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Ol' Lund

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What are some good cameras that you would reccommend? I want it to be color, but it doesnt have to be, size of screen doesn't really matter cause I will have it hooked up to a tv most of the time. I was looking at aqua vu's but i didn't even see any colored models.

thanks guys!

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I've got the Cabela's black and white 7" screen. Can't complain at all about it. Bought it for the kids to watch but I use it way more for myself. You can learn alot about fishing while watching one of those. As far as color goes, I scuba dive and there really isn't too much color down there unless you are in the ocean.

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as andy said, unless you fish a lot of shallow sunfish, the color really doesnt pay off for you. If you are set on color get the MarCum 825C, best by far. But if you are going black and white you have a few different models to choose from. The Explorer series by Aqua Vu is nice, I have a MarCum 820 and really like it. Very clear image!

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The MarCum VS 380 is a nicely priced unit and really does the job for you.

Nice soft pack carry case, easy viewing and most importantly easy to move around on the ice.

When it comes to cameras, ease of taking it with you and using are of the utmost importance. Otherwise you find you just don't take it with when you should.

Tough to beat the MarCum VS380.

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+1 on the Marcum VS 380. I'm going on my 3rd year with mine and have been very happy with the performance even in lower light conditions and murky water. The LED lights don't light up the entire camera view in lower light conditions but the top half of the screen is well lit. Unless you need the LCD screen of the 820 for viewing outside, save $300 and get the VS 380.

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I will agree with the Marcum 380, we use it to scout out good sites by viewing bottoms, also for quick fish counts on panfish. The quality is so crisp. Better than my AquaView in all lighting aspects as well. The clarity is incredible.

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I'm about to purchase a marcum vs380 today. I'm usually busy on the weekend with family stuff so i don't have time to fish in day light. Would i be able to see fishes on the marcum when it's dark? I usually fish the deep holes around 30-40 FOW around 2am - 7am.

I heard that you can't see much when it's dark out and the cameras become worthless. Do you guys know it that's true?

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The 380VS has LED's which are far better than Infra-Red.. but if your lake has much for particulation it can be tough.. In clear lakes they can still be used.. but you may want to talk to a CO first.. I dont think you can fish and have the lights on at the same time. You can drop the camera down and turn the lights on to look and see what kind of cover/structure you are on, just not fish with the lights on legally I think.

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I heard that you can't see much when it's dark out and the cameras become worthless. Do you guys know it that's true?

With the lights on for a while in the dark it attracts a nice snowstorm of zooplankton in fertile lakes. It's interesting to watch the little critters wiggle. It seems to attract the panfish when those little critters create a cloud in front of the camera. Kinda interesting but you can't see much after they get thick. If you shut the headlights off for 15 minutes and just flip it on to see what's going on for a minute it works better.

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I have the same model v380. At 30-40 feet it is to dark to see much anyway and at night forget it. If you put a hole right next to the one you are fishing you can see your bait and thats it.

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I have an older Z-series aqua vu and have had it in the same hole as a newer model aqua vu (Scout?) and a Marcum(not sure wich model) and you can easily see twice as far as either of them. It also has the old rubber camera housing not the fish shaped one. So i am not sure if the picture clarity comes from the monitor or the camera itself.

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