Abstract: Apparatus (1) for transporting a line (3) and any bait (2) attached to the line to the spot of fishing. The frame (11) of the transporting apparatus (1) comprises two elongated guide branches (11b; 11b?; 11b?) connected by a support member (11a). The transporting apparatus (1) is actuated by a water-jet engine (4) provided in the guide branches (11). The line (3) is releasably connected to the line guide (5) of the transporting apparatus (1). The transporting apparatus has a receiver (7), which can be provided with control commands by a control apparatus (6). The invention also relates to a device for controlling the transporting apparatus, which is connected to the pole (8; 81) of the fishing device.