Saw a video recently about rigging a fishing line on a ph4 and carrying the lure offshore from the beach to drop it in a school of tuna. Can anyone explain how to rig the line to the drone so it breaks away cleanly during a hook up?
TomH
TomH
Yes you can fly your drone at some beaches in California, check local laws.Make sure you check your local laws. Illegal to use a drone on the entire west coast. I would love to be able to use it to catch surf perch..
I was down in Port Aransas Texas last summer for a buddies bachelor party. We were hanging on the beach watching a guy use a P3S to carry his line beyond the surf. We ended up going to chat with him to see what his method was. It was so utterly simple I slapped myself for not thinking of it. He had a piece of wire coat hanger bridging the rear landing gear legs then bent upwards in the middle to form a slanted hook. All he did was loop his line in that hook while hovering and power forward. As long as the Phantom was angled forwards in flight the line stayed. Then as soon as he released throttle and reversed the line dropped immediately. It was VERY impressive and he must have used it a couple dozen times while we were out there. Extremely effective. Good luck!
The oceans are already over-fished. Using a drone to catch more fish is lazy, irresponsible and beyond pathetic.
"anything like this attached to the bird will greatly risk the chances of it going into the water! " Truer words were never spoken.A drop release that could be remotely tripped to release the bait once on station would be best. you migh try something up on the camera gimbal or using the leds on the arms. wouldn't use skip knot. knots are notorious for failing either breaking or, worst in your case, not coming untied when you wanted them to. Try something like what sportfishermen use when they us a kite to carry their bait out. A simple spring loaded clothespin holding a tab attached to the line would release quickly when a fish pulled on the bait. Spring tension can be adjusted by trial and error to make it strong enough not to pull out just from the weight of the line and bait but weak enough to let go when you get a bite. But, I'm sure that yo realize that anything like this attached to the bird will greatly risk the chances of it going into the water!
I find the simple hook pretty safe."anything like this attached to the bird will greatly risk the chances of it going into the water! " Truer words were never spoken.