Casting Distance

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Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on August 19, 2009 at 2:17pm

I think some of you guys are confused..... a speed trap is neither a "trap" style bait or top water bait. It is just a regular old crank bait. It is light but has a pretty big profile. I wouldn't bother going out and buying one...they suck! I don't even know why Joel is using them.

Permalink Reply by Daryl Snodgrass on August 19, 2009 at 4:10pm

Like Ron said, get a longer rod or go to a glass rod, that way you can load up the rod and get better distance. I also thumb the reel for better control, no brakes.

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on August 19, 2009 at 4:25pm

Hey Uncle Daryl , Good luck saturday see ya down there man !!

Daryl Snodgrass said:

Like Ron said, get a longer rod or go to a glass rod, that way you can load up the rod and get better distance. I also thumb the reel for better control, no brakes.

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on August 19, 2009 at 4:30pm

http://rat-l-trap.com/2007/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&product_id=33&category_id=22&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=89

Josh Potter said:

I think some of you guys are confused..... a speed trap is neither a "trap" style bait or top water bait. It is just a regular old crank bait. It is light but has a pretty big profile. I wouldn't bother going out and buying one...they suck! I don't even know why Joel is using them.

Permalink Reply by Chris Blandi on August 19, 2009 at 11:00pm

I could have sworn I read Trap, I see the "speed trap" now. I know all about the speed traps, it used to be my favorite crankbait.

Dez, a floating rattle trap, never seen that before. Thanks for the link.

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on August 20, 2009 at 9:19am

NO PROB BRO !

Chris B said:

I could have sworn I read Trap, I see the "speed trap" now. I know all about the speed traps, it used to be my favorite crankbait.

Dez, a floating rattle trap, never seen that before. Thanks for the link.

Permalink Reply by Misanthrope on August 21, 2009 at 8:56pm

I have found that to get the best distance you should use a quartered cast. Kind of a 2-o'clock position with the rod.

Permalink Reply by Misanthrope on August 21, 2009 at 8:57pm

That is correct.

Josh Potter said:

I think some of you guys are confused..... a speed trap is neither a "trap" style bait or top water bait. It is just a regular old crank bait. It is light but has a pretty big profile. I wouldn't bother going out and buying one...they suck! I don't even know why Joel is using them.

Permalink Reply by Mike Bess on August 21, 2009 at 10:00pm

If you want to throw a speed trap farther use a 3/4 oz

Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on August 21, 2009 at 10:05pm

That is just taking the easy way out. I can't believe you let me get away with giving advice on throwing a little crank.
Remember my casting at Moses? LOL
That was a bigger reel though.

Mike Bess said:

If you want to throw a speed trap farther use a 3/4 oz

Permalink Reply by Mike Bess on August 21, 2009 at 10:10pm

You made a cast that was all of 20 ft and caught a 6.3 smallie. I guess I had you on the X.

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on August 21, 2009 at 10:12pm

They don't make them that big the small one is an eighth and larger one is a quarter and they use to make a sixteenth. Remember we're talking speed traps not rattle traps.

Mike Bess said:

If you want to throw a speed trap farther use a 3/4 oz

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