Stupid question about casting distance.....

[krayfish2]

I'm not going to start subtracting 9 ft from all my casting distances. I'll just leave it with saying I got a fish to eat that was x amount of feet away 😁.

Team #1

 

[Swattie87]

From a practical perspective, I’ve never found it important to measure how long I could cast, so I never have, or pondered how I would measure if I wanted to. (Other than in the context of estimating how long of casts I’d be making in a given small stream setting to gauge whether or not I wanted to overline the rod at all.) I either could reach the fish or desired target I was trying to reach, or not. If I couldn’t, I’ll try wading closer, if possible. If not, I move on and find another fish or desired target to cast to.

 

[jifigz]

Yinz' guys are all wrong. The distance is calculated like this:

Distance of the reel to the tip of the rod minus the length of the angler's torso, which is, in turn, divided by the length of the angler's arm, multiplied by the distance to the target, then you add the length of the leader and divide by the circumference of the rod. Once this is accomplished, you take the square root of that number, multiply by pi, divide by 12 to convert inches to feet, and finally you know how far you have cast. This is a very precise formula, and you will find no better answer than this.

Goodness, I'm starting to doubt the rest of your dedication to this sport!

 

[6xAdams(Jones)]

Yinz' guys are all wrong. The distance is calculated like this:

Distance of the reel to the tip of the rod minus the length of the angler's torso, which is, in turn, divided by the length of the angler's arm, multiplied by the distance to the target, then you add the length of the leader and divide by the circumference of the rod. Once this is accomplished, you take the square root of that number, multiply by pi, divide by 12 to convert inches to feet, and finally you know how far you have cast. This is a very precise formula, and you will find no better answer than this.

Goodness, I'm starting to doubt the rest of your dedication to this sport!

Around here, that's called, "getting all wrapped 'round the axle." (Oh, and you forgot the requirement for a couple GPS satellites and a surveying team with at least three transits for triangulation.)

 

[troutbert]

Around here, that's called, "getting all wrapped 'round the axle."

Around here it's called "getting into the weeds."

 

[krayfish2]

I'm going to start taking a golf rangefinder so I can get an idea of how far I can cast each rod. The problem is then finding a way to carry 14 rods with me. I think that's the limit set forth by the royal and ancient

 

[6xAdams(Jones)]

I'm going to start taking a golf rangefinder so I can get an idea of how far I can cast each rod. The problem is then finding a way to carry 14 rods with me. I think that's the limit set forth by the royal and ancient

You'll just drop in in the water and wind up on the "why do people litter and not pick up after themselves" thread.

 

[wbranch]

Yes... 16+60 = 76. One could argue that a fish is brought-to-hand, not brought-to-rod-tip.

Okay, from now on when I throw 50' with the #4 rod I can boast that I actually threw 59'.

 

[6xAdams(Jones)]

Okay, from now on when I throw 50' with the #4 rod I can boast that I actually threw 59'.

It's also okay to include the horizontal length of your casting arm. Be as precise as you want... it only matters to the fish you're trying to catch. 🙂

 

[hendeylathe]

When fishing big water, there's always a fish rising just outside your casting range.
Only thing to do, do what Linda Ronstadt said, "Get Closer".