Drone Fishing

Vasekp · May 31, 2016

First attempt and first catch - 3 inch fish

. Not a best place to fish but i was too anxious to try...
Attached video is done on tablet in hotel in a hurry so sorry for not the best quality.
Rgds to Australia and Canada

thunderbird · May 31, 2016

Amazing video, The beach is beautiful, A bit too much exposure, If you turn the dial abit you will be able to see the fish, The water is clear

Vasekp · May 31, 2016

thunderbird said:
Amazing video, The beach is beautiful, A bit too much exposure, If you turn the dial abit you will be able to see the fish, The water is clear

You are right and there is ND8 filter though. Local fish prefer more shrimp than squid

Phill2 · May 31, 2016

Vasekp said:
You are right and there is ND8 filter though. Local fish prefer more shrimp than squid

I get nervous when it comes time to drop it

thunderbird · May 31, 2016

Phill2 said:
I get nervous when it comes time to drop it

I hear you, When I used the turn and drop I always had that worries me
Using my payload drop mechanism I got nervous when taking off worries if the line is loose and will get tangled

thunderbird · Jun 2, 2016

Update of the final version

thunderbird · Jun 2, 2016

Questions, Comments, Room for improvement Good or bad are welcome

66Fury · Jun 2, 2016

Let me see some fillets on the table, then I'll comment...;-)

Admire the craftsmanship.

thunderbird · Jun 2, 2016

Just having hard time to find the Long screw for the holder, then I will be able to take out for a spin

thunderbird · Jun 2, 2016

Funny I made the holder in same shape for both side that's why it looks ugly
Should have done 2nd one the opposite way...for now as long it hold strong will do I guess spent hours on design

John Decker · Jun 3, 2016

I love gadgets and this looks great.. but I can't help thinking the bent wire way of dropping the line is simpler.
Excellent job though - I wish my skills were at your level and not at the bent wire level.

Phill2 · Jun 3, 2016

John Decker said:
I love gadgets and this looks great.. but I can't help thinking the bent wire way of dropping the line is simpler.
Excellent job though - I wish my skills were at your level and not at the bent wire level.

I'm the same
Great work but simple is better for me
Hopefully it will stop raining tomorrow and I'll actually catch something!

John Decker · Jun 3, 2016

I love fishing but am absolutely rubbish. I've caught 2 fish in my life. The biggest one was the size of a gold fish. I ate it as it had been 30 years since my last catch.
I'm the jonah of fishing.
I went out on a commercial, tourist boat for a morning. Nobody caught anything - the skipper said it had never happened before.
I kayak fish and shore fish - nothing.
I went surf fishing with a mate. He caught fish, I didn't . We swapped places. He caught more, I didn't. We swapped rods, he caught yet more and I caught nothing.
I'm looking forward to seeing what happens using a drone. What can go wrong?

thunderbird · Jun 3, 2016

Funny
10 years ago I was thinking like what you do now

I never get a single fish everywhere I go and everyone else gets plenty, one thing I learned fishing need patience and be positive and don't give up, I eventually end up getting big fish, smallest I got is around 1.5kg

Pre plan your fishing trip
Try Google what type of fish is there before you go and what would be the best bait, read some books while you fishing if you feel bored

Using your drone for fishing if you have a safe payload release there is nothing to be worried but just watch your line so it's not too loose and get tangled with the props

Try it in open field few times and once you're confident you can bring it over the water.

All the best

Vasekp · Jun 3, 2016

thunderbird said:
Funny
10 years ago I was thinking like what you do now

I never get a single fish everywhere I go and everyone else gets plenty, one thing I learned fishing need patience and be positive and don't give up, I eventually end up getting big fish, smallest I got is around 1.5kg

Pre plan your fishing trip
Try Google what type of fish is there before you go and what would be the best bait, read some books while you fishing if you feel bored

Using your drone for fishing if you have a safe payload release there is nothing to be worried but just watch your line so it's not too loose and get tangled with the props

Try it in open field few times and once you're confident you can bring it over the water.

All the best

Fishing is great, helps you clear the mind. We say here the time you spent by fishing does not count in your lifetime.. Fishing is not shopping sometimes you are lucky sometimes not. As a boy catching 2 inch fish in small creek never thought to get once great sailfish, hammerhead or mako shark.
Could you post some photo taken upside down? Thanks

thunderbird · Jun 3, 2016

Vasekp said:
Fishing is great, helps you clear the mind. We say here the time you spent by fishing does not count in your lifetime.. Fishing is not shopping sometimes you are lucky sometimes not. As a boy catching 2 inch fish in small creek never thought to get once great sailfish, hammerhead or mako shark.
Could you post some photo taken upside down? Thanks

Which photo?

Vasekp · Jun 3, 2016

thunderbird said:
Which photo?

I mean if you put the bird upside down to see how the mechanism is attached.
Thanks

Vasekp · Jun 3, 2016

thunderbird said:
Funny I made the holder in same shape for both side that's why it looks ugly
Should have done 2nd one the opposite way...for now as long it hold strong will do I guess spent hours on design

View attachment 55904

Found this 9mm cable clip holds firm and flexible. Might be worth to clip the mechanism to bottom and rear somehow like the cam cover

thunderbird · Jun 3, 2016

Will post the pictures in a bit
I thought about placing the box underneath but hesitated since it might glitch with VPS
I seen a video of guy installed a gimbal guard that caused Yo-Yo effect confusing the VPS