Camera positions

[CC Rocks]

New to the Auqa view seen. I have read that you can use them from above looking down or the same depth looking sideways. The blogs are saying 2 to 7 feet depending on clarity. Which is the best method?

[GatorBait]

More of a personal preference I have to say. But I personally prefer to use the side view as I can rotate it and see what's on the outside of the hole. This also allows for me to watch my bait presentation more precisely and gives better viewing of the whole spectrum down there. I don't care for the vertical view due to most reason above that you can't do. Play around and you will find one way that works the best for your style of fishing. Yes, it's usually 2-7ft depending on water clarity, may even be a little farther but then you may as well be repositioning.

TightLines,

GatorBait

[rooney5150]

On a side note, has anyone tried (and been successful) at getting a 45 degree angle on their cam?

I bought an extra plastic fin for my camera and attempted to drill into it so I could hang the cord off the fish and have it pointed down at a 45 degree angle and the fin snapped on me. I suppose if you were to heat it a bit before drilling, it might hold up...

I figure if I can get a 45 degree angle working, the cam will be up out of the fishes "line of sight" while jigging and I'd still be at an appropriate angle to be able to see my jigging actions.

[BoxMN]

Do you guys use a tripod, or some other way to get the rotation of the camera itself to be easily changed to zero in on your lure?

I tried ours for first time last weekend, and it was cool, but I had a hard time getting it to stay where I wanted it to. I must say, I was just letting the cord lay on the side of the hole.

Thanks for any advice.

[Tippman]

That has generally been my biggest problem with the camera. In many situations I've found that you can rest it slightly on the bottom structure (unless it's mud) and the camera will still be looking at your bait. This is my preferred method now and the first thing I try. Otherwise it seems to slowly spin while free-hanging in time even if your not touching or bumping it. It's even easier to use this method if you're on the edge of a drop. Then you can rest the camera on the upside of the drop looking at your bait and it is fixed.

[NELS-BELLS]

I bought a camera cable holder that works pretty slick and only cost $12. It looks like a 5 gal. bucket lid with a slit cut into it. It has a simple zig zag type cable holder on it. There are some finger tabs in the middle so you can turn it to the position you like. Very simple one piece molded plastic design that works good.

Nels

[PerchJerker]

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Do you guys use a tripod, or some other way to get the rotation of the camera itself to be easily changed to zero in on your lure?

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The first camera I had rotated automatically, so you could aim it at your bait or pan around to see what was around you in the all directions.

Since then my cameras haven't had the automatic rotation feature. I kept meaning to buy a tripod but never got around to it, so one evening in my workshop I rigged up a do-it-yourself holder that's been working good.

I used 2 pieces of 1x2, each about 16 inches long, and put on thick coats of polyurethane to prevent them from drawing up moisture. They're bolted together with 1 bolt through the center, so they can be folded into a straight piece or opened into an 'X' or a cross. I use 2 small plastic clamps to clamp the camera cable to the wood X. That holds the camera at the right height above the bottom, and I turn the X as needed to view the bait.

It's simple and easy to use. The clamps are small and light and easy to carry with the camera, and the wood X is light and goes in a bucket with my other stuff.

I keep meaning to buy a tripod, just haven't got around to it yet -- been saying that for an awful long time now .........

Good luck, I hope this helps.

[Bushwacker]

I downview almost all the time. I got way too sick of having the camera slowly rotate away from my lure. I use it downviewing and I can even hole hop with it because I can just drop it down my hole and stop it a couple feet up or so. Instead of having to drill a second hole and trying to line it up and have it facing the right direction.

[Cheers]

I found if you remove the fin it dosnt spin as much

[Dogzlife000]

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Do you guys use a tripod, or some other way to get the rotation of the camera itself to be easily changed to zero in on your lure?

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I have one of the plastic tripods but haven't used it in a few years. I nearly always side view and I prefer the camera cable near me so I don't need to constantly stoop over to adjust it.

For my portable house, I use a clamp with an eye bolt mounted on it. Just opened up the eye bolt a bit to get the cable through. I ususally clamp on the tub near my thigh but it will also clamp on a wall support tube.

For the hard sided house I use a different contraption that meets my criteria. That being it must not use hole space in the house, must be capable of easily adjusting rotation from inside house, and allows for hassle free verticle adjustments. See pic below. It is essentially an angle adapter for a drill with a 1/4" threaded rod in one end and a clamp on the other to hold the camera cable. The angle adapter housing is simply taped to a 1 1/2" pvc coupler which is affixed to a length of 1 1/2" pvc pipe. The unit mounts to the outside of the house, below a sliding window, by use of an 1 1/2" pvc fitting installed on the house (but a block of wood with a 1 3/4" hole would work). Handle is simply a scrap piece of wood with a press fit nut and wingnet to lock it in place. Pretty simple to make and works very well. Total costs? Less than $25.

Pete

[CNY Tim]

Nice ideas guys thanks for the tips, I can use alot from what's been posted here for my first trip ever with a cam, thanks to all for contributing...