Light Lures Not Casting Far? Use These Tricks To Cast Further!

Light lures catch a lot of fish, but can be difficult to cast effectively. In today's video, I show you some tips and tricks on how cast farther and put more fish in the net!
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[@thefum.5542]

you know its a good day when humbug posts and i got on youtube just to look for a video like this thanks for coming in clutch

[@humbugvideos]

@@thefum.5542 let’s goooo, that’s an awesome compliment. Thank you

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Helpful reflection and review

[@evilmung]

Great video. If you can get away with lighter line try Varivas Super Ester line- I use 2.3lb (0.117mm) and have caught many 20”+ trout, bass, walleye. It is very slick -kinda plastiky, super sensitive -as much and perhaps more than braid because it doesn’t go limp, no stretch, sinks which will help get and keep your tiny lures down and will send your them out like a rocket. I suggest spooling at least a day before fishing -so line ‘adjusts’ to your reel, and to ‘just more than slightly’ under fill the spool when getting used to fishing with it. It can ‘jump’ off the spool. Need to close your bail immediately after lure hits water. I use a 2lb 6’ flouro leader attached with either a blood knot or 3 turn surgeon’s knot (with rods that have micro guides and knot goes through great and does not get frayed like braid does). Unlike braid it can develop line twist, but can be managed in the usual ways. Comes in clear, neon orange, yellow, and red. Does not ever lose color or fade. Great for watching line for subtle takes. Definitely has a learning curve, but I absolutely love this line! I use Trout Magnet 2lb mono as a backing line attached with a blood knot. Comes in 140 meter spools. I can get 3 reels worth.

[@humbugvideos]

@@evilmung That’s some awesome info, I appreciate it! I’ll check out some of the lines u mentioned

[@evilmung]

I have struggled with braid. I have had several people recommend Varivas Avani SW Finesse PE X8 5.6lb no personal experience.

[@randolphso3747]

I like the way you broke down how fishermans get their trips ready for the next day. Also an great insight to getting the best distance on ul.🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@pb-bx1ll]

Great video, thank you

[@Juanito23384]

Bro I love your stuff. Keep it up.

[@TGossOutdoors]

Awesome video brother. Found the next ultralight I want now. Love trout fishing!

[@hookedbyhurley8208]

Another Great Video, thanks for the in depth explanation of what and how to use it. Beautiful location

[@humbugvideos]

@@hookedbyhurley8208 glad you enjoyed!

[@thebear74]

Suffix and j braid is no joke, I alway fill any spools as much as I can to maximize distance both spinning and baitcaster. Oh yea I caught nice trout on a med hvy mod fast rod!

[@raysoucy3160]

Question, Id like your opinion on the Omen Gold, if you ever held one? Thinking about the 6'9" ML. Balance OK ? Do you think it feels similar to black omen 6'10" ML. We have. - I never seen one of the Oman Gold. & Need to decide ? Thanks for your help. Ray S

[@humbugvideos]

@@raysoucy3160 I’ve never actually felt the omen gold so I can’t give u my thoughts on it. A medium light rod is a good size for trout/bass/panfish though!

[@dtathletics2683]

I’m pretty new and just got a st croix triumph 7.6 med heavy fast action rod. I was wondering if that was a good purchase. The fish around here are bass bluegill Muskie crappie and catfish

[@humbugvideos]

@@dtathletics2683 That should work well! Those are good rods

[@dtathletics2683]

@@humbugvideos would you say the 7’6 is too long? I know height mainly affects the cast and I’m 6’2 so it’s not too crazy but the rod also feels pretty stiff to be catching fish that are fairly small.

[@humbugvideos]

@@dtathletics2683 Nope, I use 7-8 foot rods almost every trip. I prefer it on larger fish!

[@gerhoefsmit8015]

Nice video there brother, beautiful lake by the way. What I wanted to say or share is, when i work a hair jig, I always make sure its very wet before i throw it a few miles out. otherwise it functions as a parachute. keep up the good work. Peace.

[@humbugvideos]

@@gerhoefsmit8015 Very tru, that helps! Appreciate it

[@loren481]

I switched to running braid + floroclear leader a couple years ago and never looked back. Great video, I really appreciate your work! With your Albright knot, how many wraps are you doing with the leader?

