Drone Fishing | Expectations vs Reality

I just wanted to highlight the side of drone fishing that alot of new anglers may not be aware of or at least have the misconception that their hook up rate is going to dramatically increase.

My thoughts are a bit all over the place on this one and I just spoke as what came to mind, I have a few additional points I wanted to go a bit depeer into so suppose I'll do a follow up to this video.

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[LandAirFishing]

What expectations did you have getting into the drone fishing scene?

[steveharvey]

Great words, sensible for all of us thanks.

[berniejburke]

I’m a newbie ...great video for learning the basics!!!

[rogermorrison]

Hi Tim
Our Reality is somewhat different - We have been out several times now and catch multiple fish every time during the New Zealand winter and spring
You are right we do a bit of research every time we go out- Tides -Wind-Fishing Calendar-Varying distance of drops etc
It really makes a difference
We were out on the East coast north of Auckland and both of us caught our bag limit of snapper
The key is do your research

[robertgrayson]

Cheers Tim. enjoyed it again mate. Well after many months, I finally tested out your release mechanism and did a couple of drops yesterday. I had been waiting to get enough experience and after doing plenty of homework, some training with Aviassist and logging some flying hours I tested the gear out at Preston Beach. I love the simplicity of it all. I only managed 2 drops, one in daylight and one on dark as I only have 2 x batteries and I did some flying practice first. I used one of your rig set ups with 2 x hooks with a mulies on one and a half mullet on the other plus a 6oz tinker and found myself right on the weight limit for my Phantom 3 4k. Thats in good conditions too so I might need to limit sinker weight to 4oz. Also ordered some triple blade graphite props top see if that will give me any more lift (already using graphite2 blade props). Only issues I had with my first session were that I never mad my target drop of 200 mtrs because my line was catching in the spool and this caused the bait to release before I made target distance. I'll sort this one easy enough with practice and run my spools out so they come off smoother. One other issue I had was horrible tangling on the first drop and I think this was because I never reeled enough line back in after the drop which allowed weed to tangle in some loose braided mainline. Its all a learning curve!!! A bit mote practice and I'll hopefully have some fish photos from a trip to Port Gregory-Kalbarri area end of this month. I definitely reckon I need a minimum 4 x batteries to fish 2 rods and that's with a charger set up in in my car as well. 6 batteries would be better.

[thavendrangovender]

Splash drone 3 from swellpro has camera and waterproof.
Cutacopta is a South African water proof drone.
I really appreciate the videos and lessons that you give us. I just started drone fishing last week and love the lessons.
If ever you in Durban then look let me know

[ChurchInAshes]

I feel like the egg beater I have is going to be a pain in the ass. Everytime I open it up in even light winds it just goes everywhere, tangle city. At what point should I just buy a different style

[ChurchInAshes]

Yeah I suppose I should at least learn the basic features of my Mavic 2 before it goes into the drink

[Adolf_wizzermen]

This is exactly what I been trying to explain to fools on Instagram because they see me drone fishing its not as easy as they think it is.

[nathanread]

The quote that comes to mind is it is called fishing not catching.

[thavendrangovender]

That’s why it’s called fishing and not catching