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Throwable sound-emitting device to draw fish to your line

By Nick Lavars
August 12, 2015
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Users simply flick a switch and lob the Fish Call into the water
The Fish Call is the brainchild of father-son duo Jeff and Jack (pictured) Danos
Users simply flick a switch and lob the Fish Call into the water

Rightly or wrongly, technology has made the sport of fishing less of a guessing game and more like shooting the proverbial gill-bearing creatures in a barrel. Smartphone-connected fish finders and even waterproof drones that will land your lure in their midst are a couple of recent examples, and now a new device is designed to make things even easier. The Fish Call works by mimicking the sounds of feeding fish and is claimed to draw in species of all kinds.

The Fish Call is the brainchild of father-son duo Jeff and Jack Danos, a pair of self-proclaimed amateur anglers. While Jack was being home schooled at the age of 15, the two happened upon what they describe as a new kind of transducer technology that can turn just about any object into a sound and vibration generator. Nine months of engineering with the help of a 3D printer has resulted in a ice-cream cone-shaped prototype the duo is now ready to cast into the fishing market.

Users simply flick a switch and lob the Fish Call into the water, where it emits sounds and vibrations that simulate those of a school of feeding fish. This is said to whet the appetite of fish in the area, moving them to school and causing them to bite with more aggression, thereby improving your chances of getting a bit when casting your line near the device. The team has tested it out mostly in coastal saltwater and freshwater ponds, claiming to have hooked species such as red fish, speckled trout and flounder in the process.

The throwable device comes with a custom anchor system that can hold it in place or it can be left to drift on its own. The current prototype runs on a regular 9-volt battery, which should last for six to eight hours of use.

With The Fish Call the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the father-son team has already passed its goal of US$10,000, having attracted almost $25,000 in funding at the time of writing. If the campaign runs as planned, an early pledge of $99 will have one sent your way with shipping slated for December 2015.

You can check out the Fish Call pitch video below.

Source: The Fish Call

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Nick Lavars
Nick has been writing and editing at New Atlas for over six years, where he has covered everything from distant space probes to self-driving cars to oddball animal science. He previously spent time at The Conversation, Mashable and The Santiago Times, earning a Masters degree in communications from Melbourne’s RMIT University along the way.
9 comments
Primecordial
Might as well start calling it harvesting instead of fishing
Bob
I'll wait for the X-tra large fish version to come out.
Roy Murray
Another unfair advantage for the kill for thrill set.
Leon Radford
Really disgusting! Is there something similar to catch the catchers?
Basil
To sell, you don't have to catch fish. Just catch fishermen!
TeenLaQueefa
This is crap. I bought a plan that was assured to do the same thing 12 years ago and it never worked at all. Fish will bite when they're hungry and not before.
JSSFB
what is the point, it takes the fishing out of fishing, why not let a robot do it for you?
MuhammadInuwaYamusa
Following my recent applause to this new innovation of throwable electronic fish attractor, in to the market, I have a little reservation on the workability of the device based on my past experience on using similar devices, without any success.

For instace, I ordered one from Russia one from China and many from America. But non has ever worked.

What guarantee shall I have from you the inventors of the gadget that it will certainly work, this time around.

Best regard.

TpPa
The problem with such devices, is the seller says you will catch fish, or more fish, and how is that a proven fact to the person that tries it? One fishes for 15 minutes, nothing, then one puts your machine in the water & the fish bite like crazy in 5 minutes great, but what if they don't? Is there going to be a money back guarantee including return shipping if one doesn't catch more fish? I know lets make a buoy with wires hanging out the bottom & you hook the buoy up to your trolling battery, lots of fish - you pay the fine guarantee.
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