Bait Casting Advantage

• Spincasting lures.two minnow image by Aleksandr Ugorenkov from Fotolia.com
  
  The advantage to bait casting in wind, over other methods of fishing, is the use of bigger reels and heavier lines and lures. A line of at least 12-pound test and a lure of a half-ounce or more, should be enough to cast through wind.
  
  

Shelter from the Wind

• Bait casting from a shore sheltered by trees should not present a problem, provided the wind is not blowing directly at you. You can't change the direction of the wind and you can't change your position. But, short of a gale, there should be no problem with casting from shore when using a heavy line and lure.
  
  

Open Water

• A typical heavy crankbait.ledger bait image by Aleksandr Ugorenkov from Fotolia.com
  
  Bait casting on open water from a boat may make you more vulnerable to strong winds, but unlike fishing from the shore, you have the ability to change your direction in relation to the wind. Again, wind should not have any effect when bait casting with heavy lures on open water.