Not much in the search section about them. Any owners can comment on them? ie build quality, reliability etc. its starting to do my head in now trying to pick a boat as i keep changing my mind. Willing to spend up to about £1500 ish mebees a little more. Not bothered about fish finders as will just attach my deeper chirp +2. Ive went from sb3 to gowi osprey to bespoke pd33 to nd2 and now like the look of the toslon after watching some vids on youtube, thought it might be to big but size looks fine. Its starting to get on my nerves as cant decide on which boat 🥴 Cheers.
Do you really need a bait boat?
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What sort of size lakes you fishing the tolson xboat is quite a big boat
What sort of size lakes you fishing the tolson xboat is quite a big boat
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Yes need one now. Just got back from my first france trip and did ok but everyone else had a boat and couldnt compete with them.
Yes need one now. Just got back from my first france trip and did ok but everyone else had a boat and couldnt compete with them.
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Over here lakes are quite small but need something that will cope with france. Dont want anything massive. Just booked back up for france again. Tolson looks like its the perfect size to cover just about anything.
Over here lakes are quite small but need something that will cope with france. Dont want anything massive. Just booked back up for france again. Tolson looks like its the perfect size to cover just about anything.
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I have an x boat with autopilot and fish finder, it's a great bit of kit. Needs treating carefully, but then again electronics and water aren't a great combination. Wouldn't be without mine now. Use it mainly in France or on one of the bigger lakes I'm a member of as a shoulder injury I sustained a few years ago now hampers my casting ability. The battery life is great at 6hrs. I found on a weeks trip I would change to my spare batteries on the 5th day.
I have an x boat with autopilot and fish finder, it's a great bit of kit. Needs treating carefully, but then again electronics and water aren't a great combination. Wouldn't be without mine now. Use it mainly in France or on one of the bigger lakes I'm a member of as a shoulder injury I sustained a few years ago now hampers my casting ability. The battery life is great at 6hrs. I found on a weeks trip I would change to my spare batteries on the 5th day.
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Cheers 👍🏻 Have you had any issues with it mate? Tfg have always been great when ive had problems before with things so thats a bit piece of mind. Is the auto pilot worth the extra money? I think its between the xboat and the bespoke pd-33 boat now, might just flip a coin as cant decide 🤷♂️
Cheers 👍🏻 Have you had any issues with it mate? Tfg have always been great when ive had problems before with things so thats a bit piece of mind. Is the auto pilot worth the extra money? I think its between the xboat and the bespoke pd-33 boat now, might just flip a coin as cant decide 🤷♂️
Stumbled across another company now. Berns baitboats in holland. There xpolre mk2 boat looks good and a nice size. All hand made a bit like the bespoke boats. Not keen on buying from another country mind.
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Have you owned / tested all these boats or just 'considered' them Stuart?
You know my thoughts on SB3s (best all rounder out their IMO) however if its sporadic use / foreign trips and your happy to strap on a deeper the latest variant Actor Plus (Compass) is def worth a punt for the £ . . .
Have you owned / tested all these boats or just 'considered' them Stuart?
You know my thoughts on SB3s (best all rounder out their IMO) however if its sporadic use / foreign trips and your happy to strap on a deeper the latest variant Actor Plus (Compass) is def worth a punt for the £ . . .
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Never owned a bait boat in my life mate. Yes still like the sb3 but my mate recently bought a sb4 from steve at carp technics and it wasnt very good at all so really put me off the sb3. It looked like a child had siliconed it together as there was silicone all over the place, it was very slow and wouldnt go it a straight line so he sold it after 3 wks and lost £300 on it. He said his £300 actor was in a different league to the sb4 and its a third of the price. There were a few actors in france which were great until the wind got up a bit si want something that will cope better when the wind gets up.
Never owned a bait boat in my life mate. Yes still like the sb3 but my mate recently bought a sb4 from steve at carp technics and it wasnt very good at all so really put me off the sb3. It looked like a child had siliconed it together as there was silicone all over the place, it was very slow and wouldnt go it a straight line so he sold it after 3 wks and lost £300 on it. He said his £300 actor was in a different league to the sb4 and its a third of the price. There were a few actors in france which were great until the wind got up a bit si want something that will cope better when the wind gets up.
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Have you thought about a RT4 the new boat is out so maybe a second hand rt4 might be a option as people do upgrade 👍👎
Have you thought about a RT4 the new boat is out so maybe a second hand rt4 might be a option as people do upgrade 👍👎
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I have been the same as you but I think i am gonna get a Gowi Osprey. They look good on the vids and have a lot of good reports and all in for £1835. Maybe not top of range sonar but as long as it can show me depths and features that is s good enough for me
I have been the same as you but I think i am gonna get a Gowi Osprey. They look good on the vids and have a lot of good reports and all in for £1835. Maybe not top of range sonar but as long as it can show me depths and features that is s good enough for me
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Rt a bit to dear for how much i will use it and dont want to go down second hand route incase of any problems.
Rt a bit to dear for how much i will use it and dont want to go down second hand route incase of any problems.
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Rt a bit to dear for how much i will use it and dont want to go down second hand route incase of any problems.
Rt a bit to dear for how much i will use it and dont want to go down second hand route incase of any problems.
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Yes gowi looks brilliant and yet to hear of any problems with them. Not sure if gowi and tolson might be a bit big. Would love a one in the middle of actor and gowi if possible which kind of narrows it down to an sb3 or bespoke pd33. Quite like the idea of jets instead of props on the pd but not sure if there a good thing or not as i know sod all about baitboats.
Yes gowi looks brilliant and yet to hear of any problems with them. Not sure if gowi and tolson might be a bit big. Would love a one in the middle of actor and gowi if possible which kind of narrows it down to an sb3 or bespoke pd33. Quite like the idea of jets instead of props on the pd but not sure if there a good thing or not as i know sod all about baitboats.