STEMM event returns in person after two years

14 Dec 2021


News, Dunn County

Ateam of University of Wisconsin-Stout students was hoping for colder weather and thicker ice on area lakes so they could try out their Engineering Technology 100 class creation, a fully automated ice fishing rod.

The students demonstrated their invention at the STEMM Student Expo on Dec. 9.

The rod and reel uses a battery-driven motor to jig, which helps attract fish. Once a fish strikes, the rod automatically hooks the fish and reels it in. Users do have to bait their hooks and remove their catch.

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