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I'm not saying that boating safety isn't important, but that's not the point of the topic and I agree there are a lot of idiots out there so I will take my utmost care.

Thanks, for sharing, I'm picking my nitro z9 tomorrow. I'm pretty busy as well, my whole life I've just been shorefishing and renting small row boats but now then I'm done with pharmacy school I can get the things I want.

please don't try to get smart and waste my time. And honestly if you are just going to sit behind your computer and troll it must what kind of person you are. You honestly just sound like all the bitter old guys out there who think they know everything. The internet is a place where you learn to be a better angler by sharing advice/techniques and such, if you have nothing to contribute please don't bother being a part of it. We don't need people like you who tries to be a smart mouth. I asked simple questions, if you don't have an answer then don't bother replying. But if you feel like you want to go ahead, your boat may be your only friend, and you know that's good for you. I hope that works out for you. Goodbye.

no offense guys but as much as i appreciate the boating safety advice it doesn't really answer my question and I'm not trying to offend anyone either but sometimes it just get drifted away from the topic too much...but please do keep the on point and useful advice coming, if it puts anyone's mind at ease I will be taking a boating safety course as such so let's leave that to the side at the moment

New to the boating world, I will be getting a boat soon and will finally have a chance to fish some lakes. Been searching the forums and cannot find a solution to my question. So when fishing on a boat, before hitting a lake, do people already know where to go fish? Or do they look at Lake maps and try to find drops offs and fish those areas? I'm just confused because it would seem pretty exhausting trying to find bass like that. I also hear of people looking for baitfish and then fish around there. Please share your expertise with me so i don't waste time on the water.

thanks for everyone's input but I am not looking for generic answers nor "don't worry about distance"...it's something that I want to achieve so it's something I do want to worry about, and for accuracy and such I don't think i'm the best but I think i do a fairly good job at it...I am looking for answers that smalljaw67 gave, specific to what he did and what he actually tested...I think people who are new to baitcasting and trying to get more proficient already understand the basic setup "set the spool tension so it slowly drops and set the brakes at about half," but there is no clear specific advice on how to advance further, i think by actually sharing how we set our reels and how much distance we are REALLY getting would help those who are trying to progress...

thanks for your honest feedback jrob78, I do assume that some people may really just be overestimating how far they can really throw and I guess that's what peaked my interest and frustration of not being able to cast "50 yards" like some of these other guys....

I am new to the forum and before anyone starts bashing on the topic and my question I have already tried searching but have not come to a conclusive answer to what I really want answered. I am fairly new to baitcasting, got myself a few chronarch ci4s and a couple of dobyns champion/extremes and so far so great, i love the setups. I've looked at Gene's videos on how to setup baitcasters and have become "ok" at baitcasting but no where near as good as I want to be. I guess I'm just a bit fixated on "distance" and I know everyone says distance comes with time but I am curious as to how far people are throwing, with what lure, and how they setup their baitcasters. ci4/dobyns 705cb ci4/dx703c ci4/dx765 ci4/kvd tour 6'6" For example, I've been practicing and it seems I can throw a cotton cordell (1/2oz I assume) about 37/38 yards (yes this was measured!) on 12lb seagur invizx. i set my baitcaster with 2 breaks on/2 off, and fine tuned the dial to around a 2. I'm still not sure what people say when they say they set their spool loosely to the point of where it barely just doesnt move side to side, but if I did that I would birdsnest all the time. I would say I set my spool tension to the point where if I let it hit the ground it would cause a few overruns. My question is, are people really getting 50+ yards with their baitcasters throwing cranks/spinnerbaits/jigs consistently? How exactly are people dialing their baitcasters to the point where people are "casting a mile" (which I assume is just relative and everyone has their own different definition). Any help would be truly appreciated. I don't really feather the reel either until its about to drop in the water but occasionally I may slightly just put a little thumb pressure over my spool.