Hi,
I am looking at getting a drone for fishing and have come across drones without cameras that are sent out 500/1000 m out to sea to drop the baits AND drones that has a camera that also go out but allows the user to look for schools of fish so that the bait can be dropped in that vicinity.
Talking to the developer of one such fishing system, the reason why the camera is usually removed from the drone fishing package is to reduce the cost and complexity of the whole system and that make sense - it could add over a $1000 to the package.
My question is for the people who have done drone fishing with and without a camera - How useful are real time video cameras for Drone Fishing?
Thank you for your response.
Kheong
We have a 720p polarised camera on
our drone which delivers a live feed. It's not recording video and at only 720p
you wouldn't use it for that. Being polarised though, you can sort of see
into the water (provided the glare isn't horrific) which is great for spotting
bait or potentially a kayak etc.
I wouldn't say the camera is a must have, but certainly
a feature we like. It depends on your budget though. We use a Rippton (you can
see more here https://www.ripptonnz.co.nz/product-page/rippton-mobula)
which is a the upper end of the market but has great distance/flight time, payload,
and very easy to use.
The smart money is probably spending $1,000 on an electric reel if you're flying out 1000m!
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