How Far Can You Cast?

[Brian Needham]

I checked today for giggles.

 

 

Dobyns 745

lews TP 7.1, supertuned and boca7s

1/2 football head jig

rage craw trailer

20# tatsu

 

ripped a overhead cast to just over 40 yards but not quite 45.

 

main question is, who the hell fishes a jig 40 yards away?

[Ima Bass Ninja]

I have casted a lure easily 100 yards, unfortunately after about 3 of those yards it was longer attached to my line.

[CoBass]

I have casted a lure easily 100 yards, unfortunately after about 3 of those yards it was longer attached to my line.

It's funny how far a lure will fly when it no longer attached to you line.

[Titleman]

It's funny how far a lure will fly when it no longer attached to you line.

Mine usually go completely out of sight. :~)

[Gotfishyfingers?]

A lot of factors determine how far your casting. I think if you don't maintain your reels bearings properly you will lose distance. How tight the drag is another. Heck some reels just flat out cast further then other models. Casting with heavy wind can add an extra 10 -15 yards. Rod length. Type of line. How heavy the lure is. etc etc

[ryguy1303]

I always wondered how far I was able to cast a lure (more for the purposes of knowing how much line to put on a reel after putting filler on).  Last Fall I was casting all the braid (just to the end) I had put on my A-Rig combo.  I thought before I took all the braid off that reel and put on more, I would see how much line that truly was.  I placed a portable line counter on my rod and used a line counting reel to wind up the braid (I wanted redundancy with the two line counters).  I was surprised to learn that I was only casting out approximately 96 ft (one line counter read 96 ft. and the other read 97ft.).  I felt like I was Bombing that A-Rig and in reality, if I stood on the end zone line, I could just cast over the 30 yard line.  The good news is that I don't plan on ever using more than 50 yards of line on a reel (and those 150 yard spools I can use to fill 3 reels).  I know in the past I was putting on way more line than this (I guess I was delusional of how much line I was really casting out). 

 

Has anyone else ever measure how far they were really casting?  I would like to see how my results corroborate with others.

 

You shoudl still put more than 50 yards of line on a reel even though you only usually cast 30yds. This allows for extra line in case of a breakoff or for tying extra lures. Also if a big fish takes your line and your drag starts screaming, youre in trouble. it could run your spool dry and steal all of your line.

[hatrix]

When you are trying to cast for distance do most of you usually do a over head cast? I rarely cast that way my self and would say almost every cast I make is some form of roll cast. It is basically just how I cast and I don't event think about it. Even if I do a over head cast or load my rod up way back to the side of me and let it rip they all achieve the same as a good and fast roll cast.

I said in another topic about the same thing I can spool a reel full of 65# braid with things like spooks and traps. I'm not sure but it is probably 50 yards maybe. You ever try and work a spook back on a 50 yard cast? Half way through you think we'll I have had enough of that and just reel the thing in....

[keith71]

"Back in 82 I could throw a pigskin a quarter mile" 

[Hooligan]

With a 7-1 or 7-2 jig rod and a 1/2 ounce jig I hit the 40 yard marker. With my cranking rigs, I'll hit the 55 yard marker easily.

[roadwarrior]

859.52 feet = 286.5 yards

 

[Jolly Green]

Well Mr Hajime Murata casted a shimano Antares 110 yards with a 5/8 casting plug. His performance starts at 6:30 minutes into the video.

 

I typically cast about a quarter of that, but my technique is pretty conventional. Bet that guy has the boat all to himself!

[Hogsticker]

I bank fish on a river channel at times. I recall using a 9/16 oz. lipless crank, letting her rip, and beaching the lure on the opposite side of the river. A few days later I went out on my yak and counted the distance between both side best I could, and came up with approx. 80 yards. Keep in mind trap style baits cast like bullets, and I was using a TDZ with a really light spool, ceramic spool bearings, and braided line. Needless to say, I could cast it much further than I would really ever need to. Of course these results are gonna very based on the shape and size of the presentation.

