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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I hear all the time that reels that hold 90 yards of 60# line are too small for muskie fishing. I cast about 60 to 70 feet most of the time and would not use these reels to troll. What do you think? |
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| Depends on what the bait bounces off of on its way toward the water!;) Actually, unless I'm surf banging or rockfishing, I try to keep a shorter cast in hopes of a little better hook up..... |
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Location: oswego, il | I would probably say our longest casts are about 100ft at the farthest. That's pitching it hard. It's only 33 yards of line. That's why I only put 75-80 yards of superline on at a time which is still a bit of overkill. |
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Location: God's Country......USA..... Western Wisconsin | 70' is about right on the money Steve. No point in chunkin' it farther than that. Tough to make those hooksets when at the end of a 100 foot cast. |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Hmmm....MuskieFirst casting contest?? |
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Location: Greenfield, WI | I would agree that 60' to 70' would be about average. Depending upon the bait, I am capable of monster casts, but all that usually means is that you get weeds caught on your bait during the first 2' of the retrieve, ruining the action of the bait. Those same weeds will fall off in the last 2' of the retrieve! |
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Location: London, England | The only drawback to using smaller reels is that when you make a cast the line level on the spool drops far more than on a larger capacity reel. Therefore your retrieve speed is hugely reduced. The difference between a 6500 and a 7000 loaded with 100lb PP is quite noticable. A curado loaded with 100PP would be hopeless on even a short cast. |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Steve if your thinking some of the low pro bass reels with good drags I've been wondering the same thing. Especially for say like Sue or Deb or peeps with smaller hands or guys like me that have a bit of arthritis in their hands. I think they could benefit from smaller reels. I have been throwing more of the 5600 Abu's or 250 shimano size reeels over the past few years with no problems at all.
I agree with above post on retrieve speed...trial and error I guess.
Let me know if it works..:) |
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| I remember last year Scott Jenkins said he used the Shimano Curados, so I went and got a couple. I got one w/ 50lb. Power Pro on it for Rattle Traps, and I have caught some decent size rockfish on the other one spooled w/ mono. I like the high speed retrieve, it seems to help make up for the lower spool from a longer cast; I didn't use a mno backing though w/ the Power Pro, just a piece of duct tape for the backing. Maybe scott will see this and say what he does. |
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Location: Chippewa Falls Wisconsin | 30ft is most common. I prefer to short pick structure and make more casts on it. Topwater is one of the only presentations I do with a long cast of 75ft or so. |
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| Average cast for me...90 feet...longer the better if you ask me...
but i don't fish too much tradition structure. when targeting open water muskies (which i do the majority of season) long casts out produce short casts. However, when i move up and hit weedlines, rocks, blah blah blah, i make short casts...when you make a short cast, of course the musky near your boat will see you bait. It will also see you bait on a long cast, along w/ the muskies away from you boat...I've watched muskies follow for 100 ft and the have them wack it on the fig 8...so, for open water tactics...i'd say i average about 100 feet, but my average for the season about 90 feet.
keep it reel...
tomcat |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | I would say my avg is 75 with a heavy jerlbait baseball cast at 100-120. But don't get a backlash. LOL |
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Location: Davenport, IA | With the right bait and on a big weedbed I will cast 70 yards(kinda scary to cast right to the backing if its light line underneath), but usually probobly 1/3 of that distance which is 70 feet. |
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| I learned the benefits of long casts when fishing suspendos last summer. In a Clear water lake 30ft extra made the difference.
I had watched another angler boat three fish to my none with same lure and same presentation. Only difference was about 20ft/cast. i added line and scored. |
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Location: Presque Isle Wisconsin | Shallow heavy cover I use short casts of 35'to40'.Suspended open water I like at least double that 75'to90'. Deep structure Im using heavy lures so I go for the max to make up for the required vertical drop.Looking at the other answers to the post it seems to roughly coincide.longer casts require some thought regarding the hook setting qualities of your chosen bait so things like body profile and hook size and arrangement can make a big difference as well as type of rod and line choice. |
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | It depends on where I'm fishing, what type of structure, open water etc.
I fish open water a lot and I agree with Phisin, a long cast is better in this situation. If I'm working tight to structure or shallow water, I prefer a shorter cast, like Jason said, you can get in a lot more cast to properly work the area. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Thanks guys. This pretty much confirms my ideas. I use low profile reels for pounding the cover and other 'short cast' situations, and the traditional reels for the surface bait and glider 'long cast' situations.
Mark, you were right on the money. I am trying to find the perfect reel for Sue, low profile but able to spool about 100 yards of 50#.  |
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How long is your average cast?