Are underwater video cameras like this brand useful for warm water fishing, or only ice fishing? Does anyone use one? How does it work & does it help you catch more fish?
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Are underwater video cameras like this brand useful for warm water fishing, or only ice fishing? Does anyone use one? How does it work & does it help you catch more fish?
If your equipment is nothing less than high end (expensive) and you want to retrieve it, go for the camera. I'd have to lose my Rolex, aviator glasses
and diamond necklace at the pawn shop to be able to afford it, but..........that's just me. Nice unit for sure. Stay out of the muddy waters.
My Garmin 3210 has video input capabilities. It is 256 color compatible. I have tried several UWCs (composite video out) and have yet to find something suitable for Ky Lake. Visibility is about 2-3 feet on a clear lake day. I use the Garmin and my daylight viewable Motion Computing (XP) tablet for viewing. No view shade or visor required most times..
I use it for looking under the flotation of my dock and under the boat lift tubes.
I just listed a brand for reference & am curious about this general type of product. Muddy water is an obvious problem for any type of camera, but when conditions are right, can these things actually help you catch fish?
New touch screen Lowrance will have a optional camera to view on its screen
I have observed fish underwater at my dock. Bream will swim right up to the camera and smile. Crappie are spooked easily and shy away. A camera on a lead line is a hassle. Not much control. I built an Underwater ROV. It was productive in locating fish, but it was tethered and I could only dive/roam 25 feet with the tether.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corker
I like this feature. You can use any submersible composite video camera and view out or in the water. Here is the cheap composite camera I have for viewing. I was using the camera here to look at the rooster tail caused by the transducer. With the video, you can drive and see what is happening in real time vs guessing.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaxsprat
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Originally Posted by Corker
Am I butting in too much? Let me know.
No, it's all good! I only have a casual interest in u/w cams. If there's an expensive toy & I don't own one, it's my duty to investigate. The lack of response confirms my suspicion that this toy doesn't put many (any?) fish in the cooler.
I know this is an older topic but just wanted to say a few things.
I use them extensively during ice season up here but there have been many times when it was a very important tool to have in the boat. Saved me multiple hours of checking docks and brushpiles during a few tournaments and has saved thousands of dollars worth of gear when my boy decided half my rod locker needed to go for a swim in 40 foot of water. Its something that stays in the boat at all times for me.
As far as usability with these cams you get what you pay for more or less. Just like a graph color is a big plus along with.resolution. I highly recommend the marcum 800series.
If Its something you wanna try find a used aqua view they can be had around 100 bucks usually and you can make up your mind from there what you want/need. Hope this helps.
Unlike the where-are-they-biting-tomorrow discussions, most of the topics on this board are evergreen. Don't hesitate to add to or update any thread here.Quote:
Originally Posted by toofuss
Richard
I have an AquaVu that someone gave me to get it out of their garage. I've used it in Lone Star lakes where the water can be very clear. Light is your biggest problem for distance.
What would you estimate the AquaVu's range to be in the middle of a sunny day with clear water?
Depends on how deep.
Clear water... sunny day... 15-20 FOW 10-15 ft
Some of the newer ones will do better than that. The cams.used on the newer marcum and vexilar cams are alot higher resolution and some also have lights built in for low light situations
Corker, I have the AquaVa, I use it some ,saw fish on it many times at Gaston Lake which is fairly clear, one summer I saw a group of big crappies at about 12 feet ,did not fish for them ,was playing with unit,then that winter I went fishing there and for most of day had no fish and started in when I thought about that place and went to it and caught 17 big crappies and I think about 7 were 15 inches,I put it on Va board a couple years ago,and if I had your minnows no telling how many I might have caught,LOL,you remember me love to Kidd with you about your minnows and my jigs. My grandson lost his shotgun in the water last year and could not find and I gave him that to look for it,and he found it in just a few minutes. I don,t think you will see over 10 feet with it unless it is real clear,I should use it more but Fall to Spring if on water I like my bait wet so summer has been the only time I use it.It was winter when grandson use it