[redboat]

As far as the spinning vs. casting question goes, that would be a good experiemnt.  I suspect I can cast a baitcaster farther, but I never really tried bombing any lure with a spinning set-up, so I can't really say.

I measured my casts from my driveway to a neighbor's mailbox that I can hit about 1/2 the time; it's 35 yards away.  I can almost reach it with my best spinning rig (US Reel 230, 10 lb flouro, 7' MH rod, 1/2 oz weight) and can cast a yard or two past with my best baitcaster (7' Med rod, 1/2 oz weight, 12 lb flouro).  Braid would probably cast farther.

 

For reference: I can consistently outcast most of the fishing partners I've gone with over the years with the spinning rig.

[scrutch]

"Back in 82 I could throw a pigskin a quarter mile" 

 

Repeat...Repeat...Repeat....Repeat...

 

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/116629-how-far-can-you-cast/page-5

 

[Smallmouth Hunter]

I can cast about 30 yards with just about any lure over 1/4 oz. on a Lews TP. Lipless cranks are the exception though. I can probably cast them 50 yards..

[Catt]

All the way down to a bass's mouth

[greyleg33]

I can cast 50 yds.

[derekxec]

it really depends on the rod, reel and weight on throwing....also whether the reel has a level wind or not(non levelwind reels can cast further and you can lay the line on more at an angle to get it to peel off the reel faster) etc etc...not sure when im bass fishing but flats fishing im using an 8ft rod with a fast action that will throw more than 40 yards and surf casting we are using 13 or 14ft rods and non levelwind reels hitting over 100 yards easy (all are also custom rods)

 

we know we are casting these distances cause we used to mess around on soccer fields with line counters and those wheel counters that electricians and such use 

[DogBone_384]

I cast far enough to catch fish...

[SudburyBasser]

I used to be able to go a decent distance past 30 without any problem but these days my shoulder is bone-on-bone and held together with duct tape...30 is about my limit unless I don't want the use of my shoulder the next day. The darn thing burns enough with normal use...

[SirSnookalot]

Most of my bass fishing is probably no more than 20 yds or so for a few reasons.  Shorter rods, lighter baits, and the places if fish don't require distance.  

Saltwater can have a wider range of distances, more variables come into play for me. Not that I actually measure but can get a good idea.  If I'm waters level into the wind maybe 20 yds, wind at my back could be 40 yds.  Fishing an elevated position from a jettie, into the wind I doubt that it's much more than 20 yds or so, but wind at my back, thin profile lure like a diamond jig, 8' rod, up to 100 yds wouldn't surprise me, others with 10-12' rods are casting right by me.  I think some of distances are exaggerated just like some fish stripping out 50 yds of line, that's a long way and most 8# fish can't do that, unless your in free spool.

[Fishing Rhino]

Sir, there are no fish in the trees.

 

That's not quite true.  I've seen fish In trees...............................................................................that are caught by fishing birds.

Now, as to how far I can cast. I can, and have, cast too far, and have ended up in the shoreline rocks and vegetation.

A golf expression is quite appropriate here, "Drive for show, putt for dough." It's another way of saying that accuracy is more important than distance.

[Goose52]

 

................Now, as to how far I can cast. I can, and have, cast too far, and have ended up in the shoreline rocks and vegetation.

 

Yup - I put a near-new Norman Deep Little N up in a tree just yesterday - and it's still there......

[Raider Nation Fisher]

A country mile.

Naw I really have no clue. Far enough to hit whatever I'm trying to hit. Usually about 20 to 30 yards.

[Curved]

Ha, I was just thinking about this too.

 

I've done some really long casts with some big cranks and jerkbaits with nanofil line on spinning gear. About 50 yards according to google (from the dock to hitting the bank).

 

One time a strong wind blew something I was casting around 70 yards according to that map.

 

I think a medium rod with 6 lb nanofil and a 3/4 oz jerkbait would get some of the longest casts bass gear can do. That's not practical for normal use though. I think the 50 yard casts were with 12 lb nanofil and a 1/2 oz lure.