SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ANGLING RECOMMENDATIONS AND DATA

1 . A system to generate angling recommendations comprising:

a. an angling event sensing device, adapted to be mounted to a fishing rod having a reel and a line, comprising at least one sensor to generate parameters indicative of the rod, reel, or line;

b. a processor unit;

c. a mobile device running an application in communication with the angling event sensing device and in communication with the processor unit or the at least one sensor, wherein the processor unit or the application is operable to determine at least one angling event based on the parameters indicative of the rod, reel, or line received from the at least one sensor; and

d. a recreation monitoring platform operable to receive (i) the angling event and (ii) angling data input by a user to the application, the recreation monitoring platform comprising a recommendation facility.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the recreation monitoring platform is in communication with a second angling event sensing device, adapted to be mounted to a fishing rod having a reel and a line, comprising (i) at least one sensor to generate parameters indicative of the rod, reel, or line, (ii) a processor unit; and (iii) being in communication with a mobile device running an application in communication with the second angling event sensing device and in communication with the processor unit of the second angling event sensing device or the at least one sensor of the second angling event sensing device, wherein the processor unit of the second angling event sensing device or the application of the second angling event sensing device is operable to determine at least one angling event based on the parameters indicative of the rod, reel, or line received from the at least one sensor of the second angling event sensing device.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the recommendation facility is operable to make an angling recommendation based on (i) an angling event, (ii) angling data input by the user to the angling event sensing device, (iii) an angling event detected by the second angling event sensing device, or (iv) angling data input by a user to the second angling event sensing device.

4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the recreation monitoring platform is operable to receive data of weather or water conditions corresponding to a location of the angling event sensing device or a location of the second angling event sensing device.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the recommendation facility is further operable to make an angling recommendation based on at least one of (i) the angling event of the second angling event sensing device (ii) angling data input by the user of the second angling event sensing device, and (iii) the data of weather or water conditions corresponding to the location of the second angling event sensing device.

6 . A system to provide angling data comprising:

a. a first angling event sensing device adapted to be mounted to a first fishing rod having a first reel and a first line, the first angling event sensing device comprising at least one sensor to generate parameters indicative of the first rod, first reel, or first line;

b. a first processor unit in communication with the at least one sensor of the first angling event sensing device;

c. a recreation monitoring platform comprising at least one server;

d. a first application running on a first mobile device in communication with the first processor unit in communication with the first angling event sensing device and in communication with the recreation monitoring platform, wherein the first processor unit in communication with the first angling event sensing device, the first application of the first mobile device, or the recreation monitoring platform determines at least one angling event based on the parameters indicative of the first rod, first reel or first line from the at least one sensor of the first angling event sensing device, and wherein the recreation monitoring platform receives angling data input by a first user;

e. a second application running on a second mobile device in communication with the recreation monitoring platform,

wherein the second application receives, from the recreation monitoring platform, data generated based on angling data input by the first user or an angling event detected by the first angling event sensing device.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the second application displays, on the second mobile device, the angling data input by the user of the first device or an angling event detected by the first angling event sensing device.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the recreation monitoring platform is operable to receive data of weather or water conditions corresponding to locations of angling events of the first angling event sensing device or angling data input by the first user and locations of the second mobile device.

9 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the recreation monitoring platform comprises a recommendation facility to generate an angling recommendation.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the recreation monitoring platform comprises a recommendation facility to generate an angling recommendation.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the recommendation facility is operable to generate an angling recommendation based on angling data input by the first user or an angling event detected by the first angling device.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the recommendation facility is further operable to generate an angling recommendation based on data of weather or water conditions corresponding to locations of angling events of the first angling event sensing device or angling data input by the first user and a location of the second mobile device.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the data of weather or water conditions of the angling events of the first angling event sensing device or angling data input by the first user are similar to the data of weather and water conditions of the second mobile device.

14 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one angling event of the first angling event sensing device is one of: a fish on, a fish landed, or a fish lost.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the recreation monitoring platform comprises a recommendation facility operable to generate an angling recommendation based on one of the angling event of: a fish on, a fish landed, a fish lost, a species of fish on, a species of fish landed, or a species of fish lost.

16 . A system for recording and reporting angling-related information from a fishing rod or a reel, the system comprising:

A first angling event sensing device having a first sensor on the reel and comprising at least one sensor to generate data indicative of a parameter of the rod or the reel when the rod or the reel is in use;

at least one processor in communication with the first angling event sensing device, the at least one processor programmed to identify an angling event based on the data indicative of a parameter of the rod or the reel;

a first location detection device generating data indicative of the location of the first angling event sensing device;

a remote sensor in communication with the at least one processor, the remote sensor generating data indicative of an environmental parameter in proximity to the first angling event sensing device; and

at least one database in communication with the at least one processor of the first angling event sensing device and with a plurality of other angling event sensing devices, wherein the other of said angling event sensing devices each (i) comprise at least one sensor to generate data indicative of a parameter of a corresponding fishing rod or a corresponding reel, (ii) comprise at least one processor programmed to identify an angling event based on the corresponding data indicative of a parameter of the corresponding fishing rod or the corresponding reel, and (iii) are in communication with a location detection device generating data indicative of the location of the corresponding angling event sensing device.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is programmed to generate a recommendation comprising one or more of: (i) a location to fish, (ii) a fish species to target, (iii) a fishing lure to use, or (iv) a bait to use, the recommendation based on angling related events identified by the first angling event sensing device and the angling related events of the plurality of other angling event sensing devices and environmental parameters and locations associated with each identified angling event.