How far can you cast a baitcaster?

[TnRiver46]

5 hours ago, scaleface said:

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[Catt]

2 hours ago, 1simplemann said:

Catt, Thank you for a serious answer.  I asked a simple question and I got safety tips but that's to be expected on a forum. LOL Anyway, What length rod and action do you use for competition?  What size weight/lure/plug is used during competition?

 

The rod has varied over the years but my current choice is

Shimano Crucial CRC-X610MH

Length: 6' 10

Power Medium Heavy

Action: Extra Fast

 

Berkley Big Game 15# Mean Green

 

Shimano Calcutta CT100

 

Lures: Texas Rigged plastics because it has less wind resistance, usually 1/4-3/8 oz bullet weight & a 3/0 hook.

 

One of our archery buddies came up with the idea & designed the course.

[burrows]

Two three four thousand miles or so.

[J.Vincent]

You don't need to cast very far, the fish don't live on the moon

[LxVE Bassin]

13 hours ago, Catt said:

How far can you cast a baitcaster?

 

All the way down to a bass's mouth!

 

On the serious side I do complete in bait casting competition for distance & accuracy; at 75 yds I can consistently put my lure in a 2' diameter circle.

This has “Tall Tale” written all over it lol

[KP Duty]

I generally don't check the general bass forum, but this is juicy.  I'll bet anyone short of jesus christ that they can't put a bait within 2" at 75yds.  That is absurd.  For the right amount I'll drive and record it...

[CroakHunter]

19 minutes ago, KP Duty said:

I generally don't check the general bass forum, but this is juicy.  I'll bet anyone short of jesus christ that they can't put a bait within 2" at 75yds.  That is absurd.  For the right amount I'll drive and record it...

2 inches, yes that is absurd, but 2 feet is reasonable.

[Catt]

Bait Casting Contest

 

Rules

Range: 5 targets set up on a football field at various angle from the deck; the field faces north & south

Deck: 24 tall x 4' x 4'

Tackle: Participants choice

Targets: Made from Styrofoam extrusion

Each participant is allowed 2 cast at each target

Points are only given for cast landing inside the target

Cast must be made at 30-40 yards; after that any combination of 4 casts can be used

Tie breaker: 1 cast @ the 75 yd target

 

Judge will be at each target to verify score

3' diameter @ 75 yds: 25 points

30" diameter @ 50 yds: 20 points

24" diameter @ 40 yds: 15 points

18" diameter @ 35 yds: 10 points

12" diameter @ 30 yds: 5 points

 

Sounds easy? Add wind, rain, back lashes, brain farts & artificial plants of various heights arranged around the target

 

Get a couple buddies, set up the range and give it a try 

[TOXIC]

10 hours ago, 1simplemann said:

Catt, Thank you for a serious answer.  I asked a simple question and I got safety tips but that's to be expected on a forum. LOL Anyway, What length rod and action do you use for competition?  What size weight/lure/plug is used during competition?

All joking aside, you didn't ask a "simple" question.  You asked a very complicated question.  You do realize the infinite number of rod/reel/line/bait combinations that are possible correct?  You do know that temperature/wind and any other of a hundred factors play into it as well?  For me, max cast is different with every setup I have and I "rarely" ever use max cast because it makes a hookset all the more difficult in most cases.  Bottom line, practice and get good at what you will use 99.9% of the time which is accuracy.  Your casting will increase in distance and accuracy as you throw the baitcaster more.  Good luck!!  

[Johnbt]

In the backyard, usually after getting a new reel, new line, a new rod, or maybe after servicing a reel...and not half trying while I fiddle with adjusting the reel...using a 6'6" MH/F and a Revo Premier, Metanium MGL, Steez SV TW or something similar...and Trilene XL 12 to 17 or maybe 30# braid of some sort... I usually manage accurate casts of 33 to 35 yards.   

I measured it once and standing on the walk it's 33 to the front of the little maple with the birdfeeder and 35 to the back. Of course, that's using a 3/8 ounce spinnerbait and a 4" curly tail trailer and not something streamlined.

 

I have an 11' surf rod that will reach the woods using a 5- or 6-oz sinker if I put my back and legs into it. I've had to cut the line to get it down out the trees once or twice.

[onenutinthewater]

2 hours ago, Johnbt said:

In the backyard, usually after getting a new reel, new line, a new rod, or maybe after servicing a reel...and not half trying while I fiddle with adjusting the reel...using a 6'6" MH/F and a Revo Premier, Metanium MGL, Steez SV TW or something similar...and Trilene XL 12 to 17 or maybe 30# braid of some sort... I usually manage accurate casts of 33 to 35 yards.   

I measured it once and standing on the walk it's 33 to the front of the little maple with the birdfeeder and 35 to the back. Of course, that's using a 3/8 ounce spinnerbait and a 4" curly tail trailer and not something streamlined.

 

I have an 11' surf rod that will reach the woods using a 5- or 6-oz sinker if I put my back and legs into it. I've had to cut the line to get it down out the trees once or twice.

In my limited experience this is accurate for me as well. Depending on rod, weight, line, 30-40 yards seems on par for what I can throw and I am not superman or an old goat yet so I am guess that this is a fair number for the average joe fisherman.

[Boomstick]

I would say probably typically cast no more than 50 yards on a roughly 7' rod but I can do it with pretty good and consistent accuracy, and guess the average cast is closer to 40. I've never really tried to setup my reel for max distance to be honest, but I'd probably have a lot more accidental birds nests if I did and would sacrifice a lot of accuracy.

