Systems and methods for detecting and displaying fishing activity

A system for assisting a user fishing with fishing gear in a marine vessel, the system comprising:

• an image sensor configured to capture imaging data of the fishing gear;
• a memory system storing preset positions for the fishing gear;
• a control system comprising a processing system, wherein the processing system is configured to receive the imaging data from the image sensor and to analyze the imaging data to detect the fishing gear therein, and wherein the control system is configured to determine a position of the fishing gear relative to the marine vessel or an object different than the fishing gear supported by the marine vessel and to compare the position determined for the fishing gear to the preset positions stored in the memory system, wherein whether fishing activity has occurred is determined based on the comparison of the fishing gear to the preset position corresponding thereto;
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• a notification device operatively coupled to the control system and configured to notify the user when the fishing activity is determined to have occurred.

A method for assisting a user fishing with fishing gear in a marine vessel, the method comprising:

• capturing imaging data of the fishing gear via an image sensor;
• analyzing the imaging data via a processing system to identify the fishing gear therein;
• determining a position of the fishing gear, and/or a distance to the fishing gear, relative to the marine vessel or to an object different than the fishing gear supported by the marine vessel;
• monitoring the position of the fishing gear and/or the distance to the fishing gear to detect changes thereto;
• comparing the changes to a predetermined threshold, wherein the changes exceeding a predetermined threshold indicate fishing activity;
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• automatically notifying the user when the fishing activity is detected.

A method for assisting a user fishing with fishing gear, the method comprising:

• capturing imaging data of the fishing gear via an image sensor, wherein the fishing gear comprises a planar board having a flag, a fishing pole, or multiple fishing poles;
• analyzing the imaging data via a processing system to identify the fishing gear therein;
• determining a position of the fishing gear, wherein the position of the fishing gear comprises a position of the flag, an angle in which the fishing pole is bent, or an order in which the multiple fishing poles are arranged, respectively;
• detecting whether fishing activity has occurred, wherein the fishing activity is detected based on whether the position of the flag is determined to be down, the angle in which the fishing pole is bent, or whether the order of the multiple fishing poles is determined to change;
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• automatically notifying the user when the fishing activity is detected.