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Vern · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:24 pm Post subject: Bait Cannon Alternative

I know this is a smart group of people soooooo
Since we cant legally use bait cannons for long distance casting on PINS what about spring powered alternatives.
Any ideas.
I have been looking at water balloon sling shots and catapults but nothing with the claimed 300 yard range of the cannon.
Wife thought of a bow which I cant think of a way to make that work, arrows not bio degradable and expensive. Toyed with the idea of a cross bow but that would probably be considered a weapon too, plus they are expensive.

What say you?
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Dubdee · Finger Mullet Joined: 28 Jul 2015 Posts: 49

Maybe a giant trebuchet mounted on a trailer would work too?

loco4fishn · Pony Mullet Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Posts: 78 Location: Texas

Get a kayak.

hickroots07 · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:50 pm Post subject:

Hoggeman · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:06 pm Post subject:

Go see Nick at Break A Way. He will teach you how to launch a bait!!! and get you some awesome gear.

You can put a snorkel and mask on when the surf is clear then swim the first and second gut. You will soon figure out where the bait is, it's a dessert past the 3rd. Unless you see obvious signs offshore the first two guts are the grocery for store most of the year.

When I am in a boat i cast right up against the shore and when I am on the shore i cast as far as I can out ?????? I am to old to change my ways.
Hoggeman
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Transplanted · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:20 am Post subject:

I got a kayak and its awesome.
Hoggeman thats funny I do the same thing. Cast out as far as i can but when in a boat I fish all the shore line. But I do that on lakes and freshwater.

BayFly · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:15 am Post subject:

Back your truck/car up to the surf, jack it up, stuff the bait in the tail pipe along with a potato, if need be, start the engine, and wait............

ziacatcher · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 11:51 pm Post subject:

What I'm wondering is why would you even think of wanting something like that. Except for sharks, everything else that you might want to catch from the surf you can catch by casting from knee to waist deep water.

Vern · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 3:32 pm Post subject:

I have been doing the knee to waist deep plus a little depending on tide. Just wanted to try my hand a little further out into the unknown. Sharks would be nice reasonable size not like the giant 14 footer they just caught. Anything else out there bigger than just the average would be good once in a while.
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gkrane · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 5:48 pm Post subject:

How about a drone.

Vern · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:47 pm Post subject:

gkrane · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 4:23 am Post subject:

mastergunner · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:43 am Post subject:

My wife kayaks our baits out and does it in a sit in kayak.
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gkrane · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:16 am Post subject:

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