dulouz Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 Just wondering what is the lightest weight/lure you have thrown with a BC. I have a light rod with an XF tip and I am working on throwing an 1/8oz jig. Much to my surprise, once I got the reel adjusted (5 out of 6 breaks on) I could throw it fairly far. Quote
SausageFingers Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 Weightless 7.5" Culprit Original worm. I prefer to throw that stuff on a spinning reel though. Quote
zell_pop1 Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 3/16ths shallow shad rap on an Ardent C400 and M action rod. Quote
Super User KYntucky Warmouth Posted May 12, 2011 Super User Posted May 12, 2011 Crappie tube with a 1/16oz jighead. It was with a pixy spooled with 4lb copoly on a 6'2"M carrot stix gold. Didn't get much distance out of it but I got set to cast it. Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted May 13, 2011 Super User Posted May 13, 2011 I can toss a 1/12oz SK Bitsy Minnow 35-40 feet on my Pinnacle BC & 7' Med Fast SMOKE rod Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 13, 2011 Global Moderator Posted May 13, 2011 I've fished a 1/8 shakeyhead a decent amount on a baitcaster. I'd rather fish it on a spinning rod but if I have to go to a little heavier line because of cover I'd rather use a BC. Quote
Super User Sam Posted May 13, 2011 Super User Posted May 13, 2011 A crankbait designed to catch crappie. Quote
hookingem Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 Usually don't go much lighter than a weightless fluke. But when in a bind, and with only one combo I've been known to go alittle lighter.... Quote
BassThumb Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 Just for fun, I used a small Beetle Spin on a 7' M/M cranking stick. Caught a few fish on it, too. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted May 13, 2011 Super User Posted May 13, 2011 Probably about a 1/6 oz. spoon, but it was with an 11' light power trout rod, and an Alphas Ito Ai reel spooled with 8# line. Quote
Stasher1 Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 I routinely toss weightless Trick Worms with 2/0 offset or 3/0 EWG hooks (either way, it weighs about 1/4 oz) with my Supercaster 800SX. If I need to toss anything lighter than that, I'll switch to spinning gear. FWIW, I've also tossed 1/8 oz shaky heads with it, but by the time you add up the weight of the jighead and the weight of the worm you're actually in the 1/4-3/8 oz range which should be a fairly easy load for any modern baitcaster. The same can be said for weightless Senkos and flukes. Quote
Super User Raul Posted May 13, 2011 Super User Posted May 13, 2011 What Is The Lightest Lure You Have Thrown With A Bc? 1/32 oz Quote
Punkinseedfyretailz Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 Weightless 7.5" Culprit Original worm. I prefer to throw that stuff on a spinning reel though. ive done that on my carbonlite, but i've thrown a #2 mepps comet mino and a #1 aglia dressed and non dressed with the same rod and reel with #10 trilene. shoulda seen those panfish flying through the water on the way to me with this set up, damndest thing you've ever witnessed. i would not recommend this though i only did it becus i left my ultralight gear at home, there was very little casting distance with this set up Quote
tholmes Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 1/4 oz crankbait ^^ This. And NOT into the wind Tom Quote
Super User bilgerat Posted May 13, 2011 Super User Posted May 13, 2011 A 1/100 oz tungsten ball jig with a single pinfeather. It went 114' 7" into the wind with my supertuned Pixy that has 27 abec 9 orange seal bocamatic titanium NASA spec bearings lubed with baby seal oil. 1 Quote
Super User RoLo Posted May 14, 2011 Super User Posted May 14, 2011 To be sure, there's a right tool for every job. To be sure, one man's meat is another man's poison. Most of my fishing experience has been in saltwater, so I own a plethora of baitcasting/conventonal tackle. All the same, I intentionally restricted my freshwater arsenal to "spinning gear". To my mind, the need for a revolving-drum winch in freshwater, has never been confirmed. Lightest lure? No matter what the lightest lure might be cast on baitcasting gear, the same lure can be cast significantly farther on spinning tackle, and without any professional overruns Roger Quote
boystcroix Posted May 14, 2011 Posted May 14, 2011 Unweighted flukes are probably the lightest I go, less than that calls for my spinning gear. Quote
Scorcher214 Posted May 14, 2011 Posted May 14, 2011 A floating rapala, didn't go very far, but I got it out there Quote
Super User SoFlaBassAddict Posted May 14, 2011 Super User Posted May 14, 2011 A 1/100 oz tungsten ball jig with a single pinfeather. It went 114' 7" into the wind with my supertuned Pixy that has 27 abec 9 orange seal bocamatic titanium NASA spec bearings lubed with baby seal oil. Winning! That got a laugh out of me. Thanks. Besides, there is nothing better than baby seal oil for lubing a reel.... Quote
Tim S. Posted May 15, 2011 Posted May 15, 2011 I've thrown a 1/16 oz. crappie jig w/ my Alphas Type F on 10 lb. braid. It was mounted on a custom rod built on a 7 ft. light/moderateSC-III St Croix blank. But to be fair, it has dry ceramic hybrid ABEC 9's for the spool bearings and the spool is a red I'ze spool. I can throw a weightless senko about 80 ft. w/ that reel, of course on a different rod! But none of this was into the wind", to quote another poster here. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted May 16, 2011 Super User Posted May 16, 2011 A 1/16 Strike King jig with a trailer on it. Quote
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