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Bait Boats..... (13 posts / 2,519 views)
PaulK101
Posts: 104
Post #1 1 Dec 2025 20:41
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Ok im going to go there......

I've always said i would never do it....
But now after catching 3 fish on a lake where everyone else blanked as my presentation was "walked out" to some overhanging trees which were otherwise un-castable I'm slowly changing my mind.

So potentially thinking about a compact \ small bait boat
Something well designed which drops from a central bay and dosnt flip from a rear hopper
Deffo second hand.
Deffo cheep..!

Thoughts..
BoilieGun BoilieGun
Posts: 306
Post #2 1 Dec 2025 21:06
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Actor Vulcan or Vulcan mini
PaulK101
Posts: 104
Post #3 1 Dec 2025 21:43
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In reply to Post #2
Cheers just need to get in to the for sale section now !
carpy09 carpy09
Posts: 14,236
Post #4 2 Dec 2025 00:08
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Boatman Vulcan mini or normal size Vulcan from boatman website
bentipping bentipping
Posts: 383
Post #5 2 Dec 2025 12:03
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I picked up a Ridgemonkey boat 2nd hand and that's pretty small. One central hopper and Ridgemonkey stuff tends to be well designed.
Backofthenet
Posts: 101
Post #6 2 Dec 2025 14:58
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Another vote for Vulcan or the mini version
InTheMargin
Posts: 451
Post #7 2 Dec 2025 16:15
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Future carping intrepid (made by ripton) is decent. The basic boat without GPS. Had mine a couple of years now.
Compact, very good battery life, good in rough conditions, decent size top loading hopper and single handed remote, decent lights, fast and quiet and turns on a sixpence.
Performed really well on French trips, battery lasts ages. No nonsense, solid boat.
ticker ticker
Posts: 682
Post #8 3 Dec 2025 16:42
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I have a actor baitboat and it is great and a good price
graycbr graycbr
Posts: 79
Post #9 5 Dec 2025 20:43
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In reply to Post #1
Boatman vulcan mk2
Hitman Hitman
Posts: 9,171
Post #10 6 Dec 2025 09:57
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It the ridge monkey is a rip off price for the same boat off another company
stuart666 stuart666
Posts: 4,779
Post #11 6 Dec 2025 15:41
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Only one real option and thats a mk2 vulcan
Jamesvg Jamesvg
Posts: 1,165
Post #12 6 Dec 2025 19:36
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It may be worth considering a ND2 (try for a v3)/NDS. A really solid boat that allows you to unlock autopilot and/or add in sonar at a later date.
Appreciate you have mentioned cheap but not an actual budget so this may be more than you want to spend but it is at the lower end of boats.
PaulK101
Posts: 104
Post #13 7 Dec 2025 22:35
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yeah

Nothin fancy methinks.
Looking for a basic second hand jobbie \ demonstrator.
Someone who is upgrading perhaps..

Not something i plan on using regularly.
Generally if i cant cast there i aint fishing there just very occasionally very useful to reach those hotspots otherwise unreachable.

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