slow boat

[catman]

I am looking for a boat with water jet power. A boat to take the rough fast water below dams. Will need to run off a 12 v deep cycle battery. Nothing fancy. Just something to transport my fish hook into the rough water. I have seen some guys attach a troling motor to styrofoam and tie a battery to the top. Don't laugh it works but there has to be something better.
Needs a range of 200 yards or better.

[lilbrother14]

what do u mean run a fish hook in rough water, whats the purpose

[catman]

The purpose is to transport my fish hook and bait further than I can cast. I fish below dams and there is swift rough water there. I can cast about 100 yards but I need 150 yards of line out to get to the good fishing spots. They make a boat for this purpose but it is well over $1000.00. It is made in England. Type in bait boat in your browser and you can see what one looks like.

[lilbrother14]

so u actually catch a fish with a line running out of your boat then drive it in

[catman]

No the boat just gets your bait there then you drop the bait and bring the boat back and wait for a bite. It really works. It is also a lot of fun to run the boat.

[catman]

Take a look.http://www.spinn.co.uk/new_page_5.htm. This boat is more than i need. And coast too much.

[micaheli]

Okay, this could be accomplished fairly easy.. Any electric boat will do. You'll need higher than a 2 channel radio however for the line release function. You should buy an electric boat due to convenience. Gas would not be convenient and would scare the fish away.. LOL. Any kyosho or equivelant boat will work. Get a 3-4 channel reciever and do as the image shows..

http://www.theshiz.com/fisherboat.jpg

As you can see, the mast is bent to allow for the line to be looped through (maybe through a snap swivel or such), then a pin would poke through a loop to hold it long enough to go out. Then a servo would retract the pin and the line would fall. Simple enough right? You can fasion this anyway you need. But this would be the idea. Make sure and keep the line away from the prop other wise you'll need a running start to keep it from forming a virtual rats nest on your prop (Atleast you could just reel your boat in hehe). Anyways.. Let me know what happens. this is a quite unique situation.

[catman]

Micaheli, I checked out the kyosho boats. I don't think they would do the job. I tried to post a picture of the boat like I need but couldn't. The company that made them went out of busniess.
The radio for them only had 3 buttons . Left, right and start.
It ran off a 12 volt deep cycle battery. Like the ones used on troling motors. I thank you for your reply. Looks like you put some real thought into it. Again thank you. I am about to give up. I sure can't afford the english bait boat.

[micaheli]

I don't know man.. these boats can haul some major ass - What they lack in torque (like the weedeater motor), they make up for in RPM. They can keep up with some of the swiftest rivers. As for having 3 buttons: left right and start... when you get back, how do you stop? how do you release the line?

In the configuration I mentioned, you would have a throttle (to match the current of the river) and a left right steer function. anda THEN you would have a 3rd channel to release the line.

Not sure WHY it would have to have a 12 volt motor. If this is a unique requirement of yours, I'd like to know why. :) a 6cell batt can push those little boats pretty damn quick. And how much weight would this little boat be transporting? 1lb? 2lbs? more? 2lbs is definatly p ossible. any more and you may need a slightly bigger boat.. maybe a twin cell/twin motor boat. Anyways.

Hope this helps.

--Micah

[catman]

Micaheli, The start switch is a on off switch. The 12 volts is so the boat will run all day without a charge. Also the battery gives the boat some weight to help keep it upright. The boat is sealed so it won't sink if it turns upside down. Then it will return upright. The fishing line is held in place by a downrigger clip. A sharp tug on the line will release it. The most it will transport is 8 oz. This is a lot of trouble isn't it? It would be simple if I had about $1,700.00
to buy the boat the brits make . lol

[micaheli]

All of these things could be accomplished except for the 12volt thing. Unfortunatly, rc cells are fairly short lasting. However, they are also very short charging. If you have a cigarette lighter whereever you are (your car, your boat, or a 12vbatt on shore), you can charge the boats battery in about 10-20 minutes depending on how long you are on the water.

Sealing the boat wouldn't be too hard. most RC boats can be flipped. The hard part would definatly be getting it flipped back over. However, I don't see a reason if would flip with my design. You couldn't flip it with a tug on the line.. because you don't tug- its servo actuated and just drops the line. So.. I think for 300 bucks this would be a great alternative. There's really no limit. Modifications can be done at will. Let me know what else ya need.

PS. Keep in mind that a lot of the things this boat has can be compromised (coming from 1 fisherman to another). And the quality you are looking for in THAT boat may cost you over 1k. In most cases, you pay for what you get unless you earn some of it. So... keep that in mind when making a decision about options.

--Micah

[ak_boater]

You might look into buying a graupner jet drive unit and slapping it in a larger, wide semi vee type hull. Jet drives have a lot of torque and not as much speed and have the added advantage of not chewing up your line if it gets under the boat. You could put in a large motor and battery for long run times if you want.

[catman]

Now that sounds more like it. I am not worried about speed.
just sometyhing to get my bait out about 150 yards and not have to recharge batteries. Here is a $60.00 boat that does the job.
Hard to control though.

[micaheli]

I can hear the banjos playing already.. :) Funny stuff though.. I bet its hard to control.. looks crazy.. and way risky to put all of that stuff out there in a river. :) Best of luck

--Micah

[catman]

Well I tried to send a picture of a boat I saw but it didn't upload for some reason. will try again.

[catman]

I'm not going to build a boat like that. lol
I have been looking in pawn shops and e bay for a raido control.
Looked at the servos for it. Here is another picture of a bait boat.
With a simple raido . I can't findout what kind it is though.