Bait Boat

[Andy_1984]

there is a thread here about a bait boat in the carp thread.

 

if anyone remembers it i finally got around to trying out my nephews little rc amphibious toy with retractable wheels. and im pleased to say it works amazingly.

 

i made a few holes in a maggot tub tied it to the wheels with braid and drove it out 40ft before i ran out of water and dumped my cargo and returned to fill it up again.

 

i got about 10 trips with it before it began to slow down, 20 trips if i pull it back in with some line attached to my reel to save on the batteries

 

boat - £40

tub - £1.00

the look on other anglers faces - pricless

 

ill get a short clip of it up in a day or 2 in action

[Peter M]

now all you need to do is paint it camo and you can sell it for loads of money.

[Andy_1984]

went out after work and got a picture and a clip. here ya go

Video: http://(4mb)

Edited July 4, 2013 by Andy_1984

[Elton]

Very ingenious!

 

Could you upload that to YouTube, so that i can add a bit tot he main site about it? If not, I could upload it with your permission

[Andy_1984]

  Elton said:

Very ingenious!

 

Could you upload that to YouTube, so that i can add a bit tot he main site about it? If not, I could upload it with your permission

 

if you could please, i dont have a youtube account

 

its actualy called, Hariot R/C Stunt Machine

 

and i can only find it here. and its not even the same as miones its got a turret! thats for jedi who would like to shoot other anglers

Edited June 3, 2008 by Andy_1984

[DavidWliilamson]

V/impressed nice to see someone showing how its done and at a price that at least most people can afford, that is what is needed in the country now adapt and over come

 

David :D

[Elton]

Here you go, Andy:

 

[Elton]

Here you go, Andy, fame at last

https://www.anglersnet.co.uk/articles/miscellaneous/cheap_diy_bait_boat/

[Andy_1984]

thanks for that elton much appreciated, regarding the the comment on boiles, it can be used very widely. the place i was using it produces tons of fish but none that are very big and getting bait droped over their is next to impossible unless its in some sort of ground bait but i just prefer to loose feed so the boat worked perfectly

 

im now going to figure out a better way of attaching bait tubs to it and put them on each wheel. perfect for dropping pike baits aswel.

 

one thing i have noticed, it gets full of water in the little spaces for the wheels to retract in to so its recomended to tip it out or the back end goes under a little effecting the speed but it will not sink it

[Alan Fawcett]

Andy, thats brilliant

 

 

I've been thinking about getting something like THIS for a while now and then cutting away the top untill i could araldite/glue a tupperware type box on the top with the "back end" cut away.

 

I was thinking if you left the bail arm off you could send the boat out with a PVA bag loaded with bait and your baited hook then when it gets to the spot you want it just lock the bail arm over and it would pull the lot off the back of the boat, you could do the same thing with a dead bait ect for piking (just right for getting under the overhanging branches )

 

Of course if you've got a smart cast or similar FF then you could always use a bit of braid ect to tie it to the boat for a bit of distance fish finding as well

 

OR!!!! you could get on maplins and order one of THESE.......................Been trying to persuade Dian it would be great for the garden pond but she's having none of it

 

My only worry has been the wieght and sealing the area where the box/boat meet.