Max casting distance of average joe???

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

There are objects though that one may want to cast to and find how far "roughly" that object is. Like on a lake i fish there is an aerator that I cast to and this is the distance earth has

 

[jtesch]

With a highly tuned reel I was able to hit 25-30 yards "pitching" and that was measured. I will add that it was with NO accuracy so it kind of defeats the purpose. I've hit 65 yards with a strong wind behind me using a 5/8 rattle trap. 45yards is my max in normal conditions and that's really letting it go

[greywalls]

~15yds is where I cast most often, working the edges of smaller Virginia reservoirs from an aluminum bass boat with a weightless fluke. 

[Catt]

I've won 13 bait casting championships for distance & accuracy.

Casting at a 6' diameter circle centered at 75 yards I put a 1/2 oz bullet weight, 4/0 hook, & 8" worm a couple inches inside the edge.

That was in 2003 before: ruptured discs, torn ligaments, calcium deposits, rheumatoid arthritis, & various other ailments.

[Raul]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

I've won 13 bait casting championships for distance & accuracy.

Casting at a 6' diameter circle centered at 75 yards I put a 1/2 oz bullet weight, 4/0 hook, & 8" worm a couple inches inside the edge.

That was in 2003 before: ruptured discs, torn ligaments, calcium deposits, rheumatoid arthritis, & various other ailments.

Well, you still can´t match my 2 zip codes away and dunking the plug into a tea cup, forgot to mention, located behind a 10 ft wall. 

[Catt]

Just now, Raul said:

Well, you still can´t match my 2 zip codes away and dunking the plug into a tea cup, forgot to mention, located behind a 10 ft wall. 

Nah! But I can reach a bass's mouth!

[Josh Smith]

3 hours ago, Catt said:

I've won 13 bait casting championships for distance & accuracy.

Casting at a 6' diameter circle centered at 75 yards I put a 1/2 oz bullet weight, 4/0 hook, & 8" worm a couple inches inside the edge.

That was in 2003 before: ruptured discs, torn ligaments, calcium deposits, rheumatoid arthritis, & various other ailments.

What reel?

Regards,

Josh

[aquaholik]

1/2 oz weight? Any decent baitcaster with a 7ft 6 rod should be able to reach 140-150 ft. Back off the mag control until it fuzzes up a bit and notice when it fuzzes up then on the next cast, slightly thumb it at that point and maybe you might get 150-165 ft.

Good distance for genuine heavy senko is 90-100ft. For a Yum dinger, maybe 80-90 ft with a very light tail wind. Weightless zoom bait, anywhere from 60-75 ft and maybe 80-90 if there is a tailwind.

Topwater like a spook jr, 140 ft should be doable.

[Maxximus Redneckus]

Key word was average and like glenn said distance is only important for specaility kinds of fishing.long casting is a relative term average casting is everyday stuff.average distance for me would be 30 to 50' but any given day i may only cast 20' or less.i can cast a a 1 oz zara spook on a 7' rod with 15lb bigame and a 5500 abu without the line guide 100 yrds somedays i may have to do that just to get a rockfish.but bass in ponds all about accuracy.

[68camaro]

On January 23, 2016 at 6:07 PM, jignfule said:

What would you say would be the average maximum casting distance of the average joe  with an average 7' bait caster set up, with say a 1/2 oz. weight.

I finally figured out how to use Google Earth and used it to estimate my casts. Using Google Earth I found two ponds I fish a lot and used the measuring stick in Earth to measure from were I usually stand to where my casts usually land in the ponds. My ponds are pretty narrow with defined shore points so this was pretty easy.

I found my casts average 60 - 90 feet depending on lure weight and stick length. There are times I can get up to 100' but not often. I was actually surprised at 60-90, I would have guessed 100' easy.

[aquaholik]

On 1/25/2016 at 11:03 AM, Catt said:

I've won 13 bait casting championships for distance & accuracy.

Casting at a 6' diameter circle centered at 75 yards I put a 1/2 oz bullet weight, 4/0 hook, & 8" worm a couple inches inside the edge.

That was in 2003 before: ruptured discs, torn ligaments, calcium deposits, rheumatoid arthritis, & various other ailments.

That's an impressive distance, with fishable lure, instead of just straight 1/2 oz weight. Although the bait setup is heavier than 1/2 oz, I'll bet it is a lot less aerodynamic than a 1/2 oz weight, making the 75yds cast even more impressive.

[aquaholik]

Went out and did a little "measured" casting behind the house. My property is 50 ft and the neighbor is 54 ft, and the other neighbor is 56 feet. All the fences were measured. Started throwing weight Zoom flukes with a Alphas SV on a 6 ft 8 GLX jig and worm, and a TDZ on a 7ft Medium Light Loomis Crankbait rod that is a little slower and loads the light lure a little better. Both reels have 14 lbs nanofil.

