Animatronic Fish : Rainbow Trout

Behind the scenes of two animatronic rainbow trout made for a feature film.

Deeper - Fishfinder for iOS and Android devices

Almost halfway to their indiegogo fundraising goal.

LINK (via: Flyfish Magazine)

Future Soldiers Could Go to War Wearing Fish-Scale Armor

Here's a question - if piranhas are so ferocious and will attack anything, why aren't they the only fish in the Amazon? Well, in some cases, it's because other fish possess bite-proof armor. The 300-pound (136-kg) Arapaima is just such a fish. In the dry season, when water levels get low, Arapaima are forced to share relatively small bodies of water with piranhas. Their tough-but-flexible scales, however, allow them to remain unharmed. A scientist from the University of California, San Diego is now taking a closer look at those scales, with an eye towards applying their secrets to human technology such as body armor.

LINK (Via: Gizmag)

Optimize the Chum for viewing on your handheld devices with Google Currents

Google Currents is a Flipboard clone that turns web content (news sources, rss feeds, etc.) into a slick digital magazine with killer visuals. It's simple to add more content and you can even add RSS, video and photo feeds and Google Reader subscriptions. The app looks and works great on every platform, from Android tablets and iPads to iPhones and Android phones.

Get it here - Android Market, iTunes

Here is the standard Chum view on the iPad.

Here are two views as rendered by Google Currents, the pages can be turned by simply swiping the screen....pretty slick.

RC Chum Boat

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.

LINK (Via: Gizmodo)

HAL, Open the Live Well Door

Now we can have virtual bass tournaments.

Coming this fall is "The Strike," a fishing game promising "realistic lake bottom topography, life-like fish behaviors" and more, and with it, this bait-and-tackle controller.

LINK (Via: Gizmodo)