting weightless plastics into the wind just ain't gonna work very well. I do the best with plastics on a t-rig, sometimes using as much as 3/4 oz. weights.

Just last evening, I was fishing a small (50 acres) local lake and the wind was 25-35 mph and gusty.

Heavily weighted t-rigs were the only way I could get any distance or accuracy with soft plastics. Fat-bodied crankbaits were out of the question, lipless cranks wer better, but a little windage was required to put it where I wanted it.

Other lures that cast well in the wind are Kastmaster spoons, slim profile jigs, and blade baits.

Good luck!

Tom

[MrWrinkle]

Like the others have said, if the wind is strong, you will find things tough. You can't "punch" through if you're fishing weightless. But you can pick up a lot of extra yards if you use lighter line, up to maybe 8lbs at most, or braid up to ~15lb. Also, make sure your reel is filled to 1/8" under the lip -- an under-filled spool will kill a cast dead, eve in good conditions. Finally -- and this is mistake I see frequently -- make sure your rod/reel are appropriate for fishing light lures. If you're using something that could double-up as a saltwater outfit, you will always struggle in any condition! I use a 7' ML finesse rod, a fairly small Abu spinning reel (can't recall the exact model) and 15lb power-pro with 8ft of 8lb flourocarbon as a leader. I can cast a weightless worm a long way, even in a moderate headwind.