![]() ![]() Because it is so heavy for it's size, wind planeing and flopping from the small flat side is minimized. It is extremely thick and has a small size for its weight. One side is flat and the other has a lengthwise "V". It's only about 5 or 6 yards short of the next one. ![]() It usually went like an arrow and even when it didn't it went pretty good. Its narrow pointy ends do not catch air and turn the lure. I wasn't expecting much but I was very surprised. Like the Hopkins, their size is small for their weight due to thickness. They are typically kind of fish shaped, straight along their length, with a gently curved cross section on both sides. There are a whole bunch of metals like this. Also, a crossing wind will really screw it up. Be aware that the biggest size Outcast, 3 ounce, is really closer to 2 ½ ounces and on the light side for this competition. ![]() Most of the time it goes very well but when it wipes out it REALLY wipes out. When it doesn't it flops, wind planes and falls to the water. Well, it does just that but only sometimes. It has absolutely flat sides but the concept is that the broad head will act like a vane and point the butt into the direction of travel for a dart like ride. Somebody cast one (sans hooks) an amazing distance using competition gear at a public event. This metal is touted as a distance-casting champ. Yes, you will get amazing casts but only about half of the time. But, an equal amount of the time it gets an unlucky launch, the blunt ends catch the air and it flops around in the air with poor distance. When this happens it equals the best distance casters. At times it gets a good launch and goes like a dart. Because it is thick its surfaces are relatively small for its weight. The Hopkins Spoon (see paragraph at the end of this post). Like the previous two metal, a sub-100 yard lure. There is no way that this is going to travel dart-like because the lengthwise curve defeats this. One side is flat and the other side has a "V" along its length. It's long, lean, and looks like it should cast far. The 3 ouncer just isn't the same critter in distance casting terms. I think the one ouncer is a great distance metal for lighter set ups and everybody's caught a lot of fish with it. Once in a very great while I got a lucky launch and it flew well. It's built with a heavy butt end and I expected it to turn into the direction of travel like a dart. Once again, it flutters, flops, and wind planes. The 3 ouncer has much larger flat surfaces than the one ouncer. It was only a little better than the Krocodile. I anticipated great things with the 3 ouncer but was I ever surprised. I've had great success with a one ounce Castmaster and the one ouncer casts quite well. It's a sub-100 yard metal but it catches a lot of fish! I never got a lucky launch with the Krococile. Some metals occasionally get a lucky launch, point like a dart and out do themselves. It wind planes, flutters, and doesn't point into the direction of travel. Sorry, it's a long casting flop because it has large flat surfaces and lots of shallow curves to catch the wind. ![]() This metal has a great reputation for catching fish and being a long caster. Let's start with the ones that don't perform well and work our way up. Yes, there are a lot more metals out there but these illustrate the ins and outs of distance casting with metals. T-Hex, Micky Jig/F-14, "bait fish type lure", Spoon'r Outcast, Hopkins, Swedish Pimple, Castmaster, Krocodile. Suffice it to say that most of the distances are in the 100, 150 yard range. Instead the metals will be compared with each other. In the real world wind, fatigue, clothing, footing, etc. Lets not talk about exact casting distances. We are talking about casts with heavy lures. The rods were between 11 and 12 foot with a spinning reel and 50# PowerPro line. All lures are around 3 ounces give or take a half-ounce and the testing was done using an unfancy (but well executed) overhead cast. Just like the previous "surface skipping lure" post, this is all about aerodynamics and distance, not about fish enticement ability. ![]()
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