What drone to buy?

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Originally Posted by Holdmybeer

Look up drone fishing.

You can sit on the beach or dock and use the drone to drop your line directly over the fish. They even have rigs that when the fish bite the line will detach from the drone rig and return home. Just reel it in and get ready for dinner.

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Game wardens in Nevada already addressing that issue. Started off with guys using water balloons and water balloon launchers tied to lines. Then came the spud guns. Mayhem ensued, and potato’s started sprouting along shorelines.

There’s a video of a guy in San Diego who freezes his bait fish and hook in a cylinder of ice, launching them with an air cannon, out past the surf line. It’s interesting.


Making my new SA build come true!!!

I have seen some video of a guy that just formed a loose loop in his line and slipped it over a horizontal rod on his strut (it was a DJI Phantom) slightly elevated at one end. He flew his bait straight out from the beach for about 200+ yards then just tilted the drone back hard so it would slip off. Then just started reeling.

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Originally Posted by HFarr

I have had a mavic pro platinum for a few years now. No problems. In my opinion, a DJI product is the way to go. So easy to fly and NOT lose control of. I took this video of my wife pulling a couple of my daughters friends a couple of years ago. I flew the whole thing "free hand" from the porch on the house. BTW, It's illegal to fly the drone without being able to see it. I could see it from where I was sitting.

https://youtu.be/qieEyu0pcUU

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Hardest part about flying "free hand" is getting the direction changes to not be jerky.

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Originally Posted by rdlangston13

Hardest part about flying "free hand" is getting the direction changes to not be jerky.

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I agree. There are settings in the advanced tab that allow you to adjust how sensitive the controls are, so you can soften it some. I have played with it a little, but ended up putting them back to stock setting. I don't use it enough to be an expert by any means. There are several functions I don't take advantage of that I probably should. Follow Me mode for example. Used it one time just playing, but have never used it since.

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Originally Posted by HFarr

I agree. There are settings in the advanced tab that allow you to adjust how sensitive the controls are, so you can soften it some. I have played with it a little, but ended up putting them back to stock setting. I don't use it enough to be an expert by any means. There are several functions I don't take advantage of that I probably should. Follow Me mode for example. Used it one time just playing, but have never used it since.

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Man I am the only one in my family who knows how to fly my MAVIC 2pro so every time i surf or wakeboard I am utilizing the follow me. I set it all up, jump in, get pulled, get out of the water, and land it back on the boat haha. Active track is wonderful thing!

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Originally Posted by rdlangston13

Man I am the only one in my family who knows how to fly my MAVIC 2pro so every time i surf or wakeboard I am utilizing the follow me. I set it all up, jump in, get pulled, get out of the water, and land it back on the boat haha. Active track is wonderful thing!

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I may have to try that. I am the only one e who ever Flys mine too. Sounds like you have to get the timing just right though. Do you set your homepoint to follow the controller in case of an unforseen "return to home".

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Originally Posted by HFarr

I may have to try that. I am the only one e who ever Flys mine too. Sounds like you have to get the timing just right though. Do you set your homepoint to follow the controller in case of an unforseen "return to home".

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I've never been able to get that to work. I just set it to "Hover" in the event that it looses signal with the controller. I figure if signal drops out and it just stops and hovers then I can drive the boat to where it is and try to figure it out. Definitely don't want it ever trying to land itself while on the boat. And if it falls in the drink, oh well, it's insured.