Depending on your vantage point, the engineering associated with recreational activities like fishing has either evolved to an extremely impressive state, or gotten way out of control. For those who like to fish, there’s another entry into that argument.
First introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show last month in Las Vegas, Cyberfishing recently unveiled their Smart Rod Sensor for capturing key data ranging from the number of casts per day to weather and water temperature data. Users can register all this data with every catch by simply pushing a button.
Perhaps the best feature of the Smart Rod Sensor is that it’s not a replacement for the traditional fishing pole. Rather, it can be attached with the equivalent of a couple of heavy-duty rubber bands. The device contains an accelerometer and rechargeable batteries, weighs about one-third of an ounce, and is waterproof; it shouldn’t impact the feel or ability to use the fishing pole in any way.
At the end of the day, the sensor can be connected with the Cyberfishing smartphone app to save all the recorded data. Over time the app can create a map of fishing hotspots or even record the weight, species, time, and date of any or all fish caught. A social outlet is also part of the mix, so anglers can create personal profiles with customized Cyberfishing pages. The Smart Rod Sensor is currently available through the company’s official website.
