For Recreational Fishermen
There are thousands of amateur fishermen, both in boats and onshore. So why do so few presently use fishing kites?
1 ) They may not appreciate how good kites often are at catching game fish compared to other methods.
2 ) They have previously had bad experiences of flying traditional kites when fishing, or otherwise.
3 ) They do not want the hassle of flying a kite on a small boat.
4 ) They cannot get the extra crew needed to operate traditional fishing kites.
5 ) The high cost of the multiple kites needed to fly in all wind ranges.
6 ) They do not want to deal with the trouble, expense and alterations to their boat required, to fill rubber balloons from large helium cylinders, which is required to get a traditional fishing kite to perform reliably.
7 ) They cannot fit all the equipment needed to fly traditional kites plus balloons, in their small boat.
8 ) They do not dare try to fly unreliable traditional kites over the shallow reefs where fish often lie.
9) They are rightly concerned about traditional kites crashing and causing a mighty tangle of lines.
10) Traditional fishing kites are very hard to operate from shore, due to tumbling winds from cliffs, buildings etc.
11 ) They consider kite fishing to be the sole province of professional fishermen.
How Could Lightweight or Professional Helikites help?
1. Just one Helikite is needed. It will replace all the numerous traditional kites, eliminates all rubber balloons, all the boat-mounted helium cylinders, thick helium hoses etc.
2. Far lower cost. A single Lightweight Fishing Helikite can take the place of multiple traditional kites, overall costing far more.
3. Automatic flight. Helikites fly themselves, in all winds from 0 - 25 mph. This is an absolute game-changer for people who have trouble with traditional kites.
4. Helikite’s superb reliability. No crashes, drowned kites etc. Safer, easier and super easy.
5. No extra crew required. It is very easy for a lone fisherman to operate a Fishing Helikite.
6. Troll flying fish lures for huge distances. These are best lifted and skipped across the water by kites 100+ yards sideways out of the prop wash. Even the small Lightweight Helikite is brilliant at this.
7. Fish shallow reefs and other places that are impossible to get a boat near. The Fishing Helikite will reliably pull baits over such areas while the boat is positioned safely away from danger. Using traditional fishing kites for this would require superb skill, but Helikites will easily do it automatically and reliably.
8. Fishing for big game fish from shore. We know from satellite tracking that there are various places where even the largest game fish come close to shore – well within range of Fishing Helikites. So, anyone without the use of a boat can now fish these places using Fishing Helikites.
9. Bait fishing from shore. Beaches, piers, cliffs, islands, and rocks. Often these places are inaccessible from amateur boats due to mooring rules, shallows, etc. The Overseas Highway and all The Keys would be great to fish with Fishing Helikites. Helikites can either dangle lures or live bait on the water’s surface, or they can tow a buoy out and bait-fish the sea bottom. The buoy can also have a chum bag attached to attract fish.
10. Fish during bad weather. Often it is very unsafe to go out in a boat to bad weather, but the fish may well be running. If the wind is in the right direction, it is safe to use a Fishing Helikite from the shore instead.