We know the saying, “give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, but give a man a fishing pole and he’ll never go hungry again.” To that we’ll add, “give the man the POLETAP SMARTROD and won’t need to waste time sitting with a fishing pole.” The concept here is actually for the angler who wants to use several lines and doesn’t want to worry about an unmanned rod hooking the big one.
The rod, which is being developed by Kansas-based inventor Ed Hope through an Indiegogo fund-raising project, utilizes an accelerometer with a three sensitivity sensors that can determine if it has a bite. The rod features an alarm – including an LED one to avoid annoying those in proximity or scarring away the fish – to alert users that it has hooked a fish. There are low tech ways, such as bell, that do the same thing but this system could be ideal for those looking to land a few fish on multiple lines. Almost doesn’t seem sporting.
Here is an interesting combination, a takedown rifle and fishing rod. It is sort of something maybe James Bond would have, were he the outdoors type, but somehow we don’t think fishing and tuxedos go together. The truth is that takedown rifles have been popular for years as these are compact and yet fairly handy in the wilderness. Military pilots in the past have carried takedown rifles in case they should crash land behind enemy lines, and those who hunt and hike find them easy enough to fit in a pack.