How far do you cast away from your boat??

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How far do you cast away from your boat??

Post by Kestrel » Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:22 am

Hi guys
Like many others I'm used to casting a good distance from my boat when fishing in PPB ... maybe 30 meters or more.
But a couple of weeks ago I started to ask myself ... Why? So I started casting no more than 10 meters from the boat and my results improved significantly.... I think for two reasons. One, I was able to concentrate the burley in a particular area more accurately and the less line out the more 'feel' I had when there was a bit of interest from below.
Anyone care to share your thoughts?
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Re: How far do you cast away from your boat??

Post by yepi'mon » Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:20 am

What are you fishing for mate?

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Re: How far do you cast away from your boat??

Post by bowl » Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:48 am

Kgw ppb .
Early in session cast further 15-,20 Meters or so and moving baits in slowly, once it's comes closer to dusk kgw tend be practically under boat ,pmax 5 Meter cast.
Gumbos
Put two lines straight down under boat.with Yakka chunk on one and other salmon/ trevally n bottom a little.
Third rod cast out back with pilchard squid as bait.
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Re: How far do you cast away from your boat??

Post by 4liters » Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:53 am

Personally I’ve never done well unless I do a 150m pendulum cast from the kayak
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Re: How far do you cast away from your boat??

Post by fishnut » Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:53 am

:wt: For snapper /gummies i vary the distance
For kgw 10-20 in depth under 3m and less for deeper

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Re: How far do you cast away from your boat??

Post by Kestrel » Mon Dec 09, 2019 11:38 am

yepi'mon wrote:
Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:20 am
What are you fishing for mate?
Yep. good point. I guess I was really thinking about snapper & pinkies, northern end of PPB
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Re: How far do you cast away from your boat??

Post by frozenpod » Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:03 pm

Drop the baits straight down.

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Re: How far do you cast away from your boat??

Post by blacklab99 » Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:22 pm

This always amazes me !
There's a great saying I was taught, many moons ago........
FISH YA FEET FIRST.
Absolutely nothing at all in the theory of what distance you cast from a boat. In fact, apply that rule to any type of fishing, rock/surf etc.
Caught many a good fish arriving on rocks, landbased, with guys already there pumping there chests on the distance they cast, for me to flick some bait or a lure just down in front and be instantly on a fish.
You've got a boat, you may well be on top of them, use the boat to your advantage, sound them, if you have a sounder, anchor off them and burley the fish to you, forget the distance casting from a boat, ridiculous.....
Obviously there are times, when you anchor off a point you want to fish, rocks, floating structure, ie popping for kingies etc, but you'd be better versed in burleying the fish to you for bottom dwellers.....

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Re: How far do you cast away from your boat??

Post by Kestrel » Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:41 pm

blacklab99 wrote:
Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:22 pm
This always amazes me !
There's a great saying I was taught, many moons ago........
FISH YA FEET FIRST.
Absolutely nothing at all in the theory of what distance you cast from a boat. In fact, apply that rule to any type of fishing, rock/surf etc.
Caught many a good fish arriving on rocks, landbased, with guys already there pumping there chests on the distance they cast, for me to flick some bait or a lure just down in front and be instantly on a fish.
You've got a boat, you may well be on top of them, use the boat to your advantage, sound them, if you have a sounder, anchor off them and burley the fish to you, forget the distance casting from a boat, ridiculous.....
Obviously there are times, when you anchor off a point you want to fish, rocks, floating structure, ie popping for kingies etc, but you'd be better versed in burleying the fish to you for bottom dwellers.....

Col
Thanks Col ... and others. Lot's of sensible advice and views!
Cheers
Kestrel

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Re: How far do you cast away from your boat??

Post by Kestrel » Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:43 pm

bowl wrote:
Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:48 am
Kgw ppb .
Early in session cast further 15-,20 Meters or so and moving baits in slowly, once it's comes closer to dusk kgw tend be practically under boat ,pmax 5 Meter cast.
Gumbos
Put two lines straight down under boat.with Yakka chunk on one and other salmon/ trevally n bottom a little.
Third rod cast out back with pilchard squid as bait.
Thanks Bowl. What's youradvice on casting for Reds and pinkies?
Cheers
Kestrel

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