Another underwater camera question

[stikbo]

I've been doing quite a bit of reading on cameras in the old posts. Lots of good info. All of my ice fishing is for lakers here in Colorado at depths of 40-80'. Last year a friend borrowed an older Aqua-Vu and we couldn't see a thing. I'm assuming many of you fish at deeper depths. Which unit would be a good choice for my application? Thanks!

[18 inch Crappie]

At 80 ft deep, it is pitch dark down there. So I am gussing no camera will be able to pick up much with out some kind of lights. Then it is like fishing at night up here you can only see 3 ft in front of the camera at night with the LED's on. Save the money and get a new flasher........

[Matt Johnson]

Lakers are pretty aggressive feeders and oftentimes you're not going to see one strike on the underwater camera. You're typically working your presentation with large hops/movements when all of a sudden a fish crushes it. Sometimes they don't even show up on your flasher, or they might only appear as a quick flicker before the rod gets ripped out of your hand. It's tough to follow them with an underwater camera.

In my honest opinion, I agree with 18 inch crappie, you don't need an underwater camera if all you intend to target is lakers through the ice. Spend the extra money and get a MarCum LX-5, which has dual-beam and adjustable zoom, which is a very nice feature to have when targeting those deep water lakers, especially when they are suspended like you said...

[stikbo]

Thanks guys. That's exactly the info I was looking for.