公开(公告)号：US20240246643A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18158028

申请日：2023-01-23

Applicant: Navico, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Crawford ,  Caleb John VanSomeren ,  Laurence Trevor Bates

IPC: B63B34/00 ,  B63H20/00 ,  B63H21/21

CPC classification number: B63B34/05 ,  B63H20/007 ,  B63H21/21 ,  B63B2201/18 ,  B63H2021/216

Abstract: Example systems and methods are provided herein for controlling a watercraft in response to a bite on a fishing line. A system includes a memory and a processor, and the processor is configured to receive data via user input or one or more sensors to determine whether a fish has bitten on a fishing line. In response to a determination that the fish has bitten on the fishing line, the processor causes the watercraft to operate according to a fish-on operation, which includes at least one of altering a speed of the watercraft, altering a direction of the watercraft, altering a rate of change of the speed of the watercraft, altering a direction of a trolling motor, notifying other watercrafts, or engaging an autopilot to navigate the watercraft according to a preset route. The fish-on operation is designed to aid a user in catching the fish.