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scozza
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   Old Thread  #75 2 Feb 2025 at 6.49am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #74
Listen to Donald, he talks sense

Hitman
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Hitman
   Old Thread  #74 1 Feb 2025 at 8.30am  5  Login    Register
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Tinhead
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Tinhead
   Old Thread  #73 29 Jan 2025 at 10.14am  2  Login    Register
In reply to Post #69
Are drones & bait boats really that easy to use?

Probably not, I'm sure those whose hobby is in the remote control world are very highly skilled.
Give them a boat and drone and they'll probably out fish most people.
I wonder how they would feel if someone come up with a technology that could allow others to come along and take away the skill and dedication in their hobby?

wandle1
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wandle1
   Old Thread  #72 29 Jan 2025 at 9.48am  2  Login    Register
In reply to Post #71
Interpretation is a very open ended word..

My Interpretation of using over the top technology would completely be the opposite of other people who have the tech ..its still cheating , cheating yourself and any capture thereof is null and void ..no great skill involved...just the passing of money over to the company that makes these gadgets ..

Daleg2008
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Daleg2008
   Old Thread  #71 29 Jan 2025 at 8.16am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #70
You will likely see merit differently to other fishermen/fisherwoman. The only rules are those placed by the fishery owners. Anything else is open to interpretation.
scozza
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   Old Thread  #70 29 Jan 2025 at 6.40am  1  Login    Register
Just make sure that when people are “bragging” about their catches they log down that they used a drone to find the fish, that’s what I call fair play, transparency, as it should be. If they then want merit then that’s down to the people who give them it, or don’t…

Portraying a false image to people to big their catches up, well, that’s something else, it’s called lying. Here’s me with a picture of a fish in my arms but nobody knows the REAL circumstances behind the capture and if they really deserved it or not

Drone user?
Bait boat, fish finder and camera?

Mmmmmm, each to their own

Now if technology should be embraced then so should be the truth. Here’s the story guys and girls, I flew the drone around all morning and after 3 battery changes and the noise pissing people off I finally found the fish, I chucked everything in my van and sped round there as quick as I could before another drone user or somebody with some real watercraft skills came along and got on the fish before me, I had got it completely wrong but thanks to the technology, I had now got it so right, I had found them!!! Drones are ace, I would have never found them without it, I had fished the completely wrong areas for the last 9 months!

I got round to the swim and the spot was 210 yds out, a plateau covered in weed with a few holes in it. Obviously this is well out of my casting range and true angling ability since there is no way on earth I could get a bait on the spot. I got the bait boat out, put the sonar on to help me find the plateau, I navigated the boat around the reed beds , under the trees, no way I could normally get a bait there, and all around the snags to get to the plateau and dropped the bait on a clear spot just bigger than a dustbin lid with the aid of a camera. 2 hours later something magical happened, after a 2 hour scrap I managed to drag the fish through every snag know to man man, but that’s irrelevant, it’s all about the picture, I can then tell people whatever I like. There I was, 60lb plus, big rig was finally in my arms!


Anybody see the merit in this capture?
Daleg2008
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Daleg2008
   Old Thread  #69 28 Jan 2025 at 9.35pm  0  Login    Register
Are drones & bait boats really that easy to use? regardless if people think they should or should not be used in angling. Only used a bait boat handful of times many years ago, but I remember it not being a walk in the park. Never flew a drone but even let’s say you find a clear spot amongst the weed you still have to cast to it or get the boat out there and drop it precisely. Controversial, but I’d rather someone setting up next to me with a drone or boat than thrashing the water to a foam with a marker rod looking for a spot.

Obviously have the disabled users aspect to both as well.

Always been an interesting topic tbf
Chinky
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Chinky
   Old Thread  #68 27 Jan 2025 at 8.39pm  3  Login    Register
'The destination is more important than the journey'.....

The use of drones & bait boats and catching the biggest is becoming the norm to most of the new generation.

As everyone starts to find out later in life the journey is the most important part.
scozza
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   Old Thread  #67 12 Jan 2025 at 5.56pm  2  Login    Register
In reply to Post #63
not in the spirit of how he imagined angling to be

What a great line, similar thoughts to me
Beyonce
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   Old Thread  #66 12 Jan 2025 at 5.09pm  1  Login    Register
It’s easy to spot who depends on a remote controlled robot to catch their fish in these threads
vinniecole
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vinniecole
   Old Thread  #65 12 Jan 2025 at 4.48pm  2  Login    Register
In reply to Post #63
Nice to start a debate and hear other people’s thoughts, also nice to know most people have the same opinion, great input by all
whataclonker
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whataclonker
   Old Thread  #64 12 Jan 2025 at 4.44pm  1  Login    Register
Well done.
wandle1
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wandle1
   Old Thread  #63 12 Jan 2025 at 4.05pm  10  Login    Register
A big thank you to Vinnie for starting this thread..

Because ,earlier on today I was walking around a local water with the new owner ,who was considering allowing 'tech ' er,cheating devices ...

During the course of our chat ,I showed him this thread ,as a result ALL cheating devices ie bait boats and drones are now banned..

His words or similar ,a lot of the replies, pro cheating devices ,seemed desperate and not in the spirit of how he imagined angling to be,he's not an angler btw .

phil090781
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   Old Thread  #62 12 Jan 2025 at 2.42pm  5  Login    Register
In reply to Post #61
Thanks for that Andrew Tate
alpha-male
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   Old Thread  #61 12 Jan 2025 at 10.33am  2  Login    Register
However you go about your fishing, so long as it's for you and no one else, you're not upsetting anyone, then good on ya. Whether you're using a boat, a drone, a winch cam whatever. It isn't down to anyone to say it's the right or wrong way. The carp still has to pick up your bait irrelevant of how you've set a trap.

These fish wives that have opinions are entitled to have their say, It wouldn't matter what bilge they come out with as an opinion only matters if the person is one you respect.

Tec is there, it's only going to get better over time. It's there to make our lives easier like it or not. Those who don't want to move with it dont. But I will embrace it, and I'll use whatever I can to make my fishing as enjoyable and as memorable as it can be. I dont need to be rubbing bums to be relevant here or anywhere else. I do things how I want to and within the rules.

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