Recent content by Martinjsto

cheers Cw4bay, im carving a small baseplate blocks for the mini out of Styrofoam so if it "crashes" through any cause it may drop but should float. im only using in light to no wind due to only having the mini so worse case is the braid getting wrapped around the rotors but to date our method...

we had to try different rigs due to weight restrictions so ended up with single hook with mullet fillet and for the reef areas we used a small float so weight wasnt an issue. when off rocky ground we use a small 1 1/2 oz sinker. the Mini can lift 100g fairly easy and take it out no worries. ive...

just a quick you tube vid of my first attempt at fishing with the Mavic Mini, great weather helped us achieve a drop over 400mt out from shore. no fish but a successful day. you an see the bait release at the 1 min mark. enjoy.

Hi everyone, Here are a couple of pics of my gold lease. i fly the drone to inspect prospects and to find track access and for poachers. I attach a clothes peg held on with a elastic band to tow out the bait 400mt or so offshore. a quick tug on the line releases the bait. its all working a treat...

Seem from my research if you try to swap out batteries for 18650 3000 or 3400 when you disconnect the old batteries from the chipset it locks the board. I'm not 100% on this but tje B.O.B on YouTube is a small pcb made for this reason.now I was thinking what if I solder a two pack 12650 via...

yep i was just thinking Velcro a washing peg under the drone and just free spool it out then pop over bail arm and it should just release bait. giving it a try soon

yep in WA. i look at topography, follow old tracks, look for old workings and to keep an eye out for poachers so a great tool. just getting the fishing worked out. cheers

Hi all, a new to drone operator here. using a Mavic Mini for fishing and gold prospecting. great forum and thanks for the add. Martin