>>793104Sounds like you just need to practice. There are different ways to cast depending on what lures and weight setup you are using. Sometimes you want to lob it a little slower and higher and other times you want to flick it really fast.
>>793106The dip bait and punch bait is also nice since you don't really have to touch it. The dough bait bals, you gotta squish them on the hook and they make your hands smell so bad. With the dip and punch, just find a stick and whip it into the lake when you are done.
Did you use regular treble hooks? If so, did it work well? I'm sure you could use the dip bait rigs or the trebles with sponges on the dip bait. I also have these trebles with a little spring looking thing around the shank and they are made to hold dough bait on there better. But if the punch bait stays on the hook fine, don't fix what aint broke.