Boatman Actor Basic In-depth Review - Is It Worth Your Money?
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- An honest review of the Boatman Actor Mk4 Bait boat. I've been using this bait boat over a year now for Pike and Carp fishing and this is my honest review of how I've found it. #carpfishing #pikefishing #boatmanActorBaitboat #Baitboatreview #FishingEquipmentReview
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00:00 Introduction
01:14 Why This Bait Boat?
02:00 Price and What's included
02:54 Boat Specs
04:21 Battery Life & Charing Times
05:05 How I connect my Deeper To the boat
07:13 What's the Range
08:21 Things I like about the boat
09:36 Things I Don't Like
12:44 What Accessories are Available
14:21 Final Thoughts
Just a tip lads , when dropping deadbaits with free offerings out into DEEP water, make sure your bail arm is open or the free offerings will fall straight down whilst yer deadbait will swing in an arc and land away from the freebies... spodders and feeder lads will already know this well...
I LOVE me Actor !!
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Just after ordering 1 and i have the deeper wil be only using it for pike looking forward to pike season later on and bk to sum of my favourite lakes opens up so much more possibilities.
Yeah it help me land so many more fish, just by being able to get out to the deeper drop offs with the bait. On some pike sessions I wouldn’t even cast the rod. Just use the boat to drop it.
@@FishingwithSteveIreland cheers chief appreciate the reply and effort ya put in ..Ged
I was about to say i wouldn't trust velcro for that 😅.
Dropping deadbaits out would be a joy . Intresting . Enjoyed this vid
Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah when i first got the arm and seen the velcro i wasn't impressed but it is actually very strong which surprised me. but there is no way she's going out without a line on it.
A lanyard tethering it to the boat handle is a MUST ... 🤔
Many thanks for producing this very informative video. Was always interested in the bait boat. Cheers Steve.
Glad you enjoyed it and hope you found it helpful.
Great video mate ordering mine today 👍🏻
She’s a handy piece of kit 👌
That’s she is. 👍🏻
Great little boat, well worth the money... 😎👍
Hi Steve just watched your review and was very informative I’ve bought one at the start of pike season and used it every time I’ve went out fishing and it’s got me into spots I would normally not be able to cast to weather it’s distance of under trees it’s changed my game and now I’m looking to get the deeper now 😂 so I’m hoping Santa brings it for me 😉only 2 negative comments I have on the boat is the cap which has the power switch on it is not secure in my opinion I’m looking at ways to try and secure it more and the other thing is when I drop a bait out and bringing the boat back it pulls to side and have to counter steer it 😊
Thanks again for the review I’ve liked and shared 👍🏻
Yeah I have the issue with the cap and the switch being inside. There is a slightly more expensive boat that has the button external on it which I probably should have gone for.
@@FishingwithSteveIreland it’s not so much that the switch is inside more the cap is not to secure I’m gona try make an insulated seal that keeps the cap on if I have success I’ll let you know
Do you think the deeper is worth buying and how muck did you pay for the deeper and it’s holder?
I paid €260 for the Deeper and €41 for the arm. I’ve the Pro+2 you can get a cheaper one but if it doesn’t have the + on it, it won’t have GPS. There’s also the chirp+2 which is more expensive. But I think it’s well worth the investment.
@@FishingwithSteveIreland cheers Steve I’ll look into 🙌🏻
I think the reason for it pulling to the side on retrieving is that the wind catches the open door on the back hopper... and/or if its choppy, the waves can push against the door pushing it off course so there no real fix for that... I don't think the big cap is dodgey unless its actually a loose fit which mine isn't... if yours is actually loose you could try painting on some 2-part epoxy and letting it set, then sand it if necessary to get the fit you want.
A BIG issue I had with my boat was the trebles sometimes catching on the lip at the bottom of the main hopper which made the deadbait hang up and not release... I solved that by blending the lip away with bondo car body filler, letting it set, sanding and then painting it with black nail varnish... (the girl in the chemists gave this 65y.o. lad a funny look 😳😂)
I'm thinking of equipping mine with a Chirp too at some stage but that ends up being a lotta money floating around out there if you lose contact ... 😭
The latest Chirp is super-spendy so I'm watchin Fishdeal for a sale...😣🤞
What the baitboat DOES do is allow you to VERY lightly hook deadbaits so they drop away on striking a fish, this will up your runs/landed ratio dramatically... dropping a lightly hooked soft smelt out a 100yds is childs play now...
A bigger version to put all the FNs in and send 'em back home (or sink half way) is what we really need now... 😂
All in all, the Actor has been a great addition to my angling arsenal, my nephew Jay bought it for me, thanks Jay !! 😎👍
Tight lines lads !!
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Excellent video thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have bought myself the same boat this summer and only used it a couple times. This being my first bait boat there was a bit of a learning curve to properly control it and all, but once I figured it out it was working very well. Just stay away from very weedy areas as I have almost got my boat stuck in the middle of the lake 😂 Looking forward to use it much more next year!
They are a great bit of kit for the money. I find it great when deadbaiting and like that I keep it out of the heavily weeded areas.
@@FishingwithSteveIreland Cant go wrong for a budget bait boat for sure, great value
Great review Steve, definitely a good purchase, I think if I get big into deadbaiting I will get myself that set up for the likes of derg and ree. Iv seen some massive pike from shore while out shooting over the years.
Great video Steve ,,maiden voyages be coming soon , does the deeper first model work the same too with it
Hi Peter, yeah as far as I know the deeper arm works with all of their various models. The arm itself comes with the Velcro pads and the lanyard for tethering.
Well done Steve👌👌
Thanks 👍🏻
Can it be used for saltwater surf fishing.
Don’t think this boat would have the power to be honest. Also there are metal catches on the hoppers that may be affected by salt water. I’ve only ever used it in fresh water lakes. I know boatman do have an orange boat specifically designed for sea called the surfer Pro and it’s priced around €1500.
ive used it for small comercials and did the job, however when you want to go to open water its worthless
I have used it on Whitewood which is an 80+acre lake. Had it out in good conditions and heavy wind. Only went out about 150m didn’t need to go further than that. Don’t think I’d push it more than that. But yeah if I was fishing massive loughs regular I’d be buying a bigger, more powerful boat.
I want one now thanks 🤑. Does the splitter increase the charging time ?
It does a little but I haven’t really timed how long. I never really let them get that low that they need a full charge so I’m not sure what the charging time is from fully drained. But they are a great bit of kit for the money and if you’re going for a deeper make sure is a + version of which ever one you go for. The + means that there is gps on the mapping system so whether it’s the pro2 or chirp I’d recommend the + versions.
@FishingwithSteveIreland thanks a mil , will keep that in mind