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.

Id like to think I get 60 - 75 feet on average with any weight I cast. The heavier weights, less effort. I could be wrong be wrong though. 

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.

Why not use a 1/2 oz lure instead of casting a weight, we all fish with lures.

Go to your local measure football field and test your actual casting distance then you wil know. The average Joe is hard to define, casting distance is easy to measure.

Tom

Maximum casting distance is not a factor in bass fishing.

48 minutes ago, 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.

 

A lot shorter than most guys think.

15 minutes ago, Glenn said:

Maximum casting distance is not a factor in bass fishing.

It sure can be.  I was fishing a clear water lake for smallies. As soon as the smallies saw the boat, they spun away. We had to keep the boat as far away from the fish as possible. Nearly every fish we caught came out at the end of a long cast. We also fish long breaklines. A long cast, parallel to the break covers more water and increases the time your bait can make contact.  I also wade and float for river smallmouth. Due to deep and fast water, getting close to prime spots is not always possible. You often have to be able to make long casts to reach your target. Making long casts is pretty important to my fishing.

35 minutes ago, Glenn said:

Maximum casting distance is not a factor in bass fishing.

Right.

It is where you land the bait and how easy and soft the bait enters the water.

Casting is one of the major principals of bass fishing that is ignored by the majority of bass fishermen.

And when you can't cast to a target you don't get bites and you lose confidence in your skill level.

It is imperative that everyone practice their casting, flipping and pitching in the off season.

And remember to keep that elbow next to your rib cage when you cast. A very important factor in casting perfection.

 

If the bass are located 40+ yards away and getting closer spooks them or you can't  get any closer do pass them up? This is s common problem in highly pressed clear deep structured lakes, you either make the cast or move on. Ideally a shorter cast increases the ability to detect strikes and get good hook sets, sometime ideal doesn't happen!

Deep diving crankbaits need longer casts to achieve diving depth and stay in the zone longer. Casting swimbaits longer distance also puts the lure in the zone for longer distance.

Tom

X2- get er in the zone.  

3 hours ago, Glenn said:

Maximum casting distance is not a factor in bass fishing.

I'm sorry, but this is a very naive statement. Maximum casting distance does play a factor in bass fishing, with how deep a bait runs, how long it is in the strike zone, and how much water you cover, and countless other reason.. It also matters if you are fishing from the bank, or the back of the boat, or if you can't position the boat the way you truly want to for x reason. Casting distance is important in bass fishing.

the following catches were made with a maximum cast of that particular lure all easily past 100', wouldnt have caught them throwing just 100'

Maximum distance with senko thrown with spinning reel

 

Maximum distance with PalmTree bc reel

 

Maximum distance cast with keitech paddletail hit after just about 5'-10' retrieve. PB as well so to me it is a factor

 

 

Go back and read my statement again.  I didn't say long casts weren't a factor nor important.  But hucking it out there as far as humanly possible?  And needing to know how far everyone else's maximum distance is?  Not needed.  In fact, getting a good hookset on such a mega-cast would be difficult.

Long, controlled casts for specific purposes, such as clear water and crankbaiting, has a purpose in bass fishing.

 

3 hours ago, WRB said:

If the bass are located 40+ yards away and getting closer spooks them or you can't  get any closer do pass them up? This is s common problem in highly pressed clear deep structured lakes, you either make the cast or move on. Ideally a shorter cast increases the ability to detect strikes and get good hook sets, sometime ideal doesn't happen!

Deep diving crankbaits need longer casts to achieve diving depth and stay in the zone longer. Casting swimbaits longer distance also puts the lure in the zone for longer distance.

Tom

Pretty much what Tom has stated..in a boat target casting, 10' might be my average. Throwing deep divers on Kentucky lake, I may need to throw 150'. It's all relative to my daily tactic ( seasonal ) 

Maximum distance varies, but when fishing with a spinning rod and reel, maximum distance is obtained when the bail flips closed just after you release the line with your finger.

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

I was just kidding about distance casting becoming an Olympic sport. But if it were, I'd sure as heck watch it!

27 minutes ago, iabass8 said:

 

Quarter mile, eh? You must be a n00b or something. I throw them a country mile.

This is good! We're gonna get some Olympic hopefuls right on this thread!

Let me put a 3oz bank sinker on one of my surf rods I use for blue cats on the river if you want to see maximum casting distance. Rarely do I have a need to cast more than 20 yards. 

2 zip codes for me.

Never really measured one,but they are on the money when targeting cover.

16 hours ago, long island basser said:

 

A lot shorter than most guys think.

Comparing length is a slippery slope for dudes...

But I'm super average.  And an average cast for this average angler averages about 30-40 yards.  On average.

90' could be considered a long cast. An episode of Hook n Look showed bass bring more spooked by sight of the boat than a trolling motors sound but they were well within casting distance still.