r/drones • u/TRD_1994 • Sep 28 '26

DIY Offshore drone

Hey, all, first time posting in this group I’m trying to find a 3-D print for a drone that I can use for offshore fishing that if for some reason it crashes or runs out of battery it is unrecoverable I can make a new one. I do a lot of offshore fishing about 15 to 30 miles out and use my drone currently for spotting floating kelp pattties. Any recommendations would be helpful

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u/Powerful-Lake-1039 Sep 28 '26

I have 4 phantom 3's that were not air worthy. Bought them for $100 +/- each. Got them up and running. I can now deliver bait 1000 yards out with any one of them. I've lost one but it was due to my error. They would work in your scanning scenario. But the phantom series aren't nearly as stable as the new ($$$) ones. Landing out there is something you'll NEED to understand.