They frighten me to death. We are starting to see them on YT, used obsessively for overhead filming but inevitably followed up with baits put right on the fish, and I expect them to start turning up over the desperate Millennials. The Deeper craze is well under way and you can't unhear information gleaned dishonestly. These Deeper dudes make every excuse to cover their shame. The only saving grace is that if they have to go to such lengths, they arent long in this game.
If you get a drone for Chrismas, please dont make it part of your fishing kit.

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The older I get the less I care about what anyone else does in their fishing
If they want to use a drone so what as long as it doesn't involve them casting into the water I am fishing of lands on me then knock yourselves out.
Fish to your own terms

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I did have similar thoughts until I'd lost fish being cut off, using a Deeper cleared it up for me and other anglers who I've informed of certain underwater features where they had lost fish - essentially big graveled spikes.

I hadn't used a marker float in years, neither have I ever used a real boat or RC controlled boat. I can see the inclination to use a drone, I wouldn't use one myself, and neither would I use a RC boat. I can see why in some situations an RC boat can become a useful tool, though I've joked with others I've spoken to, it won't be long until RC drone submarines will be all the rage.

My worry with them is the noise. It's loud enough where I fish at times from all the Heathrow planes, without the buzzing of them as well. Imagine on a weekend having half a dozen of them up at a time. Lads shouting at each other “you're flying in my air”. That air belongs to that swim. Wait for the first report of a mid air collision.

I personally see nothing wrong with a deeper as a feature finding/mapping tool.

A couple of years ago a lad was baiting up on one of my waters with a paintball gun. He was only doing it for a laugh but I thought oh god someone's loosing an eye in a minute!

Fortunately they are banned on my waters as are remote controlled boats.

I agree with blankasorus I don't see nothing wrong with using a deeper at all, you can thrash the water with your marker float trying to find some features when in 3 casts I've found mine without any disturbance, I don't even have the fish finder section on tho I only use it for depth and feature finding, as for the drones they are banned when I fish so it don't bother me but I don't think they are a good idea especially the ones I've seen the noise they make I wouldn't want to sit there all day listening to that

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Drones are brilliant pieces of kit, I use a half decent one in work occasionally to check on the factory roof and its brilliant. I would love to take it down to my lake and have a look at it from the perspective. However I would never be taking it fishing with me and regularly using one.

As for deepers I don't really understand why there is a dislike for them. I think they can be really beneficial from what I have seen. Again like a lot have said I wouldn't use for fish finding but more for feature finding and mapping a lake out.

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I have a deeper but feel it is like bait boat rules
You just don't talk about them lmao

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Do you think the old anglers called the new guys cheaters when using a marker float first came onto the scene?

I don't have one but don't have anything against the deeper things. Although it irritates me people using them to find fish. For mapping out a lake to me there's not really a difference. They both do the same thing but one way is just easier and more detailed and accurate.

Some of us fish solely just for the end result of fishing (having a large carp on the bank) and some of us fish for the pursuit and challenge of gaining that result gives us.

I'm still on the fence with it all but I'd love one of them bait boats that can completely map out a lake for me then print it off, put it away and use my marker and spod rod after that.

I suppose anyone who has turned their noses up at deepers should also burn any copies of lake maps they've seen and never listen to other anglers when being told about features and depths etc.

My mates kid got a little toy drone last year. Loads of fun until they get caught in your feckin hair....

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Go back even further to the alarm debate isn't that using technology
Old school anglers used to stay awake then progressed onto the penny and tin method
I'm buggered if I want to use split cane I'll stick to carbon
But for those who do fair play your fishing do it how you want

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I don't remember alarms or carbon rods being contentious. Why not just net the lake and have all.the photos you want?

there are some proper weird people on this form that just post drivel

Angling is an individual hobby/sport means different things to different people just fish the way you want to so long as your fish care is spot on

and totally ignore these absolute C***s that try to impose what they consider the right way to fish and the *****s that tell you what to wear !

they just need to get a F*****g life and not worry how others choose to fish or what they wear

Hope you all have a blinding Christmas despite the times we are living in and a great 2021

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Maybe you are a bit younger than me then ...

But yes the carbon bit was a bit tongue in cheek

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