A Kansas farmer has filmed himself using a drone to catch a fish, before immortalising his quarry with a Snapchat portrait.
In the video, Derek Klingenberg uses a DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, armed with a camera and fishing line, to hover over a lake. Using a fake worm as bait, the drone manages to snare a small bluegill fish before flying it back to shore.
According to Klingenberg -- already something of a viral YouTube phenomenon for serenading his cows with trombone renditions of pop songs, amongst other antics -- it took him only around 10 minutes to catch the fish, despite the whole process looking rather fiddly and time-consuming.
Klingenberg isn't the first person to go drone fishing. This YouTube video uploaded two years ago appears to feature the first drone-powered fishing trip.
But are we likely to see drone fishing become a widespread sport any time soon? At $500 (£325) for a Phantom 2, a trusty old-fashioned fishing rod might still be the best option.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
