Quote Originally Posted by peshtigost View Post
What I have found casting light weights on a UL rod with mono, is when the lure weight gets real light, shorter rods will actually get you more distance. There are very few monos that when left to dangle straight down don't show some form of memory. Some are better than others. This memory creates drag going through the eyelets of the rod. For real light weights, this little bit of drag is a killer for distance. The longer rods have more eyelets and thus more drag. As the weight of the lure is increased, longer rods will outcast the shorter ones. The extra drag of the eyelets is negated by the weight of the lure and extra leverage provided by the length of the rod. I did a lot of testing throwing 1/64 and 1/32 jigs to realize this. Once you get to 1/16 and 1/8 jigs, the longer rods will cast further. It took a lot of testing to finally realize why I was getting the results I was getting. From this testing, it so obvious to see why a thin diameter totally limp braid with no memory will cast further.
This is what I have found to be true in the testing I’ve done .
Seems like ultralight rods in the 5-5’6” range are the best casters with tiny baits .