He is my 2 penth worth,
I have owned 3 bait boats in the last 5 years:
1. Angling Technics standard boat: This boat never let me down, was easy to steer, drop baits, and had good distance, the downs were on very windy day's it appeared pretty unstable, but always returned. On weedy waters it would frequently get stuck as the pump covers would simply get blocked. To drop particals you needed to use hopper droppers, which made the boat hard to retrieve due to towing them behind. I owned this for 2 years and sold it to a friend who is still using it 3 years later, I'd rate it 7 out of 10.
2. Lakestar bait boat, I personally struggled with the steering, wanting to turn the control left or right when I wanted to move that way, which on the lakestar opens the relevant hopper and dumps your rig/freebies. What you need to do to turn is reverse one proppler whilst going forward with the other. With in 2 months of owning the boat the hoppers would open on thier own if I attempted to go any further than 60 yards, needless to say I got rid of this boat at a big loss with in 6 months of buying it, and would rate it 1 out of 10. Intrestingly I have recently returned from France where the lake I was on rented out 2 Lakestars, one had a broken prop when we arrive and by the end of the week the others r?h hopper would open on its own at about 40 yards!
3. Angling Technics Microcat. IMO this boat is the nuts, it has never let me down, will travel further than I will ever need to take it, it steers and handles well, and as long as you use the battery covers will not take on water even in the roughest conditions. The battery life is ok (approx 45 minutes) but if you keep a solar panel plugged in it will last a whole week without any problems. I've owned this 2 years and would rate it 10 out of 10.