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How far (ball park in ft . ) can you cast with your set up ? Let's say a 1/64 oz. jig . I am curious as what I should expect if I spend more dollars to cast the lighter than 1/32 oz. jigs . My only justification will be casting distance since I have no problem catching gills/red ear on the present set up which is normally a 1/32 . Will the money spent translate into more larger beam or just numbers ?
I’m very curious to know this as well. I have never used lighter than 1/32
I’ve never measured it exactly. I estimate 40-50 feet, depending on the line diameter. For that size jig, I wouldn’t use line thicker than .15mm.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
The money will translate to a more pleasurable experience, IMO. Both a Mercedes and a cheap Toyota will get you to your destination. The Mercedes will give you a nicer ride.
Using what kind of setup ?Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
I look for a cast of between 40 to 60 feet. The Nanofil 2lb casts well but isn’t anything close to tough. Rub a branch and it will part. I am trying to find something tougher with the qualities to give me as good a cast as I can get. I have bought some Japanese nylon mono in 2.5 and 3lb and it worked very well for us yesterday. The 1/32 ball head(no collar) that my do it molds gives me weighs 1/43 and I use it a lot. The 1/64 with a collar actually weighs 1/48 and use it with plastics a lot. Rods vary from 5’6” to 6’6” and are all light to ultralight action. Others here speak of PE line (braid) and Ester lines that I have on my want list. The rods and reels contributing to a longer cast will have to be spoken of by others as mine aren’t high end but plenty good. One of my rods has the microwave guides and while a good concept, I wouldn’t spend the rent money for some but wouldn’t turn away from a good rod because it had them. I also have a couple of Wally Marshall rods with the bottom guide smaller than a nickel. I don’t see nor understand the advantage to this but I sure like the rods. Both of those have 2lb Nanofil. My take is that the guides on the rod being appropriate size and number and the qualities of the line is where a good cast will come from. Final note, casting a 1/80 is tough no matter what it’s on. Hope this helps.
Its all in the wrist.
Use 2# test Fireline with a 2# test fluorocarbon leader. You'll cast far enough.
I think that kind of says it all. The lighter setups are just flat fun. My little creek doesn’t have any real monsters, but I can be on the water in under a half hour and catch 50-70 pans/crappie on a less than 1 mile wade. No people and just nature’s sounds. Perfect. Try the lighter jigs.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
bob
I've got two rods I'll use, both on the cheaper side. One is a Berkley Lightning Rod that I believe is 5 ft. 10 inches and was given to me as a present around the year 2000. The second is a Fenwick Eagle 6 ft. 6 in. rod I bought around 2 years ago. Both rods are Light action, rigged with small reels (not sure the brands, but also relatively cheap) and are running Trilene XL 2 lb. line. I get about 40 feet with the Lightning Rod and maybe 45 feet with the Fenwick when tossing a 1/64 oz. beetle. Don't have any high end gear to compare them to.
JDM rod and mono line. Reel is not JDM, but it is a high-end reel for the US market.Quote:
Originally Posted by Techno2000
FWIW, I don't care about cars, so I drive a cheap Toyota. I do care about fishing, so I don't mind paying more for better gear.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
It's your money. Spend it on what matters to you.
Ok...because I had nothing better to do after TVA ruined my trout fishing trip.....by opening the sluice releasing a lot more water than what they were supposed to below Normandy....I did some casting and measuring. Casting a 1/64 ounce TM jig head...with a TM body on it...using the 6 foot long Fine Tail Banshee SUL rod...I got 54 feet average of 5 casts using 2.3# test Varivas ester with a .117mm diameter. Switching to the Sunline Troutist Area Meister 3# test with a diameter of .128mm I got a 5 cast average of 64 feet on same rod. Both reels had same diameter spool.
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That's outstanding distance for a 1/64 oz bait.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
That is good distance. I attribute that to the small diameter lines....the nylon being soft...and the ester with the fluoride coating makes it very slick, even though it is bit stiff. I no longer have any 2# test Nanofil to test with but it would have cast considerably farther.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
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Awesome Randy! I was going to do a test to answer the question but ran out of daylight. 64’ is impressive for 1/64th oz jighead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
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Ok, just came back from my driveway,using a shakespeare 6'5 micro rod with an shimano 1000 series reel,with 2# Berkley fireline crystal, I casted the 1/64 oz TM an average of 50'.
That’s a good cast. I bought some 3lb crystal and the jury is still out. Need to try the 2lb.
Yes,that 1/64 TM is so light, dropping down to 2llb would make a difference.I also sprayed on some Blakemore Reel Magic to see what it would do...it didnt do anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum