In reply to Post #29
your money your choice mate not a boat I have heard much about but checked it out and its got good specs
it should be nice and stable as its a heavy boat at 8 kg ! plus add up to 3kg of bait
look forward to you bagging some great fish and get some vid on your phone of your new Angling aid good luck mate
your money your choice mate not a boat I have heard much about but checked it out and its got good specs
it should be nice and stable as its a heavy boat at 8 kg ! plus add up to 3kg of bait
look forward to you bagging some great fish and get some vid on your phone of your new Angling aid good luck mate
In reply to Post #28
Love autopilot on my SB3 but personally think it only really comes into its own on larger waters / night fishing - smaller waters / days an Actor Compass with its auto forward function is almost as good (if you already know your spots)
Re your budget look out for 'nearly new' SB3s that come on the marker sporadically; bullet proof baitboat IMO and the perfect balance of stability / size / weight / speed / user friendly
Love autopilot on my SB3 but personally think it only really comes into its own on larger waters / night fishing - smaller waters / days an Actor Compass with its auto forward function is almost as good (if you already know your spots)
Re your budget look out for 'nearly new' SB3s that come on the marker sporadically; bullet proof baitboat IMO and the perfect balance of stability / size / weight / speed / user friendly
In reply to Post #7
As a follow up.....
Don't touch them, they seem to use cheap junk that keeps failing. My replacement gps didn't even last a year and now the kit is out of warranty their customer service is junk. 3 weeks so far and they just keep ignoring, then repeat a question I've already answered and then ignore....
Sorry, but spend your money elsewhere
As a follow up.....
Don't touch them, they seem to use cheap junk that keeps failing. My replacement gps didn't even last a year and now the kit is out of warranty their customer service is junk. 3 weeks so far and they just keep ignoring, then repeat a question I've already answered and then ignore....
Sorry, but spend your money elsewhere
I've had a few different boats over the years, waverunner after sales is awful wouldn't buy another one from my experience.
I've got a x boat which is brilliant and absolutely love it apart from the size it's huge! I only really use it on bigger waters, I had an actor boatman for smaller waters but really didn't like it just felt cheap nasty and just didn't get along with it.
Sold that and got my nd2 and that is a brilliant little boat I have a deeper on the back aswell with the nd arm I use this boat all the time great boat mate you won't be disappointed with it
I've got a x boat which is brilliant and absolutely love it apart from the size it's huge! I only really use it on bigger waters, I had an actor boatman for smaller waters but really didn't like it just felt cheap nasty and just didn't get along with it.
Sold that and got my nd2 and that is a brilliant little boat I have a deeper on the back aswell with the nd arm I use this boat all the time great boat mate you won't be disappointed with it
I have recently bought a ND2 boat with the deeper arm on the rear and its amazing. I had no troubles setting it up and its been faultless. *touch wood*.
I did a lot of research and it very much came down to the Actor or ND2. The other boats in the price range seemed to have no end of negative posts and complaints on facebook. I went with the ND2 cause of a review on here and i saw one at my syndicate and spoke to the owner who loved it and has had no issues either.
Hope you find what you're looking for. Good Luck
I did a lot of research and it very much came down to the Actor or ND2. The other boats in the price range seemed to have no end of negative posts and complaints on facebook. I went with the ND2 cause of a review on here and i saw one at my syndicate and spoke to the owner who loved it and has had no issues either.
Hope you find what you're looking for. Good Luck
I would say whatever you get imho autopilot one of the best features to have.
Being able to set your waypoints so you fish your spots even in the dark and with a press of a button the boat returns to you with no effort
Also bear in mind if you want the boat modded in the future it's worth checking out there who is able to undertake such work a lot steer clear of Amazon and Chinese boats.
Being able to set your waypoints so you fish your spots even in the dark and with a press of a button the boat returns to you with no effort
Also bear in mind if you want the boat modded in the future it's worth checking out there who is able to undertake such work a lot steer clear of Amazon and Chinese boats.
In reply to Post #36
Gosh, so bait boats now drive themselves to preset spots?
A lot of things seem to have changed in the last 10 years, but this and the mini fish finders seem to be another level!
Gosh, so bait boats now drive themselves to preset spots?
A lot of things seem to have changed in the last 10 years, but this and the mini fish finders seem to be another level!
In reply to Post #36
Got to say I'm not keen on autopilot, espesh with the money involved.
My RT4 drove itself into a dam wall after flawlessly working all day (loss of satellite signal I was told). It also grounded itself on floating reeds, luckily they blew into the bank, and then there was the time it was going to drive into a Swan until I took over, that wouldn't have ended well with 3.5k of boat probably being sunk by said swan.
Use at your peril, never again 4 me !
Got to say I'm not keen on autopilot, espesh with the money involved.
My RT4 drove itself into a dam wall after flawlessly working all day (loss of satellite signal I was told). It also grounded itself on floating reeds, luckily they blew into the bank, and then there was the time it was going to drive into a Swan until I took over, that wouldn't have ended well with 3.5k of boat probably being sunk by said swan.
Use at your peril, never again 4 me !
In reply to Post #36
3.5k just for the remote control boat and gadgets? Is this stuff bought on the never, never?
My days, do they really improve results that well?
3.5k just for the remote control boat and gadgets? Is this stuff bought on the never, never?
My days, do they really improve results that well?
Well, since bait boat captures don't count, the answer is a resounding “No”.
In reply to Post #39
That was 2017 prices, you should see the prices now, more towrd 6k with Carplounge, it's ridiculous and if you want to use all the mapping features there's a monthly subscription on top.
They can be a very useful tool and you don't need to spend anywhere near that, nice boat and deeper as already mentioned, that's the route I've gone back to too.
@rkb, you discriminationg against less abled anglers in this day and age...my my!
That was 2017 prices, you should see the prices now, more towrd 6k with Carplounge, it's ridiculous and if you want to use all the mapping features there's a monthly subscription on top.
They can be a very useful tool and you don't need to spend anywhere near that, nice boat and deeper as already mentioned, that's the route I've gone back to too.
@rkb, you discriminationg against less abled anglers in this day and age...my my!
In reply to Post #40
Ahh, good to know something's haven't changed 😂😂.
If you've got the money and can't cast the fair do's I suppose.
As a thought, I'm available to come and fish for you and won't cost anywhere near as much as your remote control toy you can pose with the fish 👍
Ahh, good to know something's haven't changed 😂😂.
If you've got the money and can't cast the fair do's I suppose.
As a thought, I'm available to come and fish for you and won't cost anywhere near as much as your remote control toy you can pose with the fish 👍
In reply to Post #41
Monthly subscription my days, fair play to the person who's business idea that was.
What do you get, access to all spots on all lakes?
Monthly subscription my days, fair play to the person who's business idea that was.
What do you get, access to all spots on all lakes?
In reply to Post #43
You're not wrong, great business idea! What do yo get, I've no idea but I very much doubt you'll have use of other users data but I could be wrong.
You're not wrong, great business idea! What do yo get, I've no idea but I very much doubt you'll have use of other users data but I could be wrong.
In reply to Post #41
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