bigfry Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Hey guys, Just purchased a new high end drone for work that shoots 4K video and shoots 16 mp photos. Testing on work related stuff seems so mundane. If anyone is interested in being the test subject while fly fishing a stream outside of the city or even the bow away from powerlines and lots of trees let me know. or if any shops or guides wants aerial footage of their boats/guides launching or floating downstream for use on possibly a commercial or advertisement this would be perfect will even provide the raw footage to you. please keep in mind I will not edit the videos, I only shoot video and photos total time I plan on flying and recording for is roughly 1.5 hours. PM me thanks 1 Quote
toolman Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 At first it was digital camera's, then I phone vids, then Go Pro cams.... and now,.... DRONES.. Flyfishing sure ain't what it used to be.... Sounds like fun though... Quote
Tungsten Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 I now carry a sling shot in my boat,you just never know when you'll need it. 6 Quote
fishinglibin Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Can use it for poacher footage and licence plates. Now add washable paint pellets to mark the vehicle if they run. Heh 5 Quote
Flyfisher Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 It'll be sad times if slingshots become a necessary item in the fly fishing arsenal. 1 Quote
FishFury Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 On a serious note about the sling shot comments. Do be careful and cautious where you fly your drone. Even if you are not filming someone, they may think you are and take it offensively, possibly try to knock it down. I know if i was fishing, or anything for that matter, and saw a drone fly to close to me i wouldn't be very happy. Just be careful of where you fly, and who may be in the area. Knowing how much a good drone's coast, i wouldn't want to have to fix or replace it because of a simple misunderstanding on the river. Quote
bigalcal Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Unless I was doing something illegal, and I don't, I would have no problem having a drone film me.....I would be flattered. What's the big deal? 2 Quote
Muffin Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I would most definitely moon it. I feel that the glare would possibly blind the operator and cause it to crash. 2 Quote
Weedy1 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 For those curious about the rules governing UAV's: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/standards/general-recavi-uav-2265.htm?WT.mc_id=1zfhj#safety http://www.tc.gc.ca/media/documents/ca-standards/Infographic_Permission_to_fly_a_UAV_Print_English.pdf 2 Quote
toolman Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I bet I could get a really long drift with a big ass triple nymph/worm rig hanging off one of these drone"s. Right down the main thalwag with about 10 split shot on a 15' leader.... Drone fly fishin'... it's the newest thing. 2 Quote
SilverDoctor Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Someone could make a fortune reporting poachers with one of those. Quote
Flyfisher Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 It wouldn't surprise me to see drones being a tool used by conservation officers in the future. Drones have been used as an aid in busting ivory poachers in Africa. Quote
alan2 Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 I was thinking how handy it would be fishing an unknown stream. You could find out whether upstream has more good spots or downstream instead of walking and guessing wrong. And my other idea was to attach my waterproof camera to a float and let it drift over pools, then retrieve it, playback and see what's down in the pool. Still perfecting that---my 1.5" ABS pipe float was too short and the camera pitching and wobbling in the water made it hard to see clearly. Quote
Pipestoneflyguy Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Hey Bigfry, just a heads up that the National Parks considers drone flight in the Parks, without a permit, to be a restricted activity and are seeking to charge those doing so. Quote
bigfry Posted April 2, 2015 Author Posted April 2, 2015 Hey Bigfry, just a heads up that the National Parks considers drone flight in the Parks, without a permit, to be a restricted activity and are seeking to charge those doing so. It's not really that difficult to get a permit. For the drone thy I have all I need to do is go online and submit a form. Once I submit it online with the details I'm legal to fly Quote
GregoryV Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Seen guys bring them steelhead fishing just for fun. The real nice ones are around 1000 USD. Ouch! Quote
bigfry Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 Seen guys bring them steelhead fishing just for fun. The real nice ones are around 1000 USD. Ouch! 1000 usd? The one I bought for my work cost 6k cad Quote
GregoryV Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Bigfry - Maybe I was looking at the less sophisticated ones. Saw this one in action: http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-2 Quote
bigfry Posted April 9, 2015 Author Posted April 9, 2015 Bigfry - Maybe I was looking at the less sophisticated ones. Saw this one in action: http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-2 Was considering buying that one but this bad boy came out on top http://www.dji.com/product/inspire-1 Quote
bigfry Posted August 27, 2015 Author Posted August 27, 2015 ok guys im outta town at the moment but I will have the drone and want to take some video footage of anyone flyfishing or on a drift. Anyone interested please pm me. I should be back and ready to film September 3 ish. Evenings work best for me if im not fishing instead! Quote
Jayhad Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Bigfry, have you seen this one https://www.lily.camera/ Quote
bigfry Posted August 27, 2015 Author Posted August 27, 2015 That one is pretty sweet, doesn't work for my work applications though. A negative feature about that drone is that it can't detect objects in front of it. so say its following you while you are biking and you ride though a tree'd patch it will fly itself into whatever objects are in its way Quote
DonAndersen Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 Drone cure! http://www.luckygunner.com/12ga-3-uranium-drone-load-tacnition-5-rounds Don Quote
adams Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 I had a helicopter come down and hover above me while I landed a fish on the North Ram once. Think it was a company flying someone into the south Ram canyon. Stayed there for 3 -4 minutes. Think I could handle a drone. Quote
qhk Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Had a guy fly a drone over myself and a few other fishers near Fish Creek today. Didn't bother me but the pilot said he was worried he'd bother someone so he kept it clear(ish) of us. Quote
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