Baits Boats vote - Are they cheating?

Rich wrote:I think it's a tactic, problem with bait boats is some of the numptys that use them.

I own one, I love using it, I have only ever used it 3 times for heavy baiting, I like it for rig placement and that stealthy aproach of no lead crashing through the water.

Dontknowmuch wrote:I've voted for cheating as in my opinion they have no place in "my" angling. Just not cricket you see

Wrongenuk wrote:

Dontknowmuch wrote:I've voted for cheating as in my opinion they have no place in "my" angling. Just not cricket you see

I understand what your saying fella but this is fishing not cricket...unless you dress in whites and rub your balls alot when your out on the bank or is it crease lol
I used to have that approach and opinion till i could afford one.....................
Anyway its better than smashing leads in the water a few times trying to hit that spot........
Boats make it easyier to set your traps and deliever that perfect presentation with the right amount of bait....And also come into there own on very pressured water.....Again a bonus in my book.......
I also fish a water out in brentwood and the bloke that owns the lake almost insist you use one to get to his features lol......
Oh just to add a funny thing while we are on the subject..........bait boats where banned on a local of mine for about an hour till rich and myself showed what we was doing and using them for......................
turns out it was the have nots that where wanting them banned............ffs

Now your gonna tell me the bad points about them lol...its not the boats it the ucking idiots that use them in an un carply manner....total agree on that front but there idiots in all walks of life that spoil it for others......

Dontknowmuch wrote:
Here I am trying not to be too controversial by putting up a simple ,single line answer explaining that bait boats aren't "my cup of tea".
What do I get in response?
A barrage of all the old chestnuts that have been done to death on every carp fishing forum there is...and in bold

Dontknowmuch wrote:
I don't feel the need to try to convert BB users back from the dark side so why do they feel it neccessary to try to convert me into giving up angling and taking up model boating?

Dontknowmuch wrote:
And as for saying that I'm too skint to afford one

Dontknowmuch wrote:
I'm too thick skinned to be upset by that remark (having worked on Grimsby Docks ) but I'm sure there are plenty of folk who'd find it offensive.

Dontknowmuch wrote:
I prefer not to use money to "buy" the carp I catch but instead to "skill up" so that I can catch carp on my terms.

Dontknowmuch wrote:
That way each capture can be considered by me as meritorious

Dontknowmuch wrote:
Now, wheres my copy of Model Boat Monthly?

Dontknowmuch wrote:

Wrongenuk wrote:

Dontknowmuch wrote:I've voted for cheating as in my opinion they have no place in "my" angling. Just not cricket you see

I understand what your saying fella but this is fishing not cricket...unless you dress in whites and rub your balls alot when your out on the bank or is it crease lol
I used to have that approach and opinion till i could afford one.....................
Anyway its better than smashing leads in the water a few times trying to hit that spot........
Boats make it easyier to set your traps and deliever that perfect presentation with the right amount of bait....And also come into there own on very pressured water.....Again a bonus in my book.......
I also fish a water out in brentwood and the bloke that owns the lake almost insist you use one to get to his features lol......
Oh just to add a funny thing while we are on the subject..........bait boats where banned on a local of mine for about an hour till rich and myself showed what we was doing and using them for......................
turns out it was the have nots that where wanting them banned............ffs

Now your gonna tell me the bad points about them lol...its not the boats it the ucking idiots that use them in an un carply manner....total agree on that front but there idiots in all walks of life that spoil it for others......

LMAO

Here I am trying not to be too controversial by putting up a simple ,single line answer explaining that bait boats aren't "my cup of tea".

What do I get in response?

A barrage of all the old chestnuts that have been done to death on every carp fishing forum there is...and in bold

I don't feel the need to try to convert BB users back from the dark side so why do they feel it neccessary to try to convert me into giving up angling and taking up model boating?

And as for saying that I'm too skint to afford one

I'm too thick skinned to be upset by that remark (having worked on Grimsby Docks ) but I'm sure there are plenty of folk who'd find it offensive.

I prefer not to use money to "buy" the carp I catch but instead to "skill up" so that I can catch carp on my terms.

That way each capture can be considered by me as meritorious

Now, wheres my copy of Model Boat Monthly?

Timelord wrote:Spot on DKM


Death to all bait boats

Another person that cant afford one lmao....

welcome to the site Timelord......your imput is welcomed....

Wrongenuk wrote:

Timelord wrote:Spot on DKM


Death to all bait boats

Another person that cant afford one lmao....

welcome to the site Timelord......your imput is welcomed....

Timelord wrote:Money doesn't come into it i can use a spod and marker

WELL DONE TIMELORD!!!! you may go off and pat yourself on the back.............well done again ........

Im so proud of him..................

Dontknowmuch wrote:Great to see my single pop up has done the business once more

I've been dissected

Told I'm skint

and...had a bold talking to

There's more Simmos in here than Sandhurst

Rich wrote:
But are you another simmo or the big fish swimming with the simmos cos the other big fish don't like him, or just a big fish trying to be the biggest fish

rich wrote:But are you another simmo or the big fish swimming with the simmos cos the other big fish don't like him, or just a big fish trying to be the biggest fish

dontknowmuch wrote:Thats for you to decide, whichever it'll be without the use of artificial aids..ooer missus

PMSL think he's a big fish from a different pond trying to mingle lol.............feel free fella......
Im starting to like you by the min welcome to the pond and i aint Having you as a simmo's in ere thankyou very much lol.......british born and bread only please...........
Glad you and timelord are the real thing cant see you looking like dustbin lids with fins in this pond lol.......
And as for artificial aids...... no vibrators or armbans or rubber rings here please........keep it clean

OH YEAH>>>>>>>>BAITBOATS LOV EM .............NEXT!!!!

Great to see my single pop up has done the business once more

Big Ron wrote:

Great to see my single pop up has done the business once more

was it cast out or droped with a BB

Jim wrote:I think alot of anti-bait boat people are just those who can't afford one, or who feel they can't justify buying one (same thing? Not quite.) I can't afford one. Simple as that, but if I could, I'd have one. There are plenty of venues where I'd find one very useful, I'm sure. It's not cheating. Putting your bait 'on the spot' with your freebies, is surely a good thing? OK so you should be able to do that by casting and spodding/catapulting, but any edge you can get on some of these tough waters, is always welcome, I'd say. I'll struggle on without one, till my numbers come up, but, as long as they're used sensibly, and not a nuisance to anyone else, I'm all for them.

well said Jim