FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) — Folly Beach leaders are moving toward a ban on drone fishing, with the city council taking up the issue at a Tuesday meeting.
The proposed rule would prohibit the use of drones and other mechanical devices to deliver bait and fishing lines on the city’s beaches and piers. The technique has grown in use as the technology has become cheaper and more accessible, allowing fishermen to carry bait hundreds of yards offshore.
Mayor Chris Bizzell said the interactions between fishermen, swimmers and surfers have become harder to ignore as summer crowds grow and drone fishing activity increases…