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How long a drop

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Andrew Poulos:
1.5m  :o

I never spin with such a drop.A bit hard to do on the rocks, but with my other rods I think I range up to about 60cm . I havent measured it and I doubt if I have ever used a 1m drop, and on some of the smaller outfits I use I probably go less when using lighter lures. Will have a go on the weekend at the bay off the sand to avoid knocking anyone out if I miscast. It might take a bit of practice with a drop of that long for me.

Just thinking now, do you use 1.5m drops as you on a boat or something where the lure can be dropped lower behind you ?

Brandon Khoo:
that's right Andrew. It is on a boat. Not so easy on he rocks! What I do is get the rod almost pointing downwards behind me and I permit the lure to enter the water. The resistance of the lure in the water assist in increasing the kick in the rod. I would point out I don't do this all the time otherwise I would get too #$@!@# but sometimes, you can see a specific spot you really want to reach and you just need tat extra ten metres...........

A good captain wil generally position the boat where you are casting downwind so you want to get it high to carry in the wind. There is a huge technique issue with casting the popper rod and I learned it over time fishing with some really good fishos.

Hal Harvey:
As long as you can. Short drops only work where the lure is light for the rod, an unlikely scenario with a big popper. The long drop does make casting less effort and gives better distance. As long as you can.

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