Prodigal son

A bait boat is a R/C boat that will deposit bait, terminal tackle, particles
etc exactly where you want it. However, you can always spod, catapult or
row yourself.

There is a myriad of new stuff esp for carp but you need not be ripped off.

Stalk, pre-bait and do your homework. You will reap huge rewards and not a
huge overdraft. Yeah, these work but so still do more traditional methods.

--

Baal

I smile and go off waving
(Amiably) - for that's my way

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"Terence Lynock (MSW)" wrote in message
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Just returning to course fishing after a ten year lay off and have an
aweful lot to catch up on, replacing otdated tackle and so on comes
first but also a lot of methods have been developed since I last took
notice, seems like since the course fishing scene was forced to clean up
its act with more emphasis on conservation and management the
improvements are bearing fruit with some massive fish coming out of
lakes and rivers alike especially Carp, on thing I want to ask is I keep
seeing references to a bait boat, so what is it and why are they so
damned expensive?,

best regards,
Terry L.

"Terence Lynock (MSW)" wrote in message =
...
on thing I want to ask is I keep
seeing references to a bait boat, so what is it and why are they so
damned expensive?,

A bait boat is a radio-controlled boat. You load it up with bait then =
guide it to your chosen spot. On receiving a signal from you, the boat =
dumps its load of bait. Then you steer it back for the next load (if =
needed). They are useful for putting bait precisely where you want it, =
particularly if you are fishing at distance.
Welcome back to fishing. It's baffling going round a tackle shop after =
a 10 year break isn't it?

In article , Terence Lynock
wrote:

Just returning to course fishing after a ten year lay off and have an
aweful lot to catch up on, replacing otdated tackle and so on comes
first but also a lot of methods have been developed since I last took

Welcome back. Don't worry about it. The fish haven't changed and all the
old methods work just as well as they ever did.

Carry on exactly where you left off with the same old tackle (better replace
the line) and regain the feel.

improvements are bearing fruit with some massive fish coming out of
lakes and rivers alike especially Carp, on thing I want to ask is I keep

You've hit on a one of the more contentious areas. Quite a few of those
monsters are (usually illegal) imports and many of the others have grown on
only because huge quantities of highly nutritious baits have been dumped in
the waters concerned. These are polluting and accellerate eutropification.
Many of these waters are designed to appeal to either novices or those
anglers who have never really mastered the art and so want a short
(expensive) cut to a chance of a big 'un. Eschew.

seeing references to a bait boat, so what is it and why are they so
damned expensive?,

99.9% of the time they are unneccessary. Some of the anglers mentioned
above have never grasped the fact that fish can hear. They bang around so
much that nothing will feed under their own bank and so the only remaining
option is to fish at such extreme range that a radio controlled boat is the
only way to get bait out there. Travel light, creep round and fish directly
under the bank. If you need to ask what it is you don't need one.

They are expensive because they are designed to catch anglers rather than
fish. I imagine most of the cost is the manufacturer's logo on the side.

Stick with the angling you already know. After a few sessions you will
begin to identify/remember limitations in your kit/technique. Only when
you have identified the limitation(s) do you need to go looking for a
solution.

Cheerio,

--

In message , Derek.Moody
writes
In article , Terence Lynock
wrote:

Just returning to course fishing after a ten year lay off and have an
aweful lot to catch up on, replacing otdated tackle and so on comes
first but also a lot of methods have been developed since I last took

Welcome back. Don't worry about it. The fish haven't changed and all the
old methods work just as well as they ever did.

Indeed.

Favourite Xmas gift this year; "Falling In Again" by Chris Yates, who
I'm sure would agree entirely.

--
Steve Walker

"Terence Lynock (MSW)" wrote in message =
...
on thing I want to ask is I keep
seeing references to a bait boat, so what is it and why are they so
damned expensive?,

A bait boat is a radio-controlled boat. You load it up with bait then =
guide it to your chosen spot. On receiving a signal from you, the boat =
dumps its load of bait. Then you steer it back for the next load (if =
needed). They are useful for putting bait precisely where you want it, =
particularly if you are fishing at distance.
Welcome back to fishing. It's baffling going round a tackle shop after =
a 10 year break isn't it?