Have you ever been out fishing and thought to yourself, “Man, I really wish I had a small flying robot that could cast this line for me and tell me where the fish are?”
Good news!
A San Diego company called Aguadrone is trying to fund a Kickstarter project to produce drones that can hover over the water and use sonar and wi-fi to broadcast the location of fish back to your smartphone. It has a range of about 300 feet, according to the company.
The drone can be fitted with removable “pods” — including the fish finder, a camera and another that can carry your bait out way beyond the breakers so you can get your line out farther than you can cast, the company says.
For an $800 pledge, you get the drone and two pods.
The idea is apparently not catching on. There are only five backers who have pledged just under $2,000 of the company’s $150,000 goal.
Would you use one?
