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RC Bait deployment
You could buy a 400 dollar kayak to yak out your bait, or you could use a Radio Controlled boat. It would be more versatile.
This is what I was thinking about. I was trying to think of how to do this and come up with a good plan and design. This is just a diversion for a boring day at work. I think a off the shelf RC boat would be the cheapest way to go. The problem is hull choice for a boat that will have to be able to navigate four foot surf. The hull would have to be self righting while retaining the bait in worst case flip. The motor would have to be able to move the hull and the bait through the surf and carry a five pound load. The hull would also have to be able to deploy the bait, float and sinker. The boat would have to be visible in the dark of night. Jet drive would prevent lines from being cut. I have looked at hull from different RC boats. Only one type is self righting from the factory. Three foot long RC Sail boats have a weight one foot long on the keel. You can turn the boat upside down and it will right itself automaticly. If the compartments are sealed there will be no water intrusion. The mast would be retained but the sails and boom would be discarded. A light would be mounted on the mast for night use. I would also mount a ring so that the sail boat could be launched from a seawall or pier with a long gaff. For the bait deployment system I think a Piece of 3” wide by 14” long CPVC could be nested in the hull and sealed on one end. The bait, sinker and float would be placed in the tube and the other end covered with a hatch with a latch. I have thought of many bait deployment theories. I would try the simplest first. This would be a spring loaded cover that is radio controlled to open. Once the boat is 200yds off shore you open the hatch and with a sharp pull on the line you yank the payload out of the tube. The other way is the dump truck method. With this method you would hinge the tube near the stern of the boat and use a sail winch to unlock and lift the tube to 45 degrees. At this point the bait would fall out. I also thought of using a under hull method where the bait is nested in a hollow on the bottom outside of the hull. Then I remembered the six foot tarpon that was eaten by the twelve foot hammer head. Top deck is better. Keeping the cost down would be the hard part. However flea bay comes to the rescue. I could get a used hull and radio cheep. Then I would just have to upgrade the motor and drive train with a more powerful motor and battery. Then install lights and bait deployment system. It don’t cost a penny to theorize. If you have any suggestion let me know.  
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I have seriously considered this in the colder water months. If you go through with it, I am curious to see how you make out with it. 
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just playing devils advocate here, but it sounds to me like you are gonna be buying alot of rc boats.... I still would love to see it if you can pull it off.
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You'll have to have a serious motor will all the drag of the line in the water too. I would think the breakers on the return trip would be the limiting factor for an RC boat. My favorite idea so far is the RC helicopter. You could probably rig that for the price of the 4-5 boats you would destroy =).
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Black powder launching charge LOL!
I too have to agree with going airborne. Unless you can make a sub to penetrate the breakers, then rise up so you can see it to deploy. Whatever you use at night rig with a strobe.
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gonna have to agree, if you want to go the RC route then take to the air.
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you could just put all the money that you would put into RC stuff into buying a kayak.
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