Fish TV

[St_Croix_Banks]

If anyone owns a Fish TV underwater camera I'd be interested in hearing what you think. I see them online for $70 which I think is a pretty good deal. Would be nice to see structure below as well as keep the kids entertained in the fish house. I don't want to spend big bucks on fancy flat screens, etc. Thanks.

[hopeforfish]

The FishTV's i saw ran on D cell batteries and it took like 8 of them. Thats a lot of batteries to lug around.

[JimBuck]

I'd save your money and spend it on a nicer unit. From my experience, they either break down or the picture quality is so poor it gives you a headache.

[jdog]

i own a fish tv and it works ok in lakes but i fish the st croix like 75% of the time so i really dont use it much but when i do i liked what i seen you can also buy a 12 volt battery instead of all those d batteries

[St_Croix_Banks]

jdog.....I fish the Croix a lot too. What's the problem using there.....the current or the stained water?

[ALL_IN]

If anyone owns a Fish TV underwater camera I'd be interested in hearing what you think. I see them online for $70 which I think is a pretty good deal. Would be nice to see structure below as well as keep the kids entertained in the fish house. I don't want to spend big bucks on fancy flat screens, etc. Thanks.

IMO spend a little more and get a better quality one. I got the 7" screened one from cabelas for christmas and it has been great! I used it last night in the low light and it picked up the panfish and crappies great. I think it is 129.99 at cabelas. Worth looking in to... I know Marcum has a super camera out there but it is like 499.99 or something like that, more than I wanted to spend on a camera.

ALL-IN

[minnbowhunter]

jdog.....I fish the Croix a lot too. What's the problem using there.....the current or the stained water?

i fish the Croix too, and the stained water makes my camera pretty useless.

[Woody61]

I'd say they are better than nothing if you are wanting a camera but they are not that good, poor camera quality and don't even think about viewing the screen outside your shack. I have one but don't use it much.You get what you pay for.

[Rippinlip]

I own one and it works fine, is there better ones, sure.

I have had mine for 3 years and I have had no problems with it, like mentioned earlier it does not show well outside.

I bought a vex style battery at a local store and it runs for hours on that.

For $70 it works fine.

Mark

[mr_jman]

I looked at these but settled on an Aqua Vu Scout SRT. I really like it but it sowly gets harder to see at dusk so I just use my Vex after that. But I found it at a Pawn America for $99. At that price it was well worth the investment!

[buzbunni]

My buddy purchased on last year for a sleeper trip we made to Mille Lacs.

Mille Lacs is pretty good water for camera fishing.

No go.

Poor resolution/picture quality made it more of a pain than an asset. We were comparing my aqua-view side-by-side with the Fish TV and there was no comparison; nor should there be if price is any indicator.

Disparate price points for the two to be sure, but if it's a struggle viewing underwater, your better off either upgrading or not using a camera at all IMO.