This mini RC boat can travel where larger boats can't—delivering a payload of feed to attract fish and/or deliver a bated hook with a floater up to 950 feet away. It also features an LED light under the stern to attract fish and a sonar fish finder that will send data to the backlit LCD on your remote control. However, if you want to spend more time getting drunk in the boat and less time working for your fish, keep in mind that this RC boat won't come cheap. It will set you back around $726. [Pro Idee via OhGizmo]

"The grab was instantaneous, and the shark cooperated with a quick left turn to allow the proper hook set," said Patterson.

The fight lasted about 25 minutes. Patterson thought it was a mako shark until he got it close enough to the boat and skipper Conway Bowman identified it as a great white.

Interestingly, "Patterson" happens to be Jeff Patterson, director of sales for Abel products. He was conducting tests with their equipment about five miles off the La Jolla coast—or so the story goes. Be that as it may, it is believed to be the first great white taken off the coast of California using a fly rod and wheel. However, it is illegal to capture great whites because of their protected status, so it was set free shortly after this picture was snapped. So, watch your ass California beachgoers—Jaws is out there and presumed pissed. [LA Times]

I've seen similar things before, with other fishes and from boats. In this case, it looks absolutely real: it's definitely not 3D or an animatronic—look how it swims away.

I'm sure they tried a few times before actually achieving it, then edited the whole thing to make it appear as a single try. You can also keep the marlin around with food and, like other fishes, they won't run away from you unless you try to approach underwater. And finally, technically the video is impeccable. Maybe that's the trick, and it's fake after all, but I'm inclined to believe that they got it after some hard work. [Heavy]

Ippon Zuri, which means pole-and-line fishing, is available to DoCoMo subscribers in the town of Fukuoka, and was created by local system development company FIT, who teamed up with a local fish wholesaler. Gamers pay 1,000¥ (a little under 10 bucks) for three games, in which they cast to all kinds of seafood, from crab to sea bream in the hope of hooking them.

If successful, the player then has an encounter with a slot machine and, should he get lucky with three matching numbers, then the fish is reeled in, the seafood supplier contacted and, ta-daa, it's fish for supper. [Pink Tentacle]

The 400t has 3D elevation, 400i has shoreline details and boat ramps, 400c has maps of the coastal US and the Bahamas, and the 300 has a worldwide basemap for Richard Branson and his ilk. They get 15 hours of life on two AA batteries, and will be available for $499 (300), and $599 (all the other ones).
The Catch: These only work if you make sure to take enough spare AA batteries with you when you go out. Plan on getting lost for a couple days and pack accordingly.

[Fish Pen]

Why would this be cheating, anyway? Mankind has been using technology to catch animals for food for ages. Maybe those crusty old fishermen think it just doesn't give the fish a sporting chance. Just hope that whopper of a fish doesn't bite off your FishCam, or else you'll be out $362. – Charlie White

FishCam gives worm's eye view [The Sun, via Born Rich]

Now all I need is a way to get that Bud tallboy to my lips without moving my arm and I can really relax. Boy howdy! –Adam Frucci

Product Page [via Red Ferret]

Long story short, it involves some braided fishing line and some knot tying. Ok so it wasn't a long story to begin with. Check out the flickr to see the step-by-step. – Jason Chen

Guide Page [Flickr]

According to the manufacturer's tests, these Strom lures caught four times more fish than other lures. The manufacturer failed to mention that those competing lures were covered with dogshit. Anyway, the Strom lure will be available in two types, one that weighs 2.4g and another at 3.7g, and both go on sale online next month for $25. – Charlie White

Fishing with nanotech [Pink Tentacle]

Unless you're talking about extremely large fish, it already doesn't seem like a fair fight between man and fish with just an ordinary fishing pole. This doesn't seem quite fair, similar to using a submachine gun for hunting.

Fishing Parachute [OhGizmo]

Fishing is the sport of champions and champions increasingly rely on on hi-tech gear to help them win, or, in this case, land the big one. Several such gadgets are already available for all your fishing needs, making the age-old battle between man and fish all the more devastating.

A remote control from Minn Kota Motors allows daring fishermen to control the boat's motor speed right from the fishing pole. It's designed to run silently, lest you disturb the big flounder with your racket.

To get a better feel for what's going on under the waves, Hummingbird's SmartCast, a watch with an internal antenna to communicate with a sonar buoy, lets you comb the water up to 120 in depth. The software is so advanced that it can recognize a fish, prompting an adorable icon to pop up on the watch's display.

What's the point in fishing if nothing's biting that day? Solve that problem with the Fish Activator, which uses digitally mastered sounds to attract fish. (Fish have ears?) It simulates the sound of several fish-tempting events, such as "distressed bait." Silly fish.

The material used in fishing line is kind of a hassle to see in the heat of battle, so Berkley Fishing developed a fluorocarbon fishing line that turns bright yellow in the sunlight. This only happens above water, so only you and yours will see the line and not those wily fish.

No fishing trip is complete without a fancy lure, and this might just be the fanciest. Once submerged, the SolarisFatshad's 14 LEDs start flashing light crazy, not unlike certain episodes of Pokémon back in the day. An electromagnetic buzzer also sends out pulses that mimic the kind made by an injured fish. That's right, Flounder, just a little bit closer... – Nicholas Deleon

Here, Fishy, Fishy, Fishy [Wired]

Its manufacturer, American Ingenuity, also plans to offer a variety of accessories for the MiniBeam, including a special mini tripod, a hands-free arm light holder, as well as a reading light bracket. You can also get the MiniBeam with a red LED for night reading or a green LED to enhance peripheral nightvision. It will be available soon for $8, with the green or red LED units priced at $10. Small, cheap, and bright? Sounds good to me. – Charlie White

MiniBeam Product Page [American Ingenuity]