About the Rod Donkey

hi all like most who want a bait boat me and 2 mates  toyed with the idea of building one and from that idea the rod donkey was born 

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Its always amazing what you can do if you set your mind to it we are 3 normal guys who like our fishing and or  garage projects so we though we would combine the 2 over the winter and build our selves a rc bait boat  so we brainstormed made some plans and a miniature scale model and off we set.

after 6 weeks work the Rod Donkey was born and out for its 1st real fishing trip it would have been sooner but we had to wait for parts from china to arrive

The donkey cost around £300 to build and for that you get quite a high spec boat if you where to buy a boat from a store at the spec we have built ours to you would pay in excess of £700

The Rod Donkeys spec

When we decided to do this build we started off with big ideas and to our surprise we have achieved them all so far

The rod donkey is a

• twin jet powered catamaran ideal for going over weed
• over 200m range
• Ultra bright front and Rear lights
• independent duel release hoppers they carry aprox 1.5kg of bait each side (3kg total ) with flashing hopper notification lights.
•  an estimated running time of around 2hrs on 2x 6v 7.0amh batteries with 2 spare batteries for the boat
• engine cut when out of range   £300

Closest shop brought spec

• Huge 500 – 1000m range depending on conditions.
• Heavy-duty motor system – high speed efficiency
• Massive 4 kg carrying capacity
• Totally dependable bait dropping mechanism – guaranteed to deliver every time
• Covert baiting – the ultimate stealth boat
• High visibility LED’s for improved vision at range
• Long battery life – over 2 hours at maximum speed
• Front lights to aid baiting against visible features and marker floats   £750

Code: TFG-DELTAF-BOAT