 

If you can cast consistently at 30-36 with decent accuracy with a slightly shorter rod and without birds nesting, you're doing pretty well!

[JustJames]

For bank fishing, I can cast as far as to the other side of shoreline that all i need. Sometime it goes too far though,lol.

[Brad in Texas]

Odd. I have never thought of a baitcaster as being more accurate than spinning gear. One noted southeastern USA bass angler noted that because of work, he doesn't get to practice much between events so he uses a 4000 series spinning reel with info on how he goes about it from there. His big take-away, though, is he can make a cast or two and be up and running on spinning gear, not so much with baitcasters. And, he can hit spots they can't. He cashes checks.

 

I do think it differs a bit from person to person, no doubt. For short work, spinning tackle is hard to beat though. But, baitcasters are faster: not only re-casting more rapidly, but they generally bring the fish in faster, too.

 

Like most here, I'd take deadly accuracy over distance . . . any day. I'm okay here, not the best. I can hit a dinner plate's diameter out to about 50 feet, likely more, with a pitching motion with spinning gear. This is great for kayak fishing along banks.

 

I need to improve my "distance" casting back underneath docks/boathouses. That's a distance that concerns me!

 

Brad

 

P.S. If the Bass Master Classic fishes Northern Lakes, prime deep water fisheries, with the new rules regarding rod length, up to 10 feet now I think, KVD may win them all covering extra water on each cast.  Ha!  BR

 

 

[ohboyitsrobby]

You're doing fine simplemann. On a similar setup-ish. My 6'8 okuma evx topwater rod and okuma stratus v reel I can put a 1/2 oz spook somewhere in the 50 yard range. And pretty accurately. The problem with real bomb casts is landing a fish that hits at the end. That's a lot of water to cover fighting an animal on its turf.

[optimator]

This thread delivers 

[KP Duty]

10 hours ago, CroakHunter said:

2 inches, yes that is absurd, but 2 feet is reasonable.

 

Agreed.  My comment came off harsher than I intended though. 

[DBL000006]

On 3/25/2018 at 1:08 PM, 1simplemann said:

I have always been a spinning rod guy. Never learned to use a baitcaster since I saw no reason to change. My buddy gave me his older Diawa Procaster 100 H baitcaster since he hardly gets to go anymore. I've been playing with it in the yard over the winter. I'm getting better every time. I can cast it fairly accurately and the backlash are minimal. It's a 6'8" medium power and the butt is short so I can't really give it my all on a 2 handed cast. I have a 1/2 oz teardrop sinker on it and it looks like 12 or 14LB Stren mono is on the reel. Anyway, I can cast 30 to 36 yds reasonably accurate. I was wondering how I'm doing. How far can you guys cast with similar setup?

 

A few things come in to play with casting distance.

 

1. Lure weight

2. How you have the Reel setup.

 

 

You seem to have a good learning curve on the reel. Try messing with the spool tension knob. Loosen it a bit and see if you backlash. The reel settings are for certain applications you do while your fishing. Give it a go.

[Catt]

Y'all need understand this competition doesn't relate to fishing other than practice..It's just a competition for Bragging Rights!

 

When I'm throwing Texas Rigs & Jig-n-Craws on deep water structure in 15-25' of water I'll be chunking 35-45 yards.

[LxVE Bassin]

9 hours ago, TOXIC said:

All joking aside, you didn't ask a "simple" question.  You asked a very complicated question.  You do realize the infinite number of rod/reel/line/bait combinations that are possible correct?  You do know that temperature/wind and any other of a hundred factors play into it as well?  For me, max cast is different with every setup I have and I "rarely" ever use max cast because it makes a hookset all the more difficult in most cases.  Bottom line, practice and get good at what you will use 99.9% of the time which is accuracy.  Your casting will increase in distance and accuracy as you throw the baitcaster more.  Good luck!!  

I had some wind behind me and I was bombing some traps a good 60 yards. Missed 2 fish that hit the lure as soon as it hit the water. Distance definitely has effect on hookset.

[Bankbeater]

A lot of variables. I can cast farther from a boat with a rat-l-trap when the wind is behind me than I can casting a split shot rig from the bank surrounded by tree limbs with the wind in my face.

[12poundbass]

11 hours ago, KP Duty said:

I generally don't check the general bass forum, but this is juicy.  I'll bet anyone short of jesus christ that they can't put a bait within 2" at 75yds.  That is absurd.  For the right amount I'll drive and record it...

@Catt said 2' that's 2 feet. Yes 2" (inches) at 75 yards would be pretty absurd. 

[WRB]

My average casting distance using jigs or deep diving crankbaits on deep structured rocky lakes is 40 yards, long cast is 50 yards. Accuracy depends on the cross wind, within 36" is OK 99% of the time at those distances.

You can pull off the yardage of line and mark the line with a black sharpie at 50 yards.

Another simple way is take a hula hoop to a football field with yard lines and practice casting. 50 yards is a very long cast under fishing conditions but doable with 3/8-1/2 oz jig, lot easier with 3/4 oz or deep diving crankbaits.

Big swimbaits with 8' rod a 75 yard cast is easy, 60 yards is about my average distance.

Tom

[N Florida Mike]

My max. is probably 60 yards but I dont cast that far much . Im fairly accurate but I really only make that cast in open water. I mostly use soft plastics with little weight, so I could throw considerably further with heavier baits.

Im actually more accurate with spinning but dont  get as far with distance. I do come close with a big senko on spinning though.!!

[Dirtyeggroll]

Based on your responses, I think what you may have been trying to ask was “How do I know I am getting the most distance out of my casts?”