distance between holes

[K9Art]

my son wants me to ask....we fish southern mn and he got a new camera for xmas. how far apart do you normaly have your camera from your main fishing hole? thanks in advance

[fishhollwood]

Great question. I put the camera about 2-3 feet away from the hole i'm fishing in. You would think the camera would spook them, trust me they don't. To be honest I think it attracts them. It's weird you'd think they'd be more interested in my bait, but some will just come in and stare at the camera. Pretty cool. Good luck.

[Tippman]

For me it depends on how clear the water is. Anywhere from 2-7 ft, usually in the middle of that range.

[metrojoe]

I have to agree. It will all depend on water clarity. I like having it as far away as possible, but like posted above, 2 to 7 feet is about normal.

[Kylersk]

In my otter lodge, I'll drill 2 holes for fishing, and put the camera hole in between the 2, but closer to the sled. I'd guess it's 2' away or so from the other holes.

I normally do not have a problem with it, but this past weekend, my Daughter had 2 sunnies that decided to swim around the camera cable. At first I thought a Northern hit her sunny the way here rod bent trying to take the camera.

[bassislife]

Around 3' is normal if you want to see everything, but I have had to be closer on dirty water.

[CC Rocks]

Im new to the camera game also. Do most fishermen put the camera at the same depth as the bait, or do they put the camera above the bait and have it pointing down?

[finspat]

I have an old Vista Cam, still use it!

Here is what I do , I drill three holes

each hole about 20 inches apart, in 7 fow

to about 9 fow, hole number one I place

tip-up lively sucker,about 3 feet under the ice!

This is what I have good luck with!

hole number 2 same depth same minnow, sometimes i try different, I find suckers are good on my lake.

then the cam.I have someone sitting in the pick-up

on shore!

guiding me with the camera!

I hang the cam on a coat hanger!

Been doing this for 8 years!

It's a hoot!

Happy new years!

Good luck!