Average Bass Tackle Length of Cast?

[Deephaven]

All I know is however far I can cast I always need another 5'

[Darth-Baiter]

Did someone say they can cast a LV500 a football field length?1

 

some of you guys are bombing them!  I bet I don’t get 100 yards on my salmon rod I use for surf casting a 1oz sinker.  

are we all using the same unit of measure?!   60 yards is a farass archery shot with a compound bow.  Standing in my cul-de-sac, I can cast a 1/2 oz practice plug 40ish yards.  Sine of you all don’t need boats!  

[jbsoonerfan]

This guy is not even trying to catch a fish and we have guys claiming to cast almost double these distances while actually fishing. 

 

 

[jimmyjoe]

   Here is a video of one of the great bass-casting-in-the-real-world fishermen; David Fritts. His statements are interesting. BTW .... this video is 7 years old.

 

 

[jbsoonerfan]

Wait, what? Play in the handle? I thought only those junky Shimano reels did that! LOL  

 

So you're telling me he thinks 65 yards is a long cast? He should see what some of the guys here can do.

[Linewinder]

He also thinks antireverse limits distance?  The reel disengages from the powertrain in freespool just like any other reel.   Antireverse, whether a bearing or a cog, does not have anything to do with the spool.   Just more misinformation to sell stuff.   Blah. 

[bulldog1935]

maybe he misses replacing A/R dogs every season

 

[BassNJake]

It's like the guy that gets a scale for the first time and finally realizes all his 6 pounders were 3.5's

[Derek1]

15 minutes ago, BassNJake said:

It's like the guy that gets a scale for the first time and finally realizes all his 6 pounders were 3.5's

That was a sad day. 

[OCdockskipper]

On 3/14/2021 at 8:23 PM, new2BC4bass said:

...I personally don't like lying or being called a liar. 

 

I would suggest that no one is calling you a liar, rather they think you are mistaken.  If you sincerely believe you are casting that far and it turns out to be incorrect, that is an error, not a lie.

[Bubba 460]

 

 

A Little Story

 

My Buddy and I were about to put his 20 foot jet boat in Virginia's Smith Mountain Lake. That's when a large school of stripers started busting into shad on top about 65 yards off the end of the dock There were other boats waiting to put in as well. I grabbed my heavy Saint Croix spinning rod spooled to the rim with 40 pound braid and sporting  a size 130 Whopper Plopper.   "He's not going to make it" I heard one of the Bass Pros say as I trotted down to the end of the dock. Letting about five foot of line out, I bombed the plug toward the busting stripers and landed right smack in the middle of them. Instantly a striper slammed the plug, I set the hook and he was on for a couple seconds then off and again. Another striper slammed the plug and it was on again but he pulled off as well. A THRID striper immediately  nailed the Whopper Plopper and this one stayed pegged. I brought in about a 12 pound striper. Three fish on one long cast that; "Wasn't going to make it"

[A-Jay]

Perhaps we should review the "Reports" thread

and note just how many posts specifically mention anything about 

just how critical to the posters success it was to consistently

unleash 100 yard casts . . .

Personally, I do not recall very many.

A-Jay

 

[roadwarrior]

6 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

...how many posts specifically mention anything about  just how critical

to the posters success it was to consistently unleash 100 yard casts . . .

[RDB]

Wow...this really turned into a junk measuring contest.  To answer the OP’s question, I fish from a boat for largemouth and my average cast is probably 15 yards (45 feet for the anti yard folks).  The only time I bomb cast using something other than straight braid is for deeper cranks where I need distance to maximize time in the desired depth zone.

 

As far as line, I guess it depends on how you fish.  For me, 50-60 yards is plenty.  If I get to the point where I am exposing my knot, I am probably far enough below the lip that it is time to add new line anyway.  I will add more to my wider spooled cranking reels because you can lose 20-30 yards still have a pretty full spool.

[PhishLI]

2 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Perhaps we should review the "Reports" thread

and note just how many posts specifically mention anything about 

just how critical to the posters success it was to consistently

unleash 100 yard casts

Nah, no need to, because absolutely nobody is casting anything remotely close to 300 feet using "average bass tackle", meaning rods and lures and not casting plugs, as stated in the OP's subject line. More like 150 feet at best on a heaving cast when everything's just right.

[GrumpyOlPhartte]

Just wondering if these casts are being measured in “dog” yards.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

Here some numbers for 1/2oz red eye shad by THE REEL TEST

 

[jbsoonerfan]

25 minutes ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

Here some numbers for 1/2oz red eye shad by THE REEL TEST

 

WEAK!!!!!!!!

 

Some people here would destroy those numbers!!!!!

[PhishLI]

20 minutes ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

Here some numbers for 1/2oz red eye shad

A lipless bait is not your average bait where resistance in flight is concerned. They can be cast farther than the majority of baits out there. That guy tends to test reels on 6'8"-6'10" rods, so there's more to be gotten than he gets, but his data is still a reasonable illustration of what's what on average bass tackle fished by a non-sasquatch aka ATA.

[OCdockskipper]

I've written this before, but I have to ease up on my casts in order to not throw them too far.  If I go 100% for distance, my lure typically circles the globe and ends up hitting me in the back of the head.

[JustJames]

On 3/14/2021 at 8:25 PM, ATA said:

Guys I might record it when I spool the line by casting using Antares DC and my LV 500 or something else :), I might do it this Tuesday or in next weekend. also I have raphala line counter to get some idea 

You beat me, last time I checked I cast about a mile and a half. 

[Choporoz]

On 3/14/2021 at 11:10 AM, GTN-NY said:

So what do you think is your max average length of your casts with baitcasting bass tackle?

25, 50, 75 yards? More?

 

Same for spinning?

 

reason for asking is I’m in the process of spooling up braid for my first time. For my budget braid is expensive. I figured if I load up the spool with some old 12lb mono, pull off necessary length by walking it off in the yard, cut it off, tie on braid and spool up. 
 

I think the important point has been overlooked by most except for @Angry John.  Braid really isn't expensive.   Might seem like it at first.   But the life expectancy of a spool of braid is generally much longer than other lines.  So in the long run, it can be much cheaper.

[Hewhospeaksmuchbull]

9 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

WEAK!!!!!!!!

 

Some people here would destroy those numbers!!!!!

Indeed, we have a caster that can beat the top score by 190.8 feet!

 

[MN Fisher]

10 hours ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

Here some numbers for 1/2oz red eye shad by THE REEL TEST

 

Well - I said earlier that I average 35-40 yds - the Fuego I use for lipless says 48yds on this test...I gotta get that extra 8 yds...might be why my Ratlin Raps aren't catching like they should.

[JustJames]

Man cannot believe a thread like this last as long, more than half of this thread post about just a few guys pessimistic on their cast and tried to hit a nail on his coffin, for what? I think it is still better than those pessimistic on their catches plus “long hand picture” to proof.

OP just want to know our average cast, so he knows how much line he needs. He would be the judge. Thanks @Angry Johnand @Choporozto give alternative for OP to save even more.

Addition: I just came back from testing the casting distance. Nothing special and  not optimal for testing just my everyday use gears.

1. Curado 70 with 30lb PP braid (my jig reel) stcroix 7’ M/M, 1/4oz red eyes Shad. I got only 117’(so less than a mile). And accuracy at about 80’ I think I can do better with 8lb copolymer line (about 15-20’ more), since braid with 70, I have to lob cast it a lot.

2. Alphas SV TW, 10lb FC, crucial 6’6 M/F, Fatika. Only got 110’ with brake dial to 5-6 but accuracy and control all the way.