"HOT" boat

[xlthompson]

Has anyone ever heard the term HOT boat. A guy was telling me if the ground on your boat is not hooked up right you could have a HOT boat and fishing from a HOT baot will not be any good. It sounds "fishy" to me does anyone have a comment?

 

[Dunaruna]

Re: "HOT" boat

Sure, if the wiring is screwed up you can have a situation where the underwater metal parts are 'live' (AKA - hot).<br /><br />Too much voltage in the water (whether it's galvanic or battery) can put the fish off the bite, not to mention corrosion.<br /><br />Aldo

 

[Holdimhook]

Re: "HOT" boat

Hmmm... Wonder if that would work like "shocking up" catfish with a generator?

 

[txswinner]

Re: "HOT" boat

Works for me.

 

[jt57]

Re: "HOT" boat

From the reading that i have done a "hot "boat occurs when a alumaium (sp) boat is used.This type boat will create a electrical field when put in water,and it can repel fish.I read a book by **** Poole and it said if you use two battery's to run a wire from one neg to the other neg on the batterys and the electrical field will be broken.<br /><br />That is what i did on my Alumacraft,and my catch rate did seem to increase,and i also seemed to graph more fish close to the surface.I know that using downriggers with steel cable will create a electrical field also.

 

[DangerDan]

Re: "HOT" boat

Heres some info on this topic:<br /><br /> http://www.protroll.com/blkbox3.html <br /><br />Personally Is use downriggers when fishing for the most part but a person can test and use this product if they choose without downriggers.