Paragliders fish from 500 feet above the Black Sea

Fishing has been brought to new heights in a video taken by two paragliders casting their lines into the Black Sea while drifting 500 feet in the air near northern Turkey.  

The two men are seen hanging in the air above a coastal area with a picnic table and bait bucket sandwiched between them.

The tandem, including Kadir Mert who shot the video, manage to catch four fish between them. 

Paragliding is an extreme sport and hobby where a pilot sits in a harness attached to a parachute type net, or wing.  

The wind is caught in this wing and allows for pilots to lift into the air, sometimes at altitudes of thousands of metres. 

But rarely does the popular activity get paired with fishing. 

The tandem fliers decided to try out a new fishing technique and are seen in the video attempting to catch a bite from the water below. 

It appeared to be somewhat successful as they are believed to have caught four fish on their excursion – it is unknown how long they were up in the air for.

Paraglider Mr Mert is a Turkish software engineer.

With a bait bucket hanging off the equipment and a cup sat on a picnic table between them, the two men film themselves trying to get a bite

Fishing and paragliding don’t typically go hand in hand but these two trendsetters managed to catch four fish 

 Could this become a new fishing technique? Paragliders Kadir and Tunahan manage to catch four fish while 500 feet above the Black Sea