Bait Boats

My Bait Boat has the addition of the Echo Sounder to find the depth's & drop-offs. The ethics of whether bait boats are fair or not is the subject of much discussion.

The initial reaction of many anglers is to call for them to be banned, a sentiment driven more by jealousy than anything. You see, the plain fact is that a boat will definitely put more fish on the bank for you. It will also save you hanging leads and lines up on overhanging trees, snagging up on islands and leaving baited hooks in positions where wildlife is put at risk.

I have found that I catch different fish to the repeat captures you get from fishing the same swims. They are definitely worth it for pike fishing, I find that on pressurised waters the bigger and more experienced fish tend to move off into places that are unfishable by conventional means.

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