[@humbugvideos]

@@loren481 5 going down, 5 going up!

[@loren481]

@@humbugvideos Do you have a video for the tie? From what I know of the knot, you start up on the loop and wrap your way down. By the way, I'm a fellow Idaho boy that's had a ton of river fishing experience (lifelong whitewater boater) but I am really struggling with lake fishing; your videos are giving me some great ideas!

[@humbugvideos]

@@loren481 I would just look up the Albright knot on KZbin and there will be tons of good videos. So cool to hear by the way, maybe our paths will cross on the water!

[@jasonlopez4855]

I've stop doing altra light rod got tired of braking them on trout just go with light power rod. And use monofilament line for everything I fish. Why is fly fishing so soft rod and Long rod and hook weight only. And flexible is the key to fly fishing. Other ways to get the lure out where you want it to go. Practicing is the next key to light fishing what I dune for my hole life. Bass fishing is new to me with 12 lbs line is like for the weed eater replacement line. Like the slingshot throw for trout fishing in high Rocky mountain streams N.M. Desert fishing is so fun up to Colorado.

[@jasonlopez4855]

Jig head for trout fishing 🤔 never herd of that for trout fishing. My father and grandfather would be 😮 that's not for that. That's what they would say to me. Big fly and spinner, pistol pet fishing my family.

[@r91976]

What he's basically describing is a prototytical LRF or even better ULRF rod...If you can find 4lb braid even better( suffix nanobraid for wxample but there are much better quality braided lines in Japan), it will catapult small lures out there. The japanese know what they're doing...As far as lures are concerned soft and hard plastics won't cut it as far as casting distance is concerned. Metal jigs like the shimano soare metal shot tg (tungsten) come as light as 3gr (less rhan 1/8 oz) being so aerodynamic and made out of such a dense material will shock you with how far they will reach out there. The denser the material a lure is made out of and the more aerodynamic the shape of the lure (think teardrop style shape), the furthest it will cast. Combine it with relative large rings for the size of the rod and rod imserts made out of friction resistant material like torzite and this will also agfect the casting distance in a big way. Lastly, the use of silicon spray on your line will also help reach further out (e.g varivas pe line conditioning pro).

[@humbugvideos]

@@r91976 Ya, Japan really does things right, but I didn’t want to go ultra specific in this video. I love spoons and heavy tungsten stuff but sometimes the slow fall of a plastic is what the fish want. I threw spoons on this trip and they didn’t want it, the plastic however they hammered. Appreciate the insight, u obviously know your stuff!

[@r91976]

Of course you're right.I love soft plastics and hard plastics myself, I was just explaining that if as an angler casting distance is your priority, then metal jigs are king for that. Every lure has its place though, I agree with you 100%. Greetings from a subscriber of yours from Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean (Greece) ​@@humbugvideos

[@humbugvideos]

​@@r91976 Yah I knew you weren't from the states when I heard grams, lol! You have some excellent fisheries out there, good luck on your next trip and thanks for the comments!

[@yep.fishing]

I disagree about the braid being most important. It's gotta be having a rod with the low casting weight.

[@humbugvideos]

@@yep.fishing interesting, why so?

[@yep.fishing]

@@humbugvideos you could have a M powered rod with say 5-15g casting weight (1/8oz and up) you could have 2lb braid...you'll never cast 1g well. The rod won't be able to load properly with the 1g weight so the rod is the bottleneck. You could have a XUL rod with .5-3g casting for example and have 12lb braid and it will easily outcast the 2lb braid on the M rod

[@yep.fishing]

@@humbugvideos I actually have written a script for a video about this. Might come out within the next 2 weeks

[@humbugvideos]

@@yep.fishing I’d love to watch the video and get your thoughts on it! Lemme know if u decided to make it

[@lsmith4355]

Your background is quite distracting... 😊

[@humbugvideos]

@@lsmith4355 Trout really live in ugly places don’t they…

[@RH-nc8uu]

Baring mistakes do not run your leader through guides ever.

[@humbugvideos]

@@RH-nc8uu I do it a lot and have no issues. Just make sure u check your leader knots!

[@Cornelius798]

I tried Suffix 832, and I LOVE it! Thanks for the recommendation 👍👊

[@humbugvideos]

@@Cornelius798 it’s a great line!