Catch of the day! Self-isolating man casts a line using a DRONE and hooks a fish for dinner from his balcony
- Sam Romeo, 29, caught a fish using a drone at Sans Souci, in south Sydney
- The videographer said the method allowed him to fish without leaving his home
- Mr Romeo said he had no previous fishing experience before his attempt
A man stuck in isolation hooked a fish using using drone without taking a single step outside the house.
Sam Romeo, 29, said he was at a friend's home in Sans Souci, in Sydney's southern suburbs, on Friday when he became overwhelmed with boredom and decided to give fishing a try.
In the footage shared on Instagram Mr Romeo could be seen flying the drone off a balcony with bait attached to the end of a fishing line.
After 30 minutes the drone snapped up a small whiting and Mr Romeo flew the fish back to the balcony.
Videographer Sam Romeo (pictured) was able to use his drone to catch a small fish from a balcony in Sydney's southern suburbs
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'When you’re being responsible and staying at home but the fish are calling,' he captioned the post.
Mr Romeo told Daily Mail Australia he had previously experimented with delivering items using his drone and decided to try fishing.
'I've done a few jobs where I've hung a few things off the drone such as delivering wedding rings for a ceremony,' he said.
Despite having no previous fishing experience Mr Romeo was able to secure a fish using his unorthodox but effective method.
Mr Romeo said he carefully measured the length of the line so the fish would not be able to pull the drone under the water
Mr Romeo said he carefully measured the fishing line length between the bait and the drone so he could still see the fish without making it too short.
'I wanted it to be long enough that if the fish pulled the drone wouldn't go under the water,' he said.
Although he said it was a fun experience the fish had to be returned back to the ocean due to its size.
'We threw it back because it was undersized and we didn't want to get in trouble,' Mr Romeo said.
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