 

Winds was light and SE at 5 mph and a bit gusty to 10 mph at times. Casting east to west, both setup manage a surprising 100 to 104 ft with the slight tail crosswind. Magnetic cast control was set at 4.5 to 5. Going back against W to E against the SE crosswind, magnetic cast was set at 6 to 6.5 and it was a struggle to get 80 ft. Then I tried my normal flick side arm cast. Distance was 70-80 ft. This is the normal cast for me since I don't employ those over the head catch the wind cast unless I'm throwing topwater for distance.

Put on a Super Spook Jr which I believe weighs 1/2 oz according to Heddon, it was struggle with the tail crosswind to reach 150ft. That was surprising. I thought it would clear all three property line but it ended up about 10ft short of clearing my property line. Magnetic cast control was set at 4 for both reels.

Since the Super Spook Jr is not as aerodynamic as a pure 1/2 oz weight, I would guess 170-180 ft with straight up 1/2 oz tear drop casting sinker.

Just got the Alpha SV last week and I love casting a Zoom Flukes on it. So easy to palm and very comfortable for all day casting.

 

[kickerfish1]

Nice test. Keeping the rod the same would be the only other controlled variable outside of the uncontrollable wind gusts. I will be doing something similar this spring. If you haven't purchased any practice casting plugs they are great for yard tests without having to remove hooks from baits. They have them in a 1/4 to a 1/2 oz size from I have found. I have found it easy to spool the Alphas SV with a 1/4 oz practice plug with 10# mono.

[aquaholik]

40 minutes ago, kickerfish1 said:

Nice test. Keeping the rod the same would be the only other controlled variable outside of the uncontrollable wind gusts. I will be doing something similar this spring. If you haven't purchased any practice casting plugs they are great for yard tests without having to remove hooks from baits. They have them in a 1/4 to a 1/2 oz size from I have found. I have found it easy to spool the Alphas SV with a 1/4 oz practice plug with 10# mono.

Yeah, with the variable 3-10 mph wind, swapping rod won't do much with a weightless Zoom Fluke. With a longer rod, the spook might go another 10-15 ft.

I purposely slightly under spooled the TD-Z for backyard fishing since it will be easier to control. Spooling it to the max will only means more magnetic cast control, especially with thinner Nanofil. On the other hand, I spooled the Alpha SV more than recommended since I need the capacity for saltwater fishing.

That's the beauty of the baitcasting system. You can always compensate for line diameter and the amount of line on the spool using the cast control. Less line, thicker line, less brakes. More lines, thinner line, more brakes.

[tholmes]

On 1/24/2016 at 10:37 PM, hawgenvy said:

I think it could be an Olympic sport. Like the javelin or shot put.

At one time, casting, both distance and accuracy, with fly, spinning and multiplier reels, was an event at the World Games, but isn't at the present. I think it would be a great Olympic event.

 

Tom

[RB 77]

On 1/23/2016 at 3:20 PM, ward131 said:

I think about 20-30 yards. I also think it's one of the things fisherman exaggerate most, along with how much the fish weighs.

 This sounds about right. On both accounts. Haha.

[Xyndifor]

If you know the IPT of your reel you could always count the number of turns with your reel handle to figure it out. I typically cast about 40 yards with a half ounce spinnerbait on a 6'6 fast action rod. I got a new reel one time and was curious how far it would cast. You just multiply the number of turns by your IPT and divide by 12 for feet and 36 for yards.

[aquaholik]

On 2/16/2016 at 9:13 AM, Xyndifor said:

If you know the IPT of your reel you could always count the number of turns with your reel handle to figure it out. I typically cast about 40 yards with a half ounce spinnerbait on a 6'6 fast action rod. I got a new reel one time and was curious how far it would cast. You just multiply the number of turns by your IPT and divide by 12 for feet and 36 for yards.

IPT depends on how full the spool is. It's only going to work with a full spool of thin braid where the line level on the spool does not decrease much.

It's not going to work when you are emptying out an Alpha SV spool or a Zillion SV TWS spool with 12 lbs mono. You would have to average out the IPT with empty spool and with full spool.

 

 

[Josh Smith]

2 hours ago, Xyndifor said:

If you know the IPT of your reel you could always count the number of turns with your reel handle to figure it out. I typically cast about 40 yards with a half ounce spinnerbait on a 6'6 fast action rod. I got a new reel one time and was curious how far it would cast. You just multiply the number of turns by your IPT and divide by 12 for feet and 36 for yards.

Problem being IPT goes down with the line level, so you'd have to build an algorithm to handle this.  Just because it takes me 70 turns on a 26ipt reel to get it back in does not mean I've cast 50 yards.

Regards,

Josh