Potato cannon bait launcher for fishing the beach

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by cajunkid

I saw a video of the this man using a remote control toy boat that has a grasp hook. He was fishing near a freshwater dam. He would attach his line to the grasp, then pilot the toy boat from the bank, and release the line when then boat was right at the foot of the dam. Channel catfish were right at the base of the dam. The remote control boat was about three feet long.

That's a sweet set-up, but I'm not sure I want to depend on a toy boat to bring baits out hundreds of yards into the Gulf of Mexico. I think the spud gun might work well a lot more days of the year, and also work in places with strong currents that would challenge a remote control boat's